Location(s):

United States of America

City/Cities:

Chicago

Travel Required:

26% - 50%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

March 6, 2025

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

Our vision is loved brands, done sustainably, for a better shared future. We are looking for people that have a passion for building relationships and will be proud to be a representative of our brands, are results driven and have national sales experience. There is no better role than representing loved brands that people have grown up with. Our Director of Sales roles collaborate with our teams and customers to execute our brand strategies nationally as well as locally. We are seeking an experienced and results-driven professional to develop, lead and execute sales strategies. This role will drive growth, profitability, and market share within the drug channel, leveraging strategic partnerships and data-driven insights to maximize performance. The ideal candidate should have a deep understanding of the beverage industry, shopper, and customer dynamics within the drug channel.

What You’ll Do for Us

Manages and leads multi-year collaborative business planning with the strategic goals to develop and execute key partnership initiatives, category programs and drive sales.

Develop and execute customer-specific JBP (Joint Business Plan) aligning with overall company objectives and volume/revenue/gross profit growth targets.

Build and maintain senior-level relationships with key customer stakeholders (e.g., Merchandising, Supply Chain, and Operations).

Contacts/visits customer to identify new business opportunities and optimize existing partnerships to drive incremental volume, share, and profitability.

Collaborates and fosters relationships with our bottling partners to build sales capability and facilitate stewardship discussions to deliver KPI’s.

Keeps abreast of competitive activities within the drug channel and acts in a timely manner to drive business performance.

Collaborate and lead cross-functional teams to ensure that Coca-Cola North America delivers and executes customer-specific plans that leverage the full depth and breadth of our resources.

Leads the stewardship routines with the customer while maintaining alignment against mutually agreed upon plans built to deliver win-win results.

Leverage syndicated data (e.g., Nielsen, Circana) and retailer-specific insights to track execution performance, identify gaps, and recommend improvement actions.

Provide mentorship and guidance to other sales team members, fostering a high-performing team culture.

Qualification & Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience is required.

5+ years of national sales experience within the beverage or CPG industries.

The ability to lead, prioritize, collaborate, and execute complex projects.

Ability to develop and execute strategic multi-year sales plans that drive measurable results.

Excellent written, verbal, and critical thinking skills; must be able to present data in an organized manner to tell and effective story.

Able to demonstrate experience in sales, persuasion, high level negotiation for a large channel leading customer.

Manage needs and concerns of multiple stakeholders across various business systems both internal and external.

Must be able to build strong relationships with key decision-makers within the customer and bottling system.

Possess the ability to be a situational leader with the business acumen to find win-win business solutions in a fast-paced operating environment.

What We Can Do For You

Iconic & Innovative Brands: Our portfolio represents over 250 products with some of the most popular brands in the world, including Coca-Cola, Simply, Fairlife & Topo Chico.

Expansive & Diverse Customers: We work with a diversified group of customers which range from retail & grocery outlets, theme parks, movie theatres, restaurants, and many more each day.

Skills:

Account Management, Business Development, Communication, Consultative Sales Management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Decision Making, Leadership, Marketing, National Account Sales, Negotiation, Pitch Presentations, Sales, Sales Management, Sales Process

Pay Range:

$141,000 - $165,200

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:

30

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.

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:

We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do 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. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.