Driving customer relationships and sales initiatives for Coca-Cola's partnership hospitality client. Managing complex sales interactions and collaborations with account teams in the NAOU Sales Organization.
Responsibilities
Complete proactive customer contacts via the telephone to key decision makers to build relationships and gain their support and commitment to execute initiatives and sales programs.
Conduct regular business reviews with customers to monitor relationship, re-affirm strategies, steward the business, create operational and personal value for the customer.
Identify opportunities consistent with the objectives, priorities, and strategies of assigned customers through discovery (e.g., Account Diagnostic, observation, analysis of customer data, marketplace sales data, conversations with customer) to prioritize potential focus area(s).
Coordinate implementation of agreed upon activities (e.g., mechanical service, installation, business building initiatives, distribution activities) within geographical responsibility in order to execute plan.
Participate in contract negotiations/re-negotiations with customer and Coca-Cola System to formalize the agreement.
Support customer program needs for assigned accounts, including coordination of promotions/offer alignment, required program documentation, and internal cross-functional follow-up (e.g., funding/reimbursements, system/process requirements) with customer and Coca-Cola stakeholders.
Manage customer marketing reimbursements and local store funding programs to drive business results.
Accurately capture customer interactions through current CRM systems.
Manage individual performance to ensure effective and efficient customer contacts to successfully sell sales initiatives.
Provide feedback to Customer Development Leadership Team on potential opportunities to improve individual and team performance.
Develop and ensure execution against an Individual Development Plan to ensure personal development and career growth within NAOU.
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree required.
1+ years frontline sales experience preferred.
Experience in effectively communicating with and influencing customers.
Proven ability to problem solve and provide viable solutions based on customer and company needs.
Proven ability to provide quality Customer Service.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Effective collaborating skills.
Ability to actively listen and engage in conversation with customers to uncover opportunities and solutions.
Strong time management and organizational skills.
Advancing the Customer Relationship: Ability to facilitate and accelerate the business relationship based upon an understanding of the customer.
Customer Relationship Transition: Ability to develop and maintain business to business relationships and transfer personal equity.
Consumer Focus: Demonstrating understanding of how one's actions and/or work impacts the Company's relationship with consumers.
Computer Capability: Ability to use information tools (i.e., Salesforce, Design Machine, CokeSolutions.com, National Sales Tool Kit, Matrix/MFE, BRIM, Microsoft Outlook Applications, KO Tickets, Power BI) to obtain the needed information to evaluate performance and access relevant data.
Benefits
A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered.
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