Sales Planner - East Coast Region

Ideal Candidate is based in the East Coast to effectively support assigned book of business 

About Us

At Zevia, we’re creating a world of better-for-you flavor—better for people and the planet. Our team is made up of courageous challengers and tenacious builders who are passionate about our mission. We’re solutions-oriented, always improving, and we operate with a healthy thirst for risk. We believe in staying true to our convictions while continuously learning and evolving.

At our core, we are people-centric. We care deeply, lead with empathy, and operate as one team—no egos, just a shared purpose. We strive to reflect the diversity of our consumer base within our organization and foster a culture of empathy and humility.

Together, we aim to impact global health, provide affordable better-for-you products, and protect the planet by reducing plastic.

We’re fighting the good fight to change the beverage industry for the better — and we’re just getting started.

Summary

The Sales Planner will support the Sales Team in managing the processes around launching and executing sales initiatives to sell Zevia products in the marketplace.  This role will be responsible for developing a strong understanding of the Zevia sales process, the Zevia product line, and our customer base. The key responsibilities include supporting Key Account Managers to plan, maintain, and prepare promotional entries and new products. Additional responsibilities include promotion management in Trade Promotion Management (TPM) system and managing customer promotional calendars.

What You’ll Do 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work with Key Account Managers (KAMs), to create and update promotional plans for assigned retailers.
• Maintain and update contract tracking system for all existing events.
• Provide reporting on all aspects of retail promotions to include distribution tracking, pricing, new items, and others as requested.
• Partner with KAMs in preparing for retailer meetings, sales presentations, and internal business reviews.
• Maintain retailer promotions and portal contact list, login details, and procedures for all retailers.
• Participate in training and ongoing development opportunities to become the subject matter expert for all promotional planning, and primary point of contact for all retail promotional administration.
• Prepare and publish post-promotion analysis in alignment with revenue management team.

What We're Looking For

• Representation and experience with a successful history in the East Coast Region.
• Preferred 3-5 years prior experience with CPG promotion management.
• NetSuite Experience is a plus.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and align priorities to achieve objectives of the role.
• Must demonstrate good problem-solving ability and initiative in finding workable solutions to complex problems affecting multiple users of shared data.
• Good communication skills and willingness to work frequently with team to ensure understanding and alliance on initiatives.
• Demonstrates strong computer knowledge skills with Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook
• Prior experience using a TPM system preferred.
• Demonstrates excellent organizational skills and has a proven track record of meeting deadlines. 

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no direct supervisory responsibility.

Work Environment

Under normal operations, this position operates in a home office environment. The role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and printers.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee may lift and/or move up to thirty (30) pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type

Full Time, Exempt 

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be eligible to work in the U.S.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

What We Offer

• A collaborative environment, where everyone contributes and delivers
• A place where you can grow, develop and learn
• Competitive compensation that includes a base salary, discretionary bonus and stock options. See below for range.
• A comprehensive benefits package which includes:
  • An array of medical plans
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Group Life Insurance
  • Short-term disability + Long-term disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts: Medical, Dependent and Limited Use
  • Health Savings Account
  • Accident Insurance
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • Hospital Indemnity Insurance
  • Legal Insurance
  • Travel Assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Pet Insurance
  • 401k Plan (Traditional and Roth)
  • Vacation, Personal/Sick Days, and Holidays
  • Professional development contributions
  • And of course, all the Zevia you can drink!