Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company is hiring: Account Manager- Spirit Lake, IA

Overview

The Account Manager executes sales strategies for Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company, with responsibility for maintaining customer relationships, developing new business, and growing existing sales.

Responsibilities

• Oversee sales and promotional efforts for stores within assigned territory and accounts.
• Execute effective short-term and long-term sales strategies.
• Positively influence and negotiate with retail stores, negotiating promotional exhibits and sales activities.
• Develop and conduct effective sales and promotional presentations.
• Develop and maintain solid relationships with key decision-makers, and maintain regular and frequent visit and communication schedule.
• Positively reflect Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company in their appearance, interactions, and decisions, upholding the company’s mission and values.
• Handle complaints and troubleshoot issues.
• Regularly work with internal teams to achieve sales strategies and to resolve customer or delivery issues.
• Provide applicable sales and sales activity reports.
• As needed, provide assistance for building and setting up displays, replenishing or rotating product, inventory maintenance, in-store housekeeping, etc.
• Other related duties as required and assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma with 1-3 years of sales or store merchandising experience. Bachelor’s degree is preferred but not required.
• Customer-focused with the ability to positively and effectively interact with customers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to set priorities, and meet timetables leading to the attainment of goals.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Outstanding presentation, selling and negotiating skills.
• Strong problem resolution and analytical thinking skills. Ability to analyze and effectively solve complex problems.
• Excellent team-player with the ability to effectively interact with multiple departments (i.e. merchandising, delivery).
• Ability to make frequent visits to multiple customer sites each day.
• Reliable vehicle transportation with a good driving record, and valid driver’s license and insurance. (Vehicle reimbursement is available.)
• Flexible with the ability to adapt to varying situations.
• Good computer skills (MS Office).

Additional

• The role will travel to various customer sites; environments will vary.
• Regular standing, walking, twisting, grasping, reaching, pushing, pulling, bending, kneeling, sitting, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing stairs may be required. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move items over 55 lbs. Some manual dexterity and working around cramped spaces may be needed.
• The role is considered a safety-sensitive position.
• Extensive day travel is required (up to 75% of the time) to customer sites.
• The typical workday is Monday-Friday during the day; some evening and weekend work may be required due to retail environments.

To ensure the safety of our employees, our customers, and our products, Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company offers a drug-free workplace. Employees are subject to pre-employment/post-offer drug and random drug testing.

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