Country PMO at The Coca-Cola Company

Job Description    

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) presents an exciting opportunity for an experienced Country PMO (Kenya), to join the CCBA Country Commercial Team. The successful applicant will be reporting into Country Strategy & Performance. The role will contribute to CCBA's vision by running all country operational initiatives that will accelerate growth and contribute to CCBA Strategic priorities. Coca-Cola Beverages Africa is the largest African Coca-Cola bottler, accounting for 40 percent of all Coca-Cola volumes on the continent. CCBA is a NARTD market leader in Africa. CCBA has an extensive footprint in Africa, employing over 16 000 employees. CCBA vision is to Refresh Africa every day and make the continent a better place for all, growing successfully as business and creating a better shared future for our people, customers, consumers, communities, planet and shareholders.

Key Duties & Responsibilities    

1. Lead country operational projects following CCBA quality standards, guidelines and frameworks.
2. Coordinate local cross-discipline referents to ensure all required inputs are included and aligned. Identify local needs and opportunities to capture in the market and recommend a creative solutions clarifying how it will contribute to CCBA objectives.
3. Define the local project plans with clear deliverables, deadlines, metrics and resources.
4. Identify and manage risks and deviations and recommend creative ideas to mitigate.
5. Provide project information and progress to Group Strategic PMO Team and require support when needed.
6. Lead project management of all initiatives including managing of delivery of tasks and stakeholders (KO and CCBA stakeholders ).
7. Responsible and accountable for on-time and in-full delivery of all projects including setting up project management routines
8. Responsible and accountable for risk escalation and tracking
9. Update project templates and plans and report providing feedback to PMO
10. Skills, Experience & Education    

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's Degree: Finance, Economics or Business Administration
2. Post Graduate Qualification: Project Management or equivalent

Experience:

1. +10 years with proven working experience in project management or previous participation in planning or project teams.
2. Demonstrated ability to coordinate various projects simultaneously.
3. Written and verbal communication skills.
4. Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and solve problems creatively.
5. Demonstrated familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices.
6. Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving abilities.