Job Description

Location(s): South Africa
City/Cities: Johannesburg
Travel Required:
Relocation Provided:
Job Posting End Date: March 5, 2025
Shift:
Summary:
Position Overview:
This leadership role is responsible for leading the development of the Franchise Unit Growth Agenda in line with the OU (Operating Unit) / System strategy & supporting the implementation of the agreed initiatives & plans in the relevant markets.
What Youll Do for Us

• Lead the development of the Franchise Unit Growth Agenda i.e. commercial and business strategies through E2E orchestration of Strategy development for the Franchise Unit i.e. Moonshot ambition, Long-Range Plan (LRP), Annual Business Plan (ABP), Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)

• Lead the development / coordination of Moonshot Target Development, Long-Range Plan (LRP) and Annual Business Plan (ABP) with relevant Bottler in market, ensuring connection to market realities e.g. Coca-Cola Hellenic (CCH) and Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company (ECCBC) Group in North Africa Franchise (NAF), Coca-Cola Beverages Africa CCBA) in South African or East and Central Africa Franchise (ECAF), etc.
• Develop annual strategic priorities for relevant markets and ensure alignment with Franchise LT and Bottling teams (Group and Local)
• Facilitate collaboration between The Bottling Group head offices and our Operating Unit function heads.
• Lead the development and alignment of a performance management system with relevant Bottlers to ensure timely delivery of strategic and tactical plans.
• Co-ordinate with OU strategy leads to localize the franchise LRP and ABP.
• Serve as the point of contact on strategy development and performance management between Bottlers and the OU + align Country teams during the process.
• Serve as the Project Management Officer (PMO) for LRP initiatives to ensure delivery on time and in full, including business case development, etc.

• Ensure on-time execution of all key Management Routines within the Franchise Unit

• Partner with Franchise Unit and Operating Unit resources to lead system end-to-end alignment process with Bottling Partners at Group level.
• 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 OU and globally.

• Identify actionable business & competitive insights, as well as outside-in perspectives, to strengthen strategies further

• Pull relevant data and insights from Insights Network (Strategy Insights + Human Insights + Platform Services) across the OU and beyond to answer strategic business questions, identify granular opportunities and create actionable initiatives at franchise level, in collaboration with country strategy leads.
• Drive insights, synthesize and formulate impactful strategies, communicate and influence the organization

Requirements & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree essential
• Masters or MBA advantageous
• +10 years of Business and/or functional experience in Operation/Strategy/Marketing/Business Development/Consultancy related areas
• Ex-consulting or Revenue Growth Management (RGM) or FMCG Strategy experience advantageous
• Proven leadership trajectory and influencing a senior leadership team

Skills: Business Insights, Category Strategy, Commercial Strategies, Data Insights, Planning Operations, Strategy 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 whats 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 to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.