Senior Director I, Sales – Natural Channel

The Coca-Cola Company

Senior Director of Sales overseeing The Coca-Cola Company's Natural Channel business in North America. Leading sales strategy with key partnerships and team management.

Posted 6/20/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $174,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and deliver the Annual Business Plan for the Natural Channel portfolio by building high-impact partnerships with Whole Foods Market, UNFI, and a dynamic ecosystem of natural retailers and broker partners.
Lead, coach, and inspire a 2 high-performing National Sales Executives, while mobilizing brokers and cross-functional partners to deliver exceptional customer outcomes.
Shape and deliver strategic Joint Business Plans with top customers, translating vision into actionable Annual Business Plans that unlock sustainable growth.
Serve as the thought leader and expert on Natural Channel trends, shopper insights, and emerging best practices—turning insights into bold, actionable strategies that fuel growth for The Coca-Cola Company.
Leverage category management and revenue growth management expertise to generate insights, inform decisions, and drive measurable business impact.
Demonstrate organizational agility and influential leadership to unlock resources, build advocacy, and accelerate momentum behind Natural Channel growth.
Cultivate trusted relationships with key retail and distributor partners (e.g., Whole Foods, Sprouts, UNFI, KeHE).
Build strong cross-functional alignment to ensure seamless execution and shared accountability across the system.
Ensure flawless end-to-end execution by aligning system resources and coordinating across customers, distributors, brokers, and bottlers.
Optimize broker strategy and performance, partnering closely with broker leadership to drive growth and operational excellence.
Act as the system-wide authority on Natural Channel customers, providing strategic guidance and actionable insights to internal stakeholders.
Influence brand and R&D innovation, advocating for natural channel needs and shaping a portfolio that resonates with evolving consumer preferences.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or related field; MBA preferred.
Minimum of 10 years of experience in sales, marketing, or customer management within the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Demonstrated experience in Sales and/or related functions - account management, category leadership, RGM - the Natural Channel (Whole Foods, Sprouts, UNFI, KeHE et al.) and operations roles within a team.
Experience with Trade Management, Promotions Optimization and Revenue Growth Management is a plus.
Experience working with brokers like Acosta.
Demonstrated experience leading cross functional teams.
People leadership experience is a plus.
Experience in managing strategic partnerships, particularly with key brands like Topo Chico.
Exceptional communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
Strong analytical, Excel, modeling, and revenue growth management skills.
Ability to influence and collaborate with brand, R&D, and cross-functional teams.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Exposure to World Class Leaders: Availability to global marketing leaders that will expand your network and exposure you to emerging digital platforms and marketing insights.
Learning Culture: Access to resources such as Coke University, LinkedIn Learning and management programs that give you the resources to continually develop your skills and knowledge.

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Hard Skills & Tools

salesmarketingcustomer managementaccount managementcategory leadershiprevenue growth managementtrade managementpromotions optimizationanalytical skillsExcel

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationnegotiationrelationship-buildingorganizational agilityinfluential leadershipcollaborationcoachingstrategic thinkingteam mobilization

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreeMBA