There is an Exciting Career Opportunity At Coca-Cola. They are looking forward to hiring a Franchise Senior Manager – EQUAT.
Position Overview:
Lead the Franchise or Region team and provide commercial expertise to drive the business plan successfully working with our bottling partners. Co-ordinate all Marketing, Commercial and Franchise activities
Responsibilities:
- Strategy and Business Performance: Develop and implement 3 year Business Plan and annual BP for assigned geography aligning bottler around key
- investment commitments
- Approve and ensure execution of annual BBP(s) – manage opportunities and issues arising with Bottler LT
- Approve and ensure execution of annual Customer Business Plans
- Finance: Manage P&L for the Region ensuring delivery of the Profit, Volume and Share numbers
- Ensure adherence to Local Chart of Authority, financial governance standards and management of OPEX locally.
- Effectively adjust and correct during the annual cycle to ensure delivery of profit numbers
- Market Execution and Commercial Excellence: Identify commercial and market development improvement initiatives to drive incremental volume, profit or share
- Ensure the Region or territory OBPPC is optimized leveraging Conjoint analysis and the BU experts
- Drive the RED agenda with the bottling partner(s)ensuring it is embedded into organizational culture
- Actively pursue opportunities to improve our Route to Market, leveraging best practices
- Ensure application of consumer programs designed to enhance consumer brand equity
- Drive horizontal expansion through outlet creation incentive programs
Requirements:
- Minimum 8-10 years’ experience with a FMCG at least 3 years in Operations.
- Functional experience would be an advantage. Bottler experiences an added advantage.
- Business degree qualification minimum, MBA preferable
Functional Skills:
- Solid strategic analysis and thinking skills able to build a sustainable business
- Strong Commercial understanding
- Financial Skills and ability to manage P&L
