Community Specialist (Finance)

Coke Florida is looking for a Specialist, Community and Stakeholder Engagement to work out of our North Florida market, working Monday-Friday with occasional nights and weekends

Role Overview:

The Specialist, Community and Stakeholder Engagement position will be responsible for driving community and stakeholder engagement within an assigned geography to elevate Coke Florida's brand equity across our communities to create an environment in which our business can grow unencumbered. As a rapidly growing beverage manufacturing, sales and distribution company, we are keenly focused on supporting our business operations by raising the company's visibility, building and maintaining key relationships and growing our community engagement and stakeholder relations capabilities. As a member of the Community and Stakeholder Engagement team, the position serves as an individual contributor and will report to the Sr. Director of the function. This role must sit in North Florida, (Jacksonville).

What You Will Do:

• Be accountable for driving community and stakeholder engagement within an assigned geography to elevate Coke Florida's brand equity across the communities where we live, work and play

• Partner with and provide strategic guidance to our Territory General Managers (TGMs) within assigned territory to execute and bring the company's strategic Community Pillar Programs to life
• Own and enhance the company's relationships with existing key stakeholders. Establish and maintain strong relationships with additional key stakeholders and community partners. These relationships may also include local boards with community partners/organizations.
• Collaborate with Territory General Managers and Public Affairs Team to foster and enhance relationships with local elected officials

• Participate in Coke Florida and TCCC's PACS meeting cadences to align key strategies and initiatives

• Establish a strong rapport with internal team members (CRM, Marketing, PGM and Marketing) to ensure effective execution of commercial activation with key stakeholders
• Recommend, activate, track and report on community engagement, contributions and sponsorships by the company

For this role, you will need:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience working in any of the following fields: community and stakeholder engagement, non-profit, local community organizations, or sales
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills (verbal and written)
• Fluency in English, Spanish a plus
• The ability to get things done without close supervision
• Strategic mindset and the ability to multi-task and manage multiple priorities
• Ability to travel across the state and region as needed
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed

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.