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Director, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Africa
What You will Do:
- Leads development of annual and multi-year brand growth strategies and business plans for a global brand in the Africa Operating Unit to deliver against overall brand vision and business objectives
- Partners with internal (e.g., R&D, Supply Chain, Commercial, Zones) and external (e.g., customers, bottlers, suppliers) stakeholders to develop new and/or improved products, packaging, and programs to meet consumer needs, deliver against brand strategies and drive System value/business objectives
- Drives commercialization of brand positioning, innovation, consumer communications/messaging and shopper marketing to deliver brand objectives via clear direction/guidance and effective resource allocation decisions
- Role works closely with the global category lead for their brand to bring global visions/strategies to life in the Africa Operating Unit
- Develop and communicate written briefs for use by agencies or suppliers (e.g., creative, advertising, packaging, product development, media, consumer promotions, merchandising, licensed or specialty merchandise, etc.) to direct their work activities in order to generate concepts for effective execution
Role Requirement
- Bachelor’s degree required, MBA preferred
- +8 years of experience in brand management and/or marketing in consumer-packaged goods, beverage experience ideal
- FMCG experience an added advantage
- Ability to translate global brand vision/strategy through development of annual brand business plans along with corresponding resource requirements
- 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
- Ability to effectively prioritize short and long-term business priorities and communicate & manage key tradeoffs and implication
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