Jobs at Advantage Solutions

Leads and develops a regional team of Customer Managers while driving sales execution across retail accounts. Responsibilities include coaching, retailer engagement, promotional and assortment strategy, distribution growth, KPI analysis, client relationship management, revenue support, and cross-functional planning. The role serves as a senior contact for regional retailers and requires consumer packaged goods sales expertise, advanced Excel skills, business intelligence experience, and some travel.

Manages an assigned market’s Brand Ambassador team, including recruiting, hiring, training, scheduling, coaching, performance management, and development. Oversees sampling-event execution, reporting, materials, budgets, safety, and program metrics. Builds relationships with clients and wholesaler field teams, conducts audits and performance reviews, communicates strategic updates, and collaborates with agency operations teams to improve activation results and profitability. Travel and driving within the assigned market are essential.

Manages assigned manufacturer and retailer accounts to drive sales growth, distribution, market share, merchandising execution, and promotional performance. Responsibilities include analyzing sales trends, managing trade funds and budgets, developing retailer presentations, securing planograms, supporting eCommerce initiatives, and building client and retailer relationships. The role requires cross-functional collaboration, negotiation, problem-solving, and up to 20% travel.

Supports integrated product marketing campaigns, event marketing programs, creative development, agency coordination, campaign reporting, and stakeholder approvals. The role manages timelines, dependencies, creative reviews, and campaign performance insights while collaborating with Sales, Events, Brand, Legal, Product, Operations, and external agencies. It also requires clear communication, accurate reporting, project ownership, and occasional quarterly travel.

Analyzes consumption, shopper, retailer, shipment, pricing, and promotional data to support regional sales and consumer packaged goods clients. Produces recurring and ad hoc reports, forecasts, business reviews, selling stories, and actionable marketplace insights. Supports trade and promotional pricing recommendations, evaluates competitive trends and channel shifts, and collaborates with merchandising teams on planograms and shelving standards. Serves as a subject matter expert on regional consumption data and retailer performance.

Conducts inbound and outbound sales calls, qualifies prospects, expands customer accounts, takes orders, closes sales, and achieves revenue and client quotas. Maintains customer records, supports promotional strategies, manages product distribution and SKU growth, provides business updates, and assists with trade shows and process improvements. The role requires strong communication, organization, adaptability, and accurate multitasking in a primarily office-based environment.

Supports key account managers by coordinating client business planning, forecasting, annual reviews, promotional planning, and strategic account plans. Analyzes syndicated data, performance metrics, marketing spend, and financial reports to identify opportunities and resolve issues. Develops client presentations, recommends actions to improve revenue, margins, and market share, and coordinates with cross-functional retail, merchandising, and schematic teams. Provides guidance to indirect contributors but has no direct reports.

Coordinates day-to-day requests for the Colgate account, serving as a primary stakeholder contact. Prepares recurring reports, analyzes account and sales data, and builds Excel and Google Sheets trackers, dashboards, and client deliverables. Provides customer-facing business support while adapting to evolving client requirements within established processes. The role is office-based, requires bilingual communication and advanced spreadsheet skills, and has no travel or supervisory responsibilities.

Supports category merchandising teams through assortment creation, planogram and floorplan analysis, pricing and financial reporting, customer behavior insights, and post-reset performance evaluation. Tailors assortments by market, accounts for regional items and store-space limitations, reports data errors, and provides analytics to stakeholders. Requires strong collaboration, organization, communication, attention to detail, and proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Analyzes syndicated retail sales data using Nielsen and Circana, prepares weekly and ad hoc reports, dashboards, scorecards, and presentations, and translates findings into actionable insights. Supports sales managers, vendor partners, retailer business, and buyer meetings. Responsibilities include onboarding vendors, troubleshooting reports, recommending process automation, supporting implementations, and collaborating on reporting projects. Requires strong Microsoft Office skills, data analysis, communication, organization, and independent prioritization.

Analyzes syndicated, customer, shipment, and market data to deliver category, consumer, trade, pricing, and promotional insights. Develops reporting solutions, business reviews, selling stories, and strategic recommendations for clients and sales teams. Manages analytics projects, maintains data integrity, improves reporting processes, and mentors junior analysts while serving as a subject matter expert in category insights.

Manages private-brand accounts or categories, including strategic planning, budgeting, marketing, promotions, advertising, merchandising, inventory forecasting, supplier negotiations, and brand development. Leads account initiatives, builds supplier and customer relationships, allocates resources, and develops team talent. The role typically supervises one to three direct reports and supports sales, category, logistics, product development, and marketing activities.

Leads operational strategy for the Own Brands business unit, including P&L oversight, budgeting, forecasting, performance management, process development, and scalable growth initiatives. Oversees M&A diligence, business development support, product development, contract and asset management, scorecards, invoicing, and operational analytics. Partners with finance, legal, talent acquisition, and other teams while managing and developing direct and indirect reports.

Leads category management for Target, combining retail analytics, competitive marketplace research, seasonal reviews, merchandising strategy, digital performance analysis, and planogram development. Manages client relationships, reporting, presentations, trend research, assortment optimization, and strategic recommendations. Requires strong data synthesis, presentation, project management, and retail merchandising expertise, with responsibility for extensive planogram creation and collaboration across Target teams.

Develops merchandising, pricing, financial, customer behavior, assortment, and space-planning analyses. Supports Category Managers by tailoring assortments to regional markets, addressing store-space limitations, monitoring scanning data, reporting errors, and evaluating post-reset performance. Collaborates across departments and maintains schematic assortments using planogram or floorplan software. Requires strong analytical, organizational, communication, and Microsoft Office skills.

Administers auto reimbursement and strategic sourcing programs for field employees using personal vehicles. Analyzes expense data, develops reports, identifies cost-saving opportunities, supports sourcing initiatives, manages vendor and employee inquiries, creates communications and training, assists with policy compliance, audits and codes invoices, evaluates vendor performance, and maintains departmental intranet data.

Manages key retail accounts and client relationships to achieve sales, distribution, market share, and promotional objectives. Develops retailer strategies, negotiates agreements, manages trade investments and budgets, conducts headquarters calls, supports product launches, and delivers sales presentations. Collaborates with category management and internal teams to improve merchandising and eCommerce execution. Requires strong relationship management, negotiation, syndicated data, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills. Travel up to 20% is required.

Manages an assigned market’s Adult Beverage Brand Ambassador team, including recruiting, interviewing, training, scheduling, coaching, performance management, and development. Oversees sampling event execution, reporting, materials, budgets, safety, and program metrics. Builds relationships with wholesalers and clients, conducts market audits, communicates strategic priorities, and collaborates with agency operations teams to improve activation results and profitability. Travel and driving are essential, with travel up to 50%.

Manages a market-based team of Adult Beverage Brand Ambassadors, including hiring, training, scheduling, coaching, performance management, and development. Oversees sampling events, activation execution, reporting, client relationships, budget management, and program metrics. Travels throughout the assigned market to audit events, support team development, and maintain client and wholesaler relationships. Requires collaboration with agency operations teams and up to 50% travel and driving.

Manages an adult beverage brand ambassador team across an assigned market. Responsibilities include recruiting, interviewing, hiring, training, coaching, scheduling, performance management, event execution, reporting, client relationship management, budget oversight, and activation audits. The role coordinates with agency and wholesaler teams, evaluates program results, communicates strategic priorities, and ensures brand ambassadors meet execution goals and safety standards. Travel and driving are essential, with travel up to 50%.