Coke Florida is searching for a Fountain Ops & Channel Development Manager to work out of our Tampa area facility, working Monday - Friday with occasional nights and weekends.

What You Will Do:

The Channel Development Manager “CDM” reports to the Director, Fountain Operations & Channel Development. The main objective is to implement our Business Strategy and develop actionable insights for local market customers across key Food Service On Premise channels. In addition, a successful Channel Development Manager would leverage a two-prong approach not only developing priorities for the channel but also engaging the field team and building capabilities to support our field team in becoming a world class selling organization.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Actively manage FSOP principles to achieve annual business plan objectives including: Weekly/Monthly performance management stewardship; Revenue, Gross Profit, Net Outlet growth and FSOP strategic initiatives
Monitors performance versus execution objectives, re-plans as necessary and provides feedback to key stakeholders
Have the ability to create both front line and Executive level presentations inclusive but not limited to performance, category insights, marketing programs etc.
Ability to communicate with C-Suite level executives
Collaborate with internal Business Partners (PGM, Marketing, Finance) to support the development of programming that will accelerate incremental business and exceed program objectives; where applicable
Conduct post promotional analysis measuring the success levels of for your designated channel strategies and provide feedback to leader on market trends
Work with Marketing team to develop local channel customer marketing programs
Work with Category Management to gain key market and customer insights
Build front line engagement with your assigned channels
Aid in picture of success creation for your assigned channels and measure marketplace execution

For this role, you will need:

At least 3 years of experience in the consumer goods industry
Experience working with Nielsen and other syndicated data
Experience influencing effective negotiation and selling

Additional Qualifications that will make you successful in this role:

Bachelor’s degree preferred
Change agent who thrives in a fast pace, ever changing environment
Direct Store Delivery (DSD) and/or beverage category experience preferred
Strong communication skills (Listening, Speaking, Writing, Inquiring)
Strategic thinking: integrate diverse business insights and connecting the dots to develop holistic approach.
Attention to detail
Strong collaboration skills
Analytical thinking (Strategic Thinking Systematically, Problem Solving)
Consumer Goods and Beverage Industry knowledge
Customer focused

This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. Coke Florida reserves the right to revise the job description at any time and to assign additional duties and responsibilities as needed.

Employment with Coke Florida is at-will. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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