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Business Development Specialist

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Akron, Ohio, United States, 44329

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Locations: Akron; Columbus

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Competitive Benefits: 401(k) match + health coverage + employee stock purchase plan

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Job Overview The Business Development Specialist role supports customer and, or channel teams by performing administrative tasks that ensure business strategy success. The Business Development Specialist is responsible for the pricing submissions and item setup processes required across all customer programming. They assist in financial management activities regarding budgeting and customer invoicing. They must analyze program performance and develop selling stories to support business strategies.

Duties & Responsibilities

Submits pricing activities in customer portals with a focus on data accuracy, integrity, and consistency to ensure price execution is performed accurately and efficiently, to increase profitability, and to enhance customer and business experience by 40%

Administers new item set up and reset processes for customers and manages internal SKU maintenance, such as maintaining the authorized material list, for increased order accuracy and coherence to customer plans

Supports financial management activities, including auditing deductions on customer invoices, customer trade marketing funding, etc., surrounding budget and customer invoicesOwns, reviews, researches, and maintains daily, monthly, annual, and other periodic sales performance reports as well as other key business metrics to ensure the success of customer channel programs

Communicates all customer activity details and sales objectives to necessary business partners through internal processes such as authorization tracker, look of success, etc., to ensure execution

Conducts special projects and other duties as assigned by the direct supervisor

Time in the trade and occasional travel (sometimes overnight) required to inspect performance and activation inside of retailer outlets

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Advanced organizational, time management, and attention to detail skills are required

Financial acumen is a must

Basic analytical skills is a must

Excellent oral and written communication skills are required

Ability to prioritize multiple assignments with time-sensitive deadlines

Adept in agility, nimbleness, and flexibility

Desire to grow in role with an eagerness to learn

Competence in customer portals such as Retail Link and Vendor Managed Pricing preferred

Computer proficiency in MS Office Suite (particularly MS Excel and MS PowerPoint) is required

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree (4 years)

Knowledge acquired through 1 to up to 3 years of work experience

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s in Management, Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Liberal Arts, Sociology, Psychology

Work Environment

Office Environment

This position would sit in Akron, OH (preferred) or Columbus OH area.

Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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