Franchise Strategic Integration Senior Manager - East & Central Africa at The Coca-Cola Company

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 market level.

Function Related Activities/Key Responsibilities

• Pull relevant data and insights from the Insights & Analysis vertical, OU Strategy support, and Enterprise Wide Initiatives to identify granular opportunities and create actionable initiatives at local level.
• Collaborate with Franchise Unit and Commercial & Customer Leadership to adjust execution strategy in the Franchise territory and at the market level.
• Partner with Franchise Unit to lead system end-to-end alignment process with Bottlers at local level
• Develop actionable and compelling commercial insights, strategies, and initiatives at the market level.
• Use a fact-based, strategic approach to identify the insights, strategies, and leading-edge solutions to boost local/granular commercial strategy with actionable commercial levers.
• Lead Franchise management routines internally and with the System, working closely with Franchise GMs
• Co-lead end-to-end alignment process with Bottlers around overall strategy and business planning (in coordination with Finance).
• Capture and network best practices, import and export good ideas both locally in the OU and globally.-Role model the “Leadership in the Network” definition.
• Manage uncertainty and multiple stakeholders.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Preferred: Master’s Degree (in business, economics, finance or similar analytical field) or MBA

Related Work Experience

• +10 years’ experience in strategy/ business development (or related roles) or 6+ years from top tier consulting firm
• Proven trajectory as leader of leaders and influencing a senior leadership team.

People manager with excellent leadership capability, able to work in a diverse cultural environment, highly efficient communicator, and influencer at all levels.