Sales Execution Associate

**Route Overview - Ottawa (Bank Street Corridor)**

**Position**: Sales Execution Associate _*Combine Sales (20%) with Merchandising (80%)_

**Schedule**: Monday to Friday *_Needs to be comfortable with daily start time variability (from 7:00 to 10h30 starts)_

**Average Hours**: ~42.4 hours/week (8.5 hours/day target)

**Salary**: 22$ per hour + Mileage

**Territory**: Ottawa - primarily along the Bank Street corridor and nearby areas (Terminal Ave, Heron Rd, Walkley, Alta Vista)

**About This Opportunity**:
Our Sales Execution Associates (SEA) work in local grocery stores helping our customers keep Coke Canada Bottling products fully stocked and available to consumers, managing inventory, placing orders and keeping beverage sections, end caps, racks and displays filled. The SEA is Coke Canada's frontline ambassador, providing superior service to customers and consumers.

**Responsibilities**:

- Assess inventory levels, forecast each customer's future inventory needs based on past trends and upcoming promotional activities, placing orders on the customer's behalf to ensure shelves and displays are stocked.
- Maintain and replenish products in store racks, shelves, displays, and coolers by transporting product between backroom/storage room to front-of-store with manual or powered equipment (pallet jack, hand-truck).
- Build, change or remove product displays while adhering to company standards; maintaining product signage; cleaning product space and securing damaged or defective product.
- Follow all Coke Canada Bottling and Store policies regarding backroom, display floor, replenishment, equipment, and safety
- Manage backroom by organizing stock (product); identifying, monitoring, and reporting inventory levels; evaluating and processing damaged product; re-packing product; organizing backroom materials (i.e., pallets, product shells etc.); completing any required paperwork
- Maintain an orderly and clean work area in compliance with Company safety and sanitation requirements.
- Maintain professional relationships with co-workers and customers.
- Physical Requirements:

- Repetitively lift, carry and position product (weight up to 50lbs or 22kgs) above shoulder height without assistance
- Consistent kneeling, squatting and reaching above the head
- Ability to push and pull manual and powered equipment (i.e. pallet jack, hand-truck etc.) containing product loads for a minimum of 100 yards without assistance
- Ability to stand and walk for long periods of time

**Qualifications**:

- Must be 18 years of age
- Minimum one (1) year experience working in grocery, retail, warehousing or related field preferred
- Experience working with manual or powered pallet jacks preferred
- Minimum one (1) year experience working under little to no supervision preferred
- Must have a personal vehicle for use during working hours
- Must have current vehicle liability insurance
- A valid driver’s license with a clean driving record with no major violations over the last three (3) years

**About Us: Proudly Canadian and Independently Owned, We are Coke Canada**

Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited is Canada’s premier bottling company. We are an independently owned business encompassing over 5,800 associates, more than 50 sales and distribution centers, and 5 production facilities nationwide.

**Important**

All offers of employment at Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited (“Coke Canada Bottling”) are conditional upon a successful background clearance obtained through our contracted third-party vendor. The standard clearance requirements depend on the position and may include some or all of the following: criminal clearance, employment verification, education verification and drivers abstract review. Please advise the Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions or concerns in regards to this once you are contacted for further consideration.