About this opportunity
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida lists this Associate Manager, Merchandising Solutions opportunity in tampa, Florida. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Who We Are:
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) is a family-owned independent Coca-Cola bottler that is the third largest privately-held and the sixth largest independent Coca-Cola bottler in the United States.
Coke Florida sells, markets, manufactures and distributes over 600 products of The Coca-Cola Company and other partner companies including Monster Beverage Corporation and BODYARMOR.
In 2026, for the 5th year in a row, Coke Florida was named as a US Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal. This program recognizes outstanding U.S. private companies and the achievements of their management teams in four key areas: strategy, ability to execute, corporate culture, and governance/financial performance.
What We Offer :
Eligible full time Coke Florida Associates can participate in our Total Rewards Program which includes:
Total Wellness Programs including health, dental and vision plans
401K program with healthy company match
Supplemental Life Insurance
Three weeks of vacation pay, and 10 company paid holidays*
Tuition reimbursement
Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
Competitive compensation
Coke Florida is looking for a Merchandising Solutions Associate Manager based out of our Tampa Headquarter location.
What You Will Do:
The Merchandising Solutions Associate Manager will maximize efficient use of Point of Sales (POS) inventory and drive speed to market execution of POS elements. This role will report to the Merchandising Solutions Manager; specifically taking ownership of the POS intake process supporting our digital store, coupon creation and departmental accounts payable processes. In addition, this role will support the procurement and communications related to special request from the sales team.
Roles and Responsibilities: Own the intake, tracking, inventory management and fulfillment processes for local and national POS programs
Serve as the primary point of coordination between stakeholders, suppliers and fulfillment partners to ensure deployment of merchandising materials is on time
Optimize inventory utilization and reduce waste through effective forecasting and inventory controls
Support commercialization of sales and marketing initiatives through best-in-class merchandising execution
Maintain data integrity and visibility across inventory systems.
Manage coupon request and production processes from intake through execution
Coordinate timelines, barcode creation, artwork approvals to ensure on-time program launches
Monitor program effectiveness and recommend improvements to help enhance speed, accuracy and scalability
Support procurement activities related to merchandising and marketing initiatives
Manage invoice processing and vendor payments as needed
Partner with Finance and Accounts Payable teams to resolve discrepancies and maintain accurate financial data
Coordinate multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining alignment with business priorities
Develop and maintain project plans, timelines and stakeholder communications
Develop and maintain reporting related to POS inventory, coupon programs and procurement activities
Create actionable insights and executive-ready recommendations for business stakeholders
For this role, you will need: Bachelor's Degree in related fields (e.g. Marketing, Procurement, Business Management or Operations) is required
3-5 Years of experience in merchandising operations, marketing operations, procurement, project coordination or related fields
Experience managing workflows and projects across functional areas with a large organization preferred
3+ years supporting procurement and vendor management processes
Experience working with Abode Creative Cloud/Suite
2+ years' experience with Customer Relationship Management (CRM)/Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems, preferably SAP Snowflake
Experience using workflow management platforms such as Smartsheet or similar project management tools
Advanced experience with MS Office Suite to include: PowerPivots
Advanced formulas such as INDEX/MATCH, VOOKUP/XLOOKUP
Creating automated tables of contents, master documents and customer XMD-based templates
Executing advanced mail merge functions using external data
Visual storytelling in PowerPoint
Additional skills that will strengthen your candidacy: Coca of North America (CONA), Coke Catalog, SAP experience is a plus
Experience working in retail merchandising, a Coca-Cola Bottler or a Consumer-Packaged Goods company.
Knowledge of merchandising execution, marketing operations or promotional programs
Experience supporting high-volume operations processes
This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. Coke Florida reserves the right to revise the job description at any time and to assign additional duties and responsibilities as needed.
Employment with Coke Florida is at-will. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Worksite address
tampa, FL, 33646, US
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