Innovation Retail Execution Specialist (RES)
Employment Type: Full-time
Location: Remote (United States of America)
Territory: Charlotte area
Travel Required: 76% - 100%
Relocation Provided: No
Job Posting End Date: July 18, 2025
Position Overview
BODYARMOR is seeking an energetic, passionate, and positive Innovation Retail Execution Specialist (RES) to join our team in the Charlotte area. As a RES, you will be the ultimate ambassador for BODYARMOR and POWERADE, responsible for amplifying the execution of our brands in-store. Your role is crucial in driving sales growth and maximizing brand presence through execution, merchandising, and upselling. This is an opportunity to build a career where sales, insights, sports, and creativity intersect.
Responsibilities
- Sales Growth and Merchandising:
- Identify, capitalize on, and negotiate for opportunities to grow the base business.
- Increase sales, optimize display space, and improve productivity while maintaining excellent customer service.
- Creative Display Management:
- Assist with the installation and maintenance of creative displays aligned with branding initiatives.
- Create disruption points throughout the store to engage consumers with our brands.
- Brand Ambassadorship:
- Actively interact with store personnel and consumers to provide in-depth product knowledge and insights.
- Ensure a positive brand experience.
- Program Execution:
- Efficiently execute all sales programs and initiatives.
- Sell-in promotional programs and ensure customer compliance.
- Achieve maximum brand potential.
- Collaboration:
- Partner with Coca-Cola Merchandisers and BASN Field team to execute sales and merchandising plans.
- Maintain product inventory levels and minimize out-of-stocks.
- Uphold company merchandising standards.
- Customer Insights:
- Gather and report customer needs, problems, interests, and competitive activities.
- Provide valuable input to internal teams for continuous improvement and increased customer goodwill.
- Territory Account Maintenance:
- Check date codes and manage account adherence to plan-o-grams.
- Replace decals or tags.
- Transport, build, and maintain point-of-sale advertising and coupons for territory accounts.
- Utilization of Technology:
- Utilize company-provided technology for real-time daily reporting.
- Analyze reports and leverage insights to drive success in-store.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree or relevant experience preferred.
- Must be located in the Charlotte/Pineville area or willing to relocate at your own expense.
- Entry-level applicants with a willingness to learn will be considered, as will candidates with 0-2 years’ experience in sales, merchandising, marketing, or customer service.
- Strong selling skill set and ability to influence store/ownership personnel through fact-based data selling.
- Position requires substantial local travel (~75%) within identified territories.
- Self-motivated and ability to work independently within a large territory and multitask across a large number of stores.
- Strong interpersonal and time-management skills.
- Ability to effectively communicate successes, challenges, and opportunities verbally and in writing, cross-functionally and through all levels of management.
- Willingness to understand and engage in the activities BODYARMOR & POWERADE consumers are engaged in.
- Entrepreneurial spirit and enthusiasm for our brands and their purpose.