Senior Brand Manager, Minute Maid
Join the Coca-Cola Company, a global brand that has been innovating and evolving since 1886, and become a part of our inspiring brand strategies. We are currently seeking a Senior Brand Manager, Minute Maid who is creative, innovative, and inspirational to refresh the world. This role requires a high level of collaboration, working effectively with various stakeholders including brand team members, agencies, customer teams, innovation, R&D, and commercial leadership. If you are strategic, driven, and collaborative, we want to hear from you.
What You'll Do for Us:
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Writing short and/or long-term business/brand plans, identifying business objectives, strategies, key initiatives and performance measurements.
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Developing marketing plans which support strategic initiatives to deliver annual business plan.
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Project development in conjunction with functions, especially our bottler system and franchise partners.
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Developing and communicating written briefs for use by agencies and directing their work activities.
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Assessing consumer opportunities that are currently untapped by leveraging consumer research and in-market performance.
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Assisting in developing portfolio strategies across brands/categories.
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Providing on-going business analysis to identify and prioritize brand-building opportunities.
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Developing annual brand business reviews, as well as growth platforms and brand roles.
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Recommending brand budgets and investment allocation.
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Building a clearly defined positioning for new offerings, new categories entrants/brands.
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Leading alignment on the brand initiatives with key functions and bottler marketing, sales and technical teams.
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Presentations of business results for marketing manager, regional manager and divisions.
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Recommendation and analysis of trends and key initiatives to the management team and bottlers that will drive brand growth.
Qualifications & Requirements:
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Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Business (preferred) but open for other fields
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5+ years of experience in brand management.
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Experience with Nielsen or IRI, Bases and other quantitative research tools and a passion for understanding consumer behavior.
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Experience in product innovation (project management, product development, basic portfolio and innovation strategy principles) ideally in Consumer Package Goods (CPGs)
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Basic to mid level understanding of finance fundamentals of marketing (P&L management)
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Knowledge of procedures and media used to drive increased volume and brand equity.
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Knowledge of and ability to apply marketing concepts and methodologies.
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Ability to manage and inspire agency performance.
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Making consumers and their needs the primary focus of the business.
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Knowledge of the creative brief development process.
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Ability to evaluate creative concepts and executions based on creativity, strategic alignment and consumer impact.
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Ability to utilize syndicated, custom, and secondary research to identify opportunities
What We Can Do For You:
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Exposure to World Class Leaders: Availability to global technology leaders that will expand your network and exposure you to emerging technologies and techniques.
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Brand Reputation: You'll have the opportunity to work with over 200+ brands worldwide.
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Challenging Work: Our unique system offers constant opportunities to develop world-class skills and the opportunities to grow and develop global brands.
Join us in our journey to refresh the world and make a difference. Apply today!
Skills:
Media Planning; Leadership; Creative Process; Marketing; Analytical Thinking; Consumer Segmentation; Digital Media Strategy; Competitive Assessments; Quantitative Research; SWOT Analysis; Nielsen Data; Merchandising; Group Problem Solving; Brand Positioning; Social Media Strategies; Creative Brief Development; Brand Architecture; Channel Management
Pay Range:
$130,000 – $147,000
Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.
Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:
15
Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.
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 what’s 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 Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.