Job Openings at Coca-Cola

What You will Do For Us

• Role leads innovation development (e.g. product, package, equipment) within his/her respective category (primarily consisting of globally led brands) to ensure a robust 1 to 3-year innovation pipeline
• Works collaboratively with global category team to bring global innovation to life within the Africa Operating Unit as well as share relevant Africa Operating Unit market information in support of global innovation development
• Develops holistic business cases and development of product, package or equipment-based innovations working in collaboration with various technical, commercial and brand functions
• Lead, in collaboration with technical functions, discovery of new technologies, new partners and new applications of existing technologies to package-based solutions.  
• Monitor external and/or internal insights and consumer studies (global and/or Africa) by reviewing related publications, reports and research in order to raise system awareness of important trends and their potential implications.

Role Requirement

• 10+ years in brand/category management, brand innovation, portfolio management, or innovation/technical disciplines. 
• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA preferred.
• Ability to take an end-to-end, consumer-driven approach to innovation utilizing multiple sources of information and translating those inputs into specific innovation(s) that meet marketplace needs while delivering brand/business objectives
• Ability to translate consumer inputs into relevant innovation aligned with brand guardrails/strategic guidance     
• Ability to develop robust business cases including potential market opportunity and resource/investment requirements to deliver         
• Strong collaboration skills including ability to build partnerships, establish trust & credibility and influence across all levels of leadership
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to tailor communications to audience and providing clear        

Communication Focus

• Role primarily communicates internally to gain input and alignment with key stakeholders.  Works to understand key stakeholder positioning and seeks to develop aligned objectives across all groups required to deliver innovation to market.
• Role communicates externally with key providers of inputs/information (e.g. suppliers, research agencies, customers, bottlers) to gain insights that inform innovation pipeline development.

Skills

• Social Media; Digital Advertising; Category Management; Branding; Quantitative Research; Channels Strategy; Marketing Strategies; Customer Insights; Segmentation; Qualitative Research; Microsoft Office; Commercialization Strategies; Demand Generation Marketing; Key Performance Indicators (KPIs); Strategic Development

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:

We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

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Position Overview:

This leadership role is responsible for supporting and challenging the Franchise Units in implementing the System’s growth strategy and developing actionable insights at franchise level.

What You’ll Do for Us

• Lead the development / coordination of Long-Range Plan (LRP) and Annual Business Plan (ABP) with Coca-Cola Hellenic (CCH) and Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company (ECCBC) Group, and facilitate the collaboration between The Bottling Group head offices and our OU function heads (leading to a Long-Term Relationship Model (LTRM) with those 2 Bottling Groups).
• Lead the development and alignment of a performance management system with CCH/ECCBC Group/Countries to ensure timely delivery of strategic and tactical plans.
• Partner with Franchise Unit and Operating Unit (OU) resources to lead system end-to-end alignment process with Bottling Partners at Group level (CCH and ECCBC).
• Co-ordinate with local strategy leads to localize the franchise LRP and ABP.
• Serve as the point of contact on strategy development and performance management between CCH/ECCBC and the OU focused on developing stage/gate for work (macro-economics, industry estimates, competitive insights, LRP, ABP, innovation) + align Country teams during the process.
• Serve as the PMO for LRP initiatives to ensure delivery on time and in full, including business case development, etc.
• Pull relevant data and insights from Insights Network (Strategy Insights + Human Insights + Platform Services) across the Operating Unit and beyond to identify granular opportunities and create actionable initiatives at franchise level, in collaboration with country strategy leads.
• Collaborate with Franchise Unit and Operating Unit Commercial & Customer Leadership to crystallize cross-franchise commercial strategies.
• Co-lead end-to-end alignment process at Bottling Partner Regional Level around overall strategy and business planning (in coordination with Finance).
• Work closely with VP of Operations for the Franchise to orchestrate routines such as Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs), Top to Top (T2Ts). The successful candidate will define agendas & topics to escalate / establish templates and consolidate materials, share pre-reads, pre-align/prewire bottling partners and other key stakeholders.
• Connect the dots and share best practices, import and export good ideas both locally in the Operating Unit and globally.
• Role model the “Leadership in the Network” definition.
• Manage uncertainty and multiple stakeholders.

Communication Focus

• Multiple top-level interactions and negotiations with senior management team members of the System (Group resources at CCH and ECCBC)
• Strong negotiation, influence, and communication skills to align strategies as well as build value-based relationships through numerous sensitive situations (directly with Bottling Partners at Group level).
• Strong presentation skills with an ability to adjust messages to fit specific audiences
• Comfortable with indirect influencing and indirect managing/coordinating.

Role Requirements:

• Bachelors degree essential. Masters or MBA a bonus
• +12 years of Business and/or functional experience in Operation/Strategy/Marketing/Business Development/Consultancy related areas
• Ex-consulting experience a plus
• Proven leadership trajectory and influencing a senior leadership team