Location(s):

Kenya

City/Cities:

Nairobi

Travel Required:

Relocation Provided:

Job Posting End Date:

May 3, 2025

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

We empower our employees to challenge the status quo, make bold recommendations, experiment, and adapt, so we can grow together and make a great business even better. This position provides guidance, leadership and direction for contracts and categories affecting millions in annual spend.  This role will work with key members of our Supply Chain teams to ensure that all sourcing initiatives and strategies are aligned with business requirements.  We’re looking for an individual that has keen negotiating skills and an ability to drive results that effect the bottom line.

What you'll do for us:

Lead the development and coordination of LRP and ABP with our bottling partners and facilitate the collaboration between The Bottling Group head offices, the local bottling teams, East & Central Africa Franchise and our OU function heads.  

Lead the development and alignment of a performance management system with Bottlers /Countries to ensure timely delivery of strategic and tactical plans. 

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

Serve as the point of contact on strategy development and performance management between our bottling partners, East & Central Africa Franchise and the OU focused on developing stage/gate for work (macro-economics, industry estimates, competitive insights, LRP, ABP, innovation) + align Country teams during the process. 

Work closely with the VP Operations and the Franchise System Leadership team to execute day to day strategic elements of the Franchise (bottler) development plans (FDP) as well as the Annual and Long-range Plans (ABP, LRP) 

Lead and drive key Franchise BIG BET/ Business Plans initiatives to ensure delivery on time and in full focused at delivering against winning metrics: Volume, NSR, OI, Volume and Value share gain 

Provide fact based and objective perspective on key strategic topics ensuring that the Franchise focus on business priorities that are aligned to the OU Strategy; (i) Consumer led (ii) competitor and customer informed (iii) integrated across all functions and (iv) clearly aligned with the bottlers 

Connect the dots by pulling relevant data and insights from Insights Network (Strategy Insights + Human Insights + Platform Services) across the OU and beyond to identify granular opportunities and create actionable initiatives at franchise level, in collaboration with the System franchise and OU teams. 

Collaborate with Franchise Unit and OU Commercial & Customer Leadership to crystallize cross-franchise commercial strategies. 

Work closely with VP of Operations of the East & Central Africa Franchise to lead the design and implementation of the Franchise and System business routines (Franchise Leadership Team, System Leadership Team, Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs), Top to Top (T2Ts), System/OU market visits) and lead to ensure the effective execution of these routines to drive business growth. 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. 

Leverage the OU network and import best practices and good ideas to address the Franchise Unit business challenges. 

Partner with the HR and the VP of Operations to develop the Franchise People Engagement Plan and the execution of such plans to drive the Franchise Engagement results 

Coach and develop direct report (s) to maximize full and current potential 

Role model the “Leadership in the Network” definition. 

Manage uncertainty and multiple stakeholders. 

 

Communication Focus  

Multiple top-level interactions and negotiations with senior management team members of the System (Group and country resources at our bottling partners) 

Strong negotiation, influence, and communication skills to align strategies as well as build value-based relationships through numerous sensitive situations (with Bottling Partners at Group/Country level). 

Strong presentation skills with an ability to adjust messages to fit specific audiences 

Comfortable with indirect influencing and indirect managing/coordinating. 

Education Requirements: 

Bachelor’s degree essential 

Masters or MBA a bonus 

Related Work Experience: 

+12 years of Business and/or functional experience in Operation/Strategy/Marketing/Business Development/Consultancy related areas 

Ex-consulting experience a plus 

Proven leadership trajectory and influencing a senior leadership team 

Functional Skills: 

Mastery of: 

Solid business acumen skills: to translate data and insights to help inform key business decisions 

Strategic thinking: integrate diverse business insights and connecting the dots to develop holistic approach 

Stakeholder leadership/negotiation: to drive better conversations into practical applications 

Problem framing and problem-solving: ability to structure and coordinate / lead cross functional complex analysis, initiatives, or efforts 

Systemic thinking: Experience with large-scale organizational change efforts and global capabilities implementation. Being comfortable with ambiguity and willingness to challenge the status quo. 

Broad expertise in: 

Synthesis and storytelling: Communicate, influence and convince stakeholders through a structured, fact base and action-oriented storytelling 

Innovation and taking different approach 

Adaptability/flexibility: Comfortable with ambiguity 

Organization and focus: prioritize through a pragmatic fact-based approach, handling trade-offs, balancing immediate and long-term priorities 

What We Can Do For You 

Iconic Brand: Work on the most recognized brand in the world and be part of developing the brands next chapter. Exposure to World Class Leaders: Availability to global leaders that will expand your network.

Skills:

Analytics Software, Communication, Competitor Analysis, Customer Insights, Data Mining, Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling, Influencing, Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Long Term Planning, Microsoft Office, Professional Presentation, Relationship Building, Risk Mitigation Strategies, Stakeholder Management, Storytelling, Strategic Thinking, Syndicated Research, Tactical Planning, Waterfall Model

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.