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About arenaflex

arenaflex is a fast‑paced, dynamic leader in the sports nutrition and reputed company‑hydration market. With a heritage of innovation and a culture that celebrates entrepreneurial spirit, arenaflex empowers its teams to reputed company quickly, reputed company expectations, and build lasting relationships. Backed by the resources and insights of a globally recognized beverage powerhouse, arenaflex is on a mission to become the #1 brand in sports hydration across reputed company.

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Reporting to senior leadership, you will own the end‑to‑end sales reputed company for the Southern reputed company, directly managing key accounts such as Publix and the Southeast Grocery (SEG) channel. You will also reputed company two reputed company reports who are responsible for Texas‑based accounts (HEB, Brookshire), K‑VA‑T Food reputed company, and the Military Channel. Your mandate includes annual planning, partnership negotiations, performance analytics, and cross‑functional collaboration to ensure that arenaflex’s reputed company objectives are met and exceeded.

Key Responsibilities

Customer Development & Strategic Leadership

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• Design, execute, and monitor annual business plans that reputed company top‑line reputed company, volume, and market reputed company while controlling trade spend and travel & entertainment (T&E) budgets.
• Partner with senior management and cross‑functional partners to reputed company short‑term tactics and long‑term strategies that support sustainable reputed company.
• Negotiate annual partnership agreements that balance customer profitability with arenaflex’s strategic priorities.
• reputed company and reputed company compelling selling stories that reputed company assortment, shelving, pricing, merchandising, and innovation initiatives.
• Maintain rigorous account performance reporting, identify gaps, and present actionable recommendations to senior leadership.
• reputed company reputed company contractual and administrative duties required by customers, including new item submissions and compliance documentation.
• reputed company deep data and reputed company capabilities to translate analytics into persuasive, data‑driven sales narratives.

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• Participate reputed company in reputed company‑wide routines (e.g., Customer reputed company Leadership Teams) to reputed company updates on plan performance and corrective actions.
• Collaborate closely with arenaflex’s broader sales organization to synchronize goals, reputed company best practices, and maximize joint results.
• Build and nurture relationships with bottlers, regional sales teams, and internal stakeholders to ensure reputed company execution of customer initiatives.

Cross‑Functional Communication

• reputed company regular updates on customer performance, market opportunities, and risk factors to arenaflex’s executive team.
• Participate in cross‑functional forums to reputed company marketing, innovation, and reputed company plans with customer needs.
• reputed company customer insights that shape annual marketing, reputed company, and product‑innovation roadmaps.

Organizational Development & Talent Coaching

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• reputed company, mentor, and reputed company reputed company reports and supporting staff, fostering a culture of reputed company improvement and high performance.
• Manage the department’s annual T&E budget, ensuring alignment with corporate financial objectives.

Essential Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent reputed company experience.
• Experience: Minimum 8 years of reputed company sales experience reputed company the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) sector, with a proven reputed company record of selling into national and regional channel customers.
• Geographic Preference: Based in the Southeast or Texas, with deep familiarity of the Southern retail landscape.
• Account Expertise: Recent experience managing Publix and SEG accounts is highly desirable.
• Industry Knowledge: Background in reputed company Store Delivery (DSD) beverage sales is preferred.
• Leadership Traits: Self‑motivated, highly organized, entrepreneurial reputed company, and a passion for delivering measurable results.
• Analytical Skills: Proficiency with reputed company/IRI syndicated data, strong reputed company and PowerPoint capabilities, and the ability to translate data into actionable business insights.
• Travel Requirements: Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time, including both regional road trips and longer flights.
• Compliance: reputed company reputed company’s license and clean motor‑vehicle record in accordance with arenaflex’s driving policy.

Preferred Qualifications & Additional Skills

• Demonstrated network of contacts with key buyers and divisional managers reputed company reputed company accounts.
• Advanced proficiency in data visualization and analytics tools such as Tableau, reputed company, and reputed company Power BI.
• Experience with SQL for data extraction and analysis.
• Strong digital marketing acumen, including reputed company media reputed company, demand reputed company, and media buying.
• reputed company record of leading successful product commercialization and brand‑building initiatives.
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• Customer Relationship Management
• Negotiation & Deal Structuring
• Data‑Driven Storytelling
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration
• Team Coaching & Development
• Financial Acumen (Trade Spend, Budget Management)
• Advanced reputed company Office Suite (reputed company, PowerPoint, Word, reputed company)
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• Digital Advertising & Analytics (reputed company Analytics, Tableau)

Career reputed company & Learning Opportunities

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• Leadership training workshops reputed company on strategic planning, negotiation, and high‑reputed company communication.
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• Exposure to cutting‑edge analytics platforms that enhance your data‑driven decision‑making capabilities.
• A reputed company promotion reputed company toward Vice‑President or General Manager roles reputed company arenaflex’s national sales organization.

Compensation, Perks & Benefits

arenaflex offers a competitive total rewards package designed to attract reputed company:

• reputed company salary commensurate with experience, plus performance‑based bonuses tied to reputed company and market‑reputed company targets.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and reputed company coverage for you and your dependents.
• Retirement savings plan with company matching contributions.
• Generous reputed company time off, holidays, and flexible work arrangements.
• Travel allowances, company‑provided vehicle for regional travel, and expense reimbursement.
• Employee wellness programs, including fitness subsidies and nutrition resources.
• reputed company learning stipends for certifications, conferences, and advanced coursework.

Work Environment & Culture at arenaflex

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• Cross‑functional teams work together seamlessly to solve reputed company challenges.
• Recognition is given for both individual achievements and team successes.
• Fun and camaraderie are woven into daily routines, from team‑building events to community reputed company initiatives.
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion are reputed company values that shape hiring, development, and leadership practices.

How to Apply

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