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Job Description Summary:
Position Overview:
Serve as a Category Leader for Giant Eagle and Military Channel customers to deliver best in class insights to drive customer growth. Employ total channel and beverage category strategic thinking by leveraging unique insights from a variety of internal and industry sources. Actively influence customer and system decision making with fact-based and category-centric thought leadership. Own direct relationships with customer to collaboratively build strategies and tactics designed for future category growth.
What You’ll Do for Us
Function Related Activities/Key Responsibilities:
Be the industry, channel & category subject matter expert to facilitate retailers/ beverage strategy
Serve as a strategic advisor to customer leadership, building credibility through deep customer understanding and consistent value creation.
Provide leadership & continued stewardship for retailer’s beverage categories
Recommend space opportunities and risks for the beverage category
Identify and articulate opportunities as part of the annual customer category situation assessment process
Focus on retailer category development while also partnering closely with Sales to support development on sales strategy which will win in the marketplace
What You’ll Need
Education Requirements:
Minimum Skills: Bachelor’s degree
5+ years in CPG industry and retail customer experience (manufacturer, retailer, or distributor)
Preferred Skills: MBA or other Masters Degree
8-10+ years in CPG industry and retail customer experience (manufacturer, retailer, or distributor)
Variety of customer experience is an advantage
Related Work Experience/Functional Skills:
*Proficiency in at least one of the following areas
Category / Space Management, Shopper Insights
Advanced analytical capability
Strong working knowledge of syndicated data (e.g. Nielsen or Circana)
Advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills
Proven oral and written communication, story-telling, and influencing skills
Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and assignments
Location: (USA) Atlanta, Georgia is the preferred location. Also open to the Pittsburgh, PA Metro area. This role requires a minimum of 3 days a week in office.
What We Can Do For You
Iconic Brand: Work on the most recognized brand in the world and be part of developing the brands next chapter.
Exposure to World Class Leaders: Availability to global marketing leaders that will expand your network and exposure you to emerging digital platforms and marketing insights.
Learning Culture: Access to resources such as Coke University, LinkedIn Learning and management programs that give you the resources to continually develop your skills and knowledge.
Skills:
Channels Strategy, Conversion Rate, Customer Data, Customer Engagement, Customer Insights, Google Analytics, Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Leadership, Marketing Insights, Market Segmentation, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (BI), Product Commercialization, Sales Channel Development, Strategy DevelopmentPay Range:
United States of America: 169,000 USD - 200,000 USDBase 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:
30Annual 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 AmericaCity/Cities:
AtlantaTravel Required:
00% - 25%Relocation Provided:
NoJob Posting End Date:
August 2, 2026Our 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.
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