Retail Execution Specialist - Grand Rapids, MI

Bodyarmor; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 58,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

The Coca-Cola Company is seeking a Retail Execution Specialist in Grand Rapids, MI to amplify Advanced Hydration brands on shelves and in displays, focusing on merchandising, upselling, and program execution.

You will work with Coca-Cola Merchandisers and field teams, visiting stores across the territory and analyzing POS data to report needs and opportunities while maintaining standards and inventory.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or relevant experience preferred.
• 0-2 years in sales, merchandising, marketing, or customer service encouraged.
• Must be located in Grand Rapids, MI or willing to relocate at own expense.
• Ability to lift 25-50 lbs and work in-store across a large territory.
• Strong data-driven selling, problem solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Sales growth and merchandising: grow base business, optimize display space, and sustain excellent customer service.
• Creative display management: install and maintain displays aligned with branding initiatives.
• Brand ambassadorship: provide in-depth product knowledge to store personnel and consumers.
• Program execution: execute promotional programs and ensure customer compliance.
• Collaboration: work with Coca-Cola Merchandisers and Advanced Hydration Field team to plan and execute.
• Customer insights: gather needs and competitive intel to share with internal teams.
• Territory maintenance: manage date codes, plan-o-grams adherence, decals, and POS materials.
• Technology: use company tech for real-time reporting and data-driven improvements.

Skills

Sales

Merchandising

Customer service

Data-driven selling

Education

Bachelor's degree or relevant experience

Job description

## Retail Execution Specialist - Grand Rapids, MIApply: US - MI - Grand Rapids - Remote: Full time: Posted Today: R-147904**Job Description Summary:****Join Team our team for an Exciting Career with Advanced Hydration!**If you’re interested in starting a career where sales, insights, sports and creativity intersect—you’ve come to the right place.Our Advanced Hydration Team is looking for a Retail Execution Specialist (RES) to join our team. Advanced Hydration seeks energetic, passionate, and positive individuals who want to join the biggest underdog fight in the history of consumer-packaged goods. Our Retail Execution Team will bring our OBSESSION with becoming #1 in Advanced Hydration to life in-store.As a Retail Execution Specialist (RES), you will be the ultimate ambassador for our Advanced Hydration Brands. You'll be responsible for amplifying the execution of our fan and athlete-loved brands on shelves and displays in-store, focusing on execution, merchandising, and upselling. Your role is crucial in driving sales growth and maximizing the presence of our brands within your assigned territory.**RESPONSIBILITIES:*** **Sales Growth and Merchandising**: Identify and capitalize on opportunities to grow the base business, increase sales, optimize display space, and improve productivity while maintaining excellent customer service.* **Creative Display Management**: Assist with the installation and maintenance of creative displays aligned with branding initiatives, creating disruption points throughout the store to engage consumers with our brands.* **Brand Ambassadorship**: Actively interact with store personnel and consumers to provide in-depth product knowledge and insights, ensuring a positive brand experience.* **Program Execution**: Efficiently execute all sales programs and initiatives, including selling-in promotional programs, ensuring customer compliance, and achieving maximum brand potential.* **Collaboration**: Partner with Coca-Cola Merchandisers and the Advanced Hydration Field team to execute sales and merchandising plans effectively, maintain product inventory levels, minimize out-of-stocks, and uphold company merchandising standards.* **Customer Insights**: Gather and report customer needs, problems, interests, and competitive activities, providing valuable input to internal teams for continuous improvement and increased customer goodwill.* **Territory Account Maintenance**: Handle tasks such as checking date codes, managing account adherence to plan-o-grams, replacing decals or tags, and transporting, building, and maintaining point-of-sale advertising and coupons for territory accounts as needed.* **Technology Utilization**: Utilize company-provided technology for real-time daily reporting, analyze reports, and leverage insights to drive success in-store.**REQUIREMENTS:*** Bachelor's degree or relevant experience preferred* Entry-level applicants with a willingness to learn will be considered; candidates with 0-2 years’ experience in sales, merchandising, marketing, or customer service are encouraged to apply* Must be located in Grand Rapids, MI or willing to relocate at your own expense* Strong selling skill set and ability to influence store/ownership personnel through fact-based data selling, problem solving, and creative thinking* Self-motivated with the ability to work independently within a large territory and multitask across a large number of stores* Strong interpersonal and time-management skills; ability to effectively communicate successes, challenges, and opportunities, verbally and in writing, cross-functionally and through all levels of management* Entrepreneurial spirit and enthusiasm for our brands and their purpose* Must be able to lift upwards of 25-50 lbs with frequent bending, reaching, and kneeling to support product display building and events* Occasional off-hours/weekend work, as needed* Must have a personal vehicle, maintain an excellent driving record, and hold a valid driver’s license for use during work hours; willingness to drive throughout the territory is essential, including the ability to drive long distances as needed* Motor Vehicle Records must satisfy company standards per Driving PolicyThe Coca-Cola Company will not offer sponsorship for employment status (including, but not limited to, H1-B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require The Coca-Cola Company's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.**Skills:****Pay Range:**United States: 57,800 - 69,400 USD*Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.***Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:**7.5*Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.***Location(s):**United States of America**City/Cities:**Atlanta**Travel Required:**76% - 100%**Relocation Provided:**No**Job Posting End Date:**October 30, 2026