Overview

Acosta is always looking for great new people to join our team. Although specific roles require specific skills, above all we’re looking for candidates who share our values:

People Minded – Must show dignity and respect to all people

Integrity – Must exemplify the highest degree of ethical behavior

Results-Oriented – Must show passion, pride, and commitment to succeed

Trust – Must be honest, sincere, and confident

Teamwork – Must build trusting relationships

Innovation – Must progress through a combination of creativity, common sense, and vision

Balance – Must maintain an optimistic attitude and keep perspective on what is important in life

Leadership Development Program Position Overview:

The Leadership Development Program (LDP) is a full-time position that prepares you for a key cross-departmental role at Acosta. During the program, you’ll spend your first 18-months rotating through 3-5 Organization subgroups, which include Retail, Business Intelligence, Sales, Marketing, and more, before being placed in a home group that matches your interests and the company’s needs.

During each of your rotations, you’ll work to meet the program objectives through hands-on experience, executive mentorship, advanced industry exposure, and virtual and classroom leadership training, to ensure a 360° view of the organization upon graduation.

Responsibilities

Introductory Retail Field Execution Phase:

Engage as a Retail Coverage Merchandiser with experience as a Retail Business Manager and Retail Team Manager. Designed to advance knowledge and skills in:

• CPG industry

• Acosta foundational business and culture

• Customer and client relationships

• Fiscal year planning for in-store execution

• In-store selling of client products

• Self-leadership and supervisory management

• Retail specific technology

Rotation 1- Headquarter Sales and Business Intelligence

Engage as a Corporate Analyst and Associate Business Manager. Designed to advance knowledge and skills in:

• Collecting and analyzing syndicated scan data

• Prioritizing requirements to act as a partner in headquarter-selling

• Translating client and customer needs into practical business objectives

• Presenting high impact strategic value to clients and customers

• Managing, growing, and maximizing accounts

• Fulfilling client and customer objectives related to sales, productivity, profitability, and marketing strategy

• Data analysis for strategic selling and negotiating

• Customer and client relationships

Rotation 2-Marketing: Engage as a Field Manager, Account Coordinator, Analyst and Account manager. Designed to advance knowledge and skills in:

• Account Coordination and Execution of a large field Assisted Sales & Training programs

• Field leadership and execution on a large technology Sales and Training program

• Understanding how our Strategy and Creative teams work with our Client Service and Shopper teams on activations, Client pitches and events

• Coordinating and assisting Client Services teams on execution of activations, programs, and live events.

• Analytical Retail and GiS Insights, including specific Client KPIs

• Understanding how Mosaic delivers a consultative approach and ROI back to the client

Rotation 3-Additional Rotation: Candidate Specific

Role to be fulfilled within a predetermined function (Potential to change based on strengths and interests).

Qualifications

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Sales or Business preferred but not required; Minimum GPA: 3.25

About You

We don’t expect you to have a background in Sales or any other specific field—we’re looking for smart people who enjoy solving interesting problems. These people are:

• Excited to engage with diverse topics from the worlds of Retail, Sales, Marketing and Analytics; to evaluate processes and create informed, concrete proposals; and to proactively lead those proposals from start to finish

• Proactive, reliable, and courteous with strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills

• Eager to ask questions, admit mistakes, and constantly deepen their understanding

• Demonstrate leadership ability; Able to provide an example(s) of leadership in projects or through work experiences and speak to their specific part as a leader

• Strong computer application skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Acosta Sales & Marketing is an Equal Opportunity Employer

By submitting your application, you agree with and accept the Acosta Privacy Statement and Terms of Conditions.

US: http://acosta.jobs/privacy-policy-us/

Canada: http://acosta.jobs/privacy-policy-ca/

Work State US-NC-Charlotte

Job ID 2021-187578

Work City Charlotte

PCN 244226

Position Type Regular Full-Time

Work Zip 28217

Starting average hours per week 37.5 +

Category Corporate Jobs