Vacancies at The Coca-Cola Company

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

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Position Overview:

• Provides leadership in local and regional industry organizations and trade associations to help advance the Company’s Scientific and regulatory agenda. Implement initiatives to address safety of ingredients, packages and products that will positively impact the reputation of The Coca-Cola Company . Regulatory stakeholder mapping, relationship building and advocacy. Role includes identification of innovations and competitive advantage opportunities. Managing product approval and regulatory compliance to meet new product development timelines through working with various stakeholders – R&D, marketing, food law, Public Affairs and Communication, regulatory authorities, bottler, etc.. Managing protection of The Coca-Cola Company trade secrets (product formulations and flavor information) while dealing with regulatory authorities.

What You will Do for Us:

• Identify potential regulatory risks and opportunities and ensure tracking of local, regional and global regulatory issues and emerging trends that impact the reputation of our ingredients, products, packaging, brands, etc. 
• Implement globally aligned regulatory advocacy strategies to mitigate current risks and future headwinds that may impact our ingredients, products, packaging, claims, labeling, communication, marketing, etc.   
• Build, maintain, enhance and develop relationships/networks with external experts, government agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders on issues relating to food regulations, food safety, nutrition and health, etc to advance The Coca-Cola Company strategy, growth agenda and positions.   
• Lead and engage in industry/trade associations and food standards bodies so as to advocate industry/company positions to protect our business and enable growth. 
• Provide regulatory affairs expertise and guidance to the system to identify solutions to regulatory issues that affect our products, ingredients, nutrition regulations or labeling. 
• Establish regulatory strategies to gain government approvals and international standards (e.g., Codex) for new ingredients, products, labeling, or packaging to support innovation collaborating with internal and external stakeholders such as the global Scientific & Regulatory Affairs team, R&D, Legal, and trade associations. 
• Where appropriate, represent the Company at appropriate global industry organizations and international food standards bodies (e.g., Codex) and provide leadership to external stakeholders such as global food and beverage industry groups to influence outcomes and support our regulatory strategies. 
• Proactively work with Public Affairs & Communication, Marketing, Legal and Governmental Affairs areas to enable the credibility and reputation of our brands and company. 
• Provide expert support on issues related to Crisis Management (IMCR).
• Ensure that all ingredients, formulas, products, labels, food contact materials, packaging, promotional materials and marketing communications comply with all the relevant local regulations and The Coca-Cola Company’s policies and guidelines.  
• Support innovation and commercialization compliance by providing scientific and regulatory expertise on new product concept/new ingredients. 
• Manage ingredient, formula, product, package, label, claims and communication approvals using various compliance related tools EG., Picasso, CokeWorks, etc. 
• Develop and manage internal processes, databases and tools to facilitate regulatory compliance processes.  
• Support and lead the development and implementation of efficient and effective regulatory compliance systems, process and tools including considering digitization, outsourcing to 3rd parties or bottlers. 
• Engage with regulatory authorities as appropriate to support new product/package launches including efficient sanitary registrations. 
• Develop and manage internal processes, databases and tools to facilitate regulatory compliance processes.  
• Participate in Scientific & Regulatory related Incident Management Crisis Resolution.

Role Requirement:

• Bachelor degree
• 6-8 years of experience in food industry, government or related industry in similar roles.
• Demonstrated advocacy experience and leadership roles in related external organizations/committees/boards. 
• Excellent interpersonal and written and oral communication skills and must be fluent in English and fluency in other international/relevant languages in the Operating Unit. 

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What You Will Do For Us:

• Lead, design and implement integrated system Revenue Growth Management(RGM) approaches and plans to support topline revenue growth and margin expansion by better targeting all key stakeholders (Consumers, Shoppers and Customers) inclusive of revenue pools, bold OBBPC( occasion, brand, package, price and channel ) approaches to drive assortment, SKU optimization, innovation, value to market playbooks for online and offline channels, price terms and conditions and promo spending.
• Understand, analyze and connect all key RGM drivers related to Franchise Unit business performance and identify and leverage all key consumer-centric & customer-relevant value propositions that will drive adoption and scale, leading all aspects of the strategic RGM initiatives inclusive of outlet and shopper segmentation, value to market, and execution (to ensure integrated system execution)
• Key member of SME( Subject Member Expert) network to accelerate capability in: Affordability, Premiumization, Portfolio Optimization, Margin Expansion, Advanced Analytics
• Partner with S&I who owns the process associated with the RGM 2. 0 framework to deliver business plans.
• Lead commercial elements of RGM framework and ensure tools deployment within the Franchise Unit. Cross-functional and cross-market RGM strategy integration, acting as key contact for RGM strategies for all relevant stakeholders (not least the bottlers, Franchise General Managers, Commercial-, Marketing and Finance functions – ensuring that Revenue Growth Management strategies and all key commercial activities are ‘in sync’
• Deliver Revenue Growth Management capability development for Franchise Unit, closely aligned with RGM Africa Operating Unit Lead, Marketing and Finance

Education Requirements:

• Bachelors degree

Related Work Experience:

• 8+ years of leadership experience in RGM or Commercial planning and commercial execution with strong skills in RGM, Segmentation and Channel strategy

Functional Skills:

• Proven Strategic and Analytical Skills as well as outstanding influencing skills
• Ability to think from planning to execution and solid system commercial and brand management
• Desirable to have candidates with Bottler experience
• This role requires proven RGM understanding, a solid system experience as well as highly developed strategic thinking and business analytics skills, combined with the ability to make complex business concepts understandable and compelling
• Solid understanding of System business fundamentals and drivers of growth/value across a broad range of markets and business dimensions, advanced commercial finance skills
• Ability to drive cross-functional support and cross-system alignment, securing controlled information flow in Franchise Unit regarding RGM strategies, leading and running alignment and collaboration to ensure that Africa Operating Un RGM strategies are fully owned by GMs and in line with OU strategy
• To be successful the RGM role(s) need strong communication and collaboration skills as well as highly developed project management, business development and negotiation skills with experience from driving complex cross-functional, cross-system projects involving multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Advanced analysis of strategic choices, priorities and implications for the business in the Franchise Unit as well as strong understanding of a broad set of business issues, market, trade and competitive environment
• Ability to use appropriate tools and techniques to plan, secure resources for, manage, assist and ensure the progress and ultimate completion of designated projects; effectively manage resources to ensure that RGM system initiatives get done in full and in time