Location(s):

United States of America

City/Cities:

Atlanta

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

May 21, 2025

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

As the Sr Director Commercial Strategy and Operations over Still Brands, this role will serve as the major intersection (lead) in the organization between our still brands and Commercial to build winning commercial plans, tools, resources and be the day-to-day GM over the category.  This lead will be the lead to communicate initiatives to bottlers and customer teams. The role also acts as the primary source of feedback to the brand/category from customers, channels and geographic teams in addition to managing any issues requiring alignment across channels. They will also develop category-specific multi-year commercial plans for implementation across channels, customers and bottlers.  This role will lead the team of Directors for base business commercial strategy, Innovation and Programs leads and Canada still commercialization.  This includes overseeing the innovation processes, crossroads alignment, the base business performance and acceleration, alignment with supply chain on initiatives and interaction with all bottler subcommittees. 

This role will have 7 direct reports

What You’ll Do for Us

Act as the major intersection (lead) in the organization between the Still Brand Teams and the system that supports our bottlers and customer teamsStrategic development of the commercial strategy for the assigned brandsAmplification plans to bring the brands and product lines to lifeLead the team on all innovation and amplification projectsSee through the transition of Topo Chico mineral water to the bottling system.Lead system and cross functional alignmentOwn cross-channel view for assigned brands to ensure coherency / consistency.Lead the TM commercial plans and develop the tools to deliver best in class in market execution.Deliver on results for base business and innovationCollaborate with the broader commercial team to ensure the application of key category plans into channel commercial plans and PicOS

Minimum Qualifications & Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree; MBA or other Graduate Degree Preferred5-10 Years of experience, preferably in the consumer goods/beverages industryLeadership and experience working across multiple channels – e.g., large store, small store, and Foodservice/On Premise channelsBrand/category management experienceProven track record of ability to not only embrace change, but to drive itCollaborating with brand/category teams and other key internal/external stakeholders; effective in influencing wide variety of stakeholdersEffectively communicates & builds relationships at all organizational levels; communicates long-term vision and shorter-term opportunities through clear & simple messages.Preferred10-15 Years of experience, preferably in the consumer goods/beverages industryGeneral management experienceCustomer/Sales management experience

 

What We Can Do For You 

Leadership Development: Our Company’s purpose clearly speaks to the importance of leadership. We feel everyone has potential to be a great leader at Coca-Cola and have set the bar high. 

Total Rewards: Our benefits, called Total Rewards, is about the total value of working at The Coca-Cola Company. It is focused on the complete package of pay, benefits, learning and personal support you receive as a Coca-Cola employee.  

Learning & Development: At The Coca-Cola Company we believe innovation can't happen without continuous learning and we provide our employees many ways to grow professional and personally. 

Skills:

Branding, Category Management, Channels Strategy, Commercialization Strategies, Customer Insights, Demand Generation, Digital Advertising, Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Marketing Strategies, Market Segmentation, Microsoft Office, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, Social Media, Strategy Development

Pay Range:

$189,000 - $217,000

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:

30

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.

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