Retail Execution Specialist - Houston, TX

Coca-Cola; United States; Sur place; USD 40 000 - 55 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Coca-Cola in Houston is seeking a Retail Execution Specialist to amplify Advanced Hydration brands in-store. You will be the ambassador for our products, focusing on shelf presence, displays, and upselling across a broad local territory.

The role requires engaging with store personnel, executing promotions, and gathering customer insights to drive sales growth. A driver’s license and ability to travel within the area are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or relevant experience preferred.
• 0-2 years' experience in sales, merchandising, marketing, or customer service encouraged to apply.
• Houston Area residency or willingness to relocate at own expense.
• Strong selling skills and ability to influence store/ownership personnel via data and reasoning.
• Self-motivated, able to work independently across a large territory and many stores.
• Excellent verbal and written communication across all management levels.

Responsabilités

• Grow sales and merchandising: maximize base business, optimize display space, and deliver strong customer service.
• Assist with creative displays and branding initiatives to disrupt and engage shoppers.
• Act as brand ambassador with store personnel and consumers, sharing product knowledge.
• Execute programs and promotions, including selling-in while ensuring compliance and maximizing brand potential.
• Collaborate with Coca-Cola Merchandisers and Advanced Hydration Field team to manage inventory and uphold standards.
• Collect customer insights and report needs, issues, and competitive actions for improvements.
• Maintain territory accounts: check date codes, plan-o-grams adherence, update decals/tags, and support POS materials.
• Use company tech for real-time reporting, analyze data, and apply insights in-store.

Connaissances

Selling skills

Data-driven selling

Problem solving

Creative thinking

Time management

Communication

Formation

Bachelor's degree or relevant experience

Description du poste

Job Description Summary:

Join Our Sales 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 in the Houston Area. 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 the Houston Area 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 Policy

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelors degree or relevant experience required


• Entry level applicants without experience but willingness to learn will be considered, as will candidates with 0-2 years' experience in a sales, merchandizing, marketing, or customer service


• Strong selling skill set and ability to influence store/ownership personnel through fact-based data selling


• Position requires substantial local travel (~75%) within identified territories.


• Self-motivated and ability to work independently within a large territory and multitask across a large number of stores


• Strong interpersonal and time-management skills, and ability to effectively communicate successes, challenges and opportunities, verbally and in writing, cross-functionally and through all levels of management


• Willingness to understand and engage in the activities BODYARMOR & POWERADE consumers are engaged in


• Entrepreneurial spirit and enthusiasm for our brands and