Retail Execution Specialist - Pittsburgh, PA

Coca-Cola Co; Pittsburgh, Northern (Allegheny County, KY); Hybrid; USD 58,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

The Coca-Cola Company is seeking a Retail Execution Specialist in the Pittsburgh area to amplify Advanced Hydration brands in-store, focusing on merchandising and upselling. You will be the ambassador for brand presence, installing displays, and collaborating with field teams to ensure execution excellence.

You should have 0–2 years of sales/merchandising experience or a relevant degree, be able to lift up to 25-50 lbs, drive across a large territory, and be willing to relocate if needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or relevant experience preferred.
• 0–2 years' experience in sales, merchandising, marketing, or customer service encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Sales Growth and Merchandising: Grow base business, increase sales, optimize display space, and maintain customer service excellence.
• Creative Display Management: Install and maintain creative displays aligned with branding, creating disruption points in-store.
• Brand Ambassadorship: Interact with store personnel and consumers, provide product knowledge and insights.
• Program Execution: Execute sales programs, promote promotions, ensure customer compliance, maximize brand potential.
• Collaboration: Work with Coca-Cola Merchandisers and Advanced Hydration Field team to execute plans, manage inventory, minimize stockouts.
• Customer Insights: Gather and report customer needs, problems, and competitive activities for internal teams.
• Territory Account Maintenance: Manage date codes, plan-o-grams adherence, decals, and POS materials.
• Technology Utilization: Use company tech for real-time reporting and analytics.

Job description

**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 Pittsburgh, PA 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 23, 2026