Supervisor, Merchandising

Facility Location
- Kelowna

Work Location
- Posting Locations - Kelowna

Department - Interior/Coastal BC Merchandising

Job Function - Sales and Marketing

Employee Type - Regular Employee FT Salaried

Shift/Hours
- **About Us**:
Proudly Canadian and Independently Owned, we are Coke Canada Bottling

Coke Canada Bottling is Canada's premier bottling company. We are an independently owned business encompassing over 5,800 associates, more than 50 sales and distribution centres, and five production facilities nationwide.

We have a 120-year heritage of manufacturing, marketing, selling, and distributing the major branded ready-to-drink products Canadians love.

We pride ourselves on building diverse and sustainable relationships with our customers, consumers, stakeholders, and communities through our shared values: lead with an entrepreneurial mindset, collaboration, integrity, accountability, quality and safety.

Our brands include: Coca-Cola®, Diet Coke®, Coca-Cola® Zero Sugar, Coca-Cola, Sprite®, Fanta®, Barq's®, NESTEA®, POWERADE®, Minute Maid®, DASANI® and vitaminwater®; and our partner brands: Canada Dry®, Monster Energy® and A&W®.

**About This Opportunity**:
As a Supervisor Merchandiser, you will report into the hiring manager title and be based out of Kelowna, BC You will also be supporting Okanagan region.

**Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for the execution of all sales priorities and initiatives.
- Regular interaction with store level and local chain leaders.
- Responsible for maintaining merchandising standards within a designated geographic area.
- Staff, train, evaluate and develop team members.
- Supervise the daily sales and merchandising activities.
- Schedule team members to meet the demands of the business.
- Visit accounts to monitor adherence to merchandising standards.
- Manage within labor and OPEX budget.
- Managing a large team remotely
- Collaboration with the sales and distribution teams
- Creating win/win relationships with customers

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's degree in Business or related background preferred with Minimum 2-5 years progressive Sales experience
- Previous progressive responsibility with account management at a consumer goods organization
- Complex selling knowledge with proven ability to create and sell-in customer specifid promotional programs and key initiatives
- Proven ability to manage needs and concerns of multiple stakeholders across various business systems.
- Must be fluent in English and French - both written and oral
- Strong business acumen, including an understanding of budgets and operating costs
- Customer focused with proven relationship building strengths and solid experience developing workforce plans based on business goals
- Comfort and ability to thrive in a high-change, fasted paced environment
- Proven collaboration skills with the ability to gain consensus through personal influence
- Demonstrated ability to invite diverse perspectives, promote an inclusive work environment and support workforce diversity
- Accomplished team-builder, skilled at inspiring, motivating and developing people
- 1-3 years’ experience in consumer products required.
- Requires experience managing people/budgets.
- 1+ years supervising distribution/delivery staff.
- Prior beverage industry experience preferred.
- Familiarity with DOT regulations preferred.
- Ability to operate a manual/powered pallet jack or lift product.
- Valid driver's license and driving record within MVR policy guidelines, pallet jack certification as required
- Ability to lift 50 lbs
- physical demands while working with the team in field
- Experience managing in a union environment is an asset
- Ocassional supervision of afternoon and overnight shift Merchandisers

**Important**:
All offers of employment at Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited (“Coke Canada”) 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 driver’s abstract review. In addition, all new employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide Coke Canada with proof of vaccination. Please advise the Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions or concerns in regard to any of the foregoing once you are contacted for further consideration.