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at Acosta

Leadership Development Program Associate

Mississauga, ON, Canada

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Job details

Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 8, 2026

Original job description

Overview:

The Leadership Development Program (LDP) at Acosta Group is a full-time, salaried opportunity that prepares you for a pivotal cross-functional role within the organization. Over 18 months, you will rotate through 5–6 organization subgroups, including Retail, Foodservice, Business Intelligence, Sales, Marketing, and more.

This rotational structure provides a comprehensive understanding of our business and the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) industry, positioning you to take on a role that aligns with both your career interests and the company’s strategic needs. Throughout the program, you’ll gain hands on experience, receive executive mentorship, participate in live and virtual leadership training, and broaden your cross-functional knowledge. Together, these elements ensure that upon graduation from the program, you are equipped with the skills, insights, and professional network to accelerate your career.

Rotation Overviews:

Retail Field Execution

Gain experience and knowledge in the roles of Retail Coverage Merchandiser and Retail Business Manager. This rotation is designed to elevate your knowledge and skills in the following areas:

Acosta Group’s foundational business and culture
Customer and client relationships
Fiscal year planning for in-store execution
In-store selling of client products
Self-leadership and supervisory management
Retail specific technology
CPG industry

Foodservice

Immerse yourself in one of the fastest growing sectors of our business. This rotation provides exposure to how CORE Foodservice partners with brands, distributors, and operators. Key learning areas include:

Understanding the foodservice channel and customer dynamics
Developing strategic and tactical selling skills
Building strong relationships with key partners and operators
Delivering solutions to drive measurable results for clients

Business Intelligence

Engage as a Corporate Analyst and Associate Business Manager. This rotation is designed to elevate your knowledge and skills in the following areas:

Collecting and analyzing syndicated scan data
Delivering high impact strategic value to clients and customers
Conducting data analysis for strategic selling and negotiating
Techniques for identifying trends and patterns in data
Using data to drive decision-making and strategy
Building customer and client relationships

Headquarter & Omnichannel Sales

Gain experience as a business manager, honing your skills in effective sales and relationship building with clients and retailers. This rotation is designed to elevate your knowledge and skills in the following areas:

Advanced selling techniques
Consumer data planning, tracking and analysis
Prioritizing requirements to serve as a strategic partner in headquarter-selling
Translating client and customer needs into practical business objectives
Delivering high impact strategic value to clients and customers
Managing, growing, and maximizing accounts
Achieving client and customer objectives related to sales, productivity, profitability, and marketing strategy
Fostering customer and client relationships
Best in class ecommerce knowledge and techniques

Brand Advocacy Solutions

Engage as an account coordinator working directly with clients and customers. This rotation is designed to elevate your knowledge and skills in the following areas:

Coordinating and executing Assisted Sales & Training (AS&T) programs
Collaborative efforts between our strategy and creative teams
Coordinating and assisting the client services teams on the execution of activations, programs, and live events
Understanding Mosaic’s consultative approach and how it delivers ROI to clients

Additional Rotation:

The final rotation is customized to align with your interests, skillsets, and organizational priorities. This rotation is designed to help you seamlessly integrate into a team while continuing to advance your professional development.

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field
Minimum GPA: 3.25
Candidates must have access to a personal vehicle and maintain a valid driver's license to fulfill the travel requirements of this position.

Desirable Skills and Attributes:

Passionate about diverse subjects including Retail, Foodservice, Business Intelligence, Sales, and Marketing.
Proactive, dependable, and personable, with exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
A willingness to ask questions, acknowledge mistakes, and continually deepen their knowledge.
Strong leadership skills; capable of providing concrete examples of leadership from previous projects or work experiences and articulate their specific contributions as a leader.
The ability to assess processes meticulously and formulate well-informed, tangible proposals.
Proficient in computer applications such as Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

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Responsibilities

The Leadership Development Associate at Acosta Group will rotate through five or six business groups over 18 months, learning sales, merchandising, analytics and client work. The role involves building client and customer relationships and helping execute programs and sales plans.

Requirements

Candidates need a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or a related field with a minimum GPA of 3.25, leadership examples from past work, and strong Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills. A personal vehicle and valid driver's licence are required for travel.

Skills

Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
Syndicated scan data analysis
Data analysis
Trend identification
Retail merchandising
Foodservice sales
Business-to-business sales
Account management
Ecommerce
Sales planning
Retail business management
Supervisory management
Leadership
Communication
Interpersonal skills
Organizational skills
Process assessment
Strategic proposals
Marketing
Event and activation coordination
Assisted sales and training

Keywords

rotational program
graduate program
entry-level management
consumer packaged goods
CPG
retail sales
foodservice sales
business intelligence
syndicated scan data
sales analytics
account management
merchandising
ecommerce
marketing
Excel
PowerPoint
Word
Microsoft Office
cross-functional

Seniority

Entry level

Tools

Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint

Languages

English

Fields of study

Business Administration

Own vehicle

Yes

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