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Manager, Customer Sales

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, Tallahassee, Florida, United States

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Who We Are Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) is a family-owned independent Coca-Cola bottler that is the third largest privately-held and the sixth largest independent Coca-Cola bottler in the United States.

Coke Florida sells, markets, manufactures and distributes over 600 products of The Coca-Cola Company and other partner companies including Monster Beverage Corporation and BODYARMOR.

In 2025, for the 4th year in a row, Coke Florida was named as a US Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal. This program recognizes outstanding U.S. private companies and the achievements of their management teams in four key areas: strategy, ability to execute, corporate culture, and governance/financial performance.

What We Offer Eligible full time Coke Florida Associates can participate in our Total Rewards Program which includes:

Total Wellness Programs including health, dental and vision plans

401K program with healthy company match

Supplemental Life Insurance

Three weeks of vacation pay, and 10 company paid holidays*

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)

Competitive compensation

Position Coke Florida is looking for a Customer Sales Manager based out of our Palm Beach location. Mon-Fri with occasional nights/weekends.

What You Will Do The Customer Sales Manager "CSM" is a comprehensive-selling role that reports into the Territory Sales Leader. The main objective is to penetrate the customer at multiple levels within their organization, build relationships and grow our mutual businesses through the sell-in of promotional activity, displays, and local marketing programs.

Roles and Responsibilities

Build relationships and sell to Market Manager and store level decision makers

Communicate effectively with multiple levels of the customer's organization

Collaborate with internal Business Partners (Customer Account Managers, Supply Chain, Sales Execution Team) 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 customer area and provide feedback to leader on market trends

Sell-in and implement local, regional, and national marketing programs

Build frontline engagement with your customer

Sell in look of success to customer and measure marketplace execution

Ability to take initiative and manage multiple projects

Build customer and selling capabilities within field organization

For this role, you will need

Must be 18 years of age or older

At least 3 years of consumer goods industry experience, preferably in a sales role

Experience working with Nielsen and other syndicated data

Proficient in computer application skills

Ability to use and understand mobile applications

Ability to work variable schedule, potential weekends, and holidays

Must have and maintain a valid driver's license

Must have and maintain current vehicle liability insurance, as specified by company

Must have a driving record with no major moving violations in the last three (3) years*

Must provide and maintain a personal vehicle for use during employee working hours

Frequent lifting of 25+ pounds. Occasional lifting of 50+pounds, bending, reaching, kneeling

Ability to read information in small, medium, and large print

Ability to stand a minimum of 6 hours during the workday

Ability to walk a minimum of 4 miles during the workday

Additional Qualifications that will make you successful in this role

Bachelor\'s degree preferred

Direct Store Delivery (DSD) and/or Beverage category experience preferred

Strong communication skills (Listening, Speaking, Writing, Inquiring)

Strong collaboration skills

Ability to create and conduct sales presentations

Analytical thinking (Strategic, Thinking Systematically, Problem Solving)

Consumer Goods and Beverage Industry knowledge preferred

Experience influencing effective negotiation and selling with customer

Change agent who thrives in a fast pace, ever changing environment

Strong attention to detail and follow-up skills

Excellent planning and organization skills

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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