Coca-Cola Meals Senior Brand Manager at the Coca-Cola Company

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is the world's largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands. At The Coca-Cola Company you can cultivate your career in a challenging and dynamic environment. We are the largest manufacturer and distributor of nonalcoholic drinks in the world-selling more than 1 billion drinks a day. Unlock your full potential with a future-focused company that is known and respected throughout the world.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Coca-Cola Meals Senior Brand Manager

Ref: R-82287
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Travel Required: 00% - 25%
Relocation Provided: No

About the Role

• Implements a marketing/sales strategy for one or more of the organization’s more complex or strategically significant products/services to meet established sales or market share targets.
• conducts market research; monitors and analyzes product performance, market trends, consumer behavior etc.
• prepares sales forecast; oversees product development and design.
• Individual contributor who guides others in resolving complex issues in specialized area based on existing solutions and procedures; works independently with guidance only in the most complex situations.
• Ability to manage a AOU (Africa Operating Unit) brand – inclusive of key strategies and innovative plans and initiatives – while motivating/leading, coordinating and working with key internal and external cross-functional partners to deliver on long- (3+ years), mid- and short-term objectives and business plan metrics.

What You will Do for Us

• Develop short- (1 year) and mid-term (2-3 years) business/brand plans identifying business objectives, strategies, key initiatives, and performance measurements by using insights collected from situation assessment, marketplace information, etc. in order to support Africa Operating Unit category and brand growth targets.
• Assess attractive local consumer opportunities that are currently untapped by the Company by leveraging consumer research to identify new volume and profit growth areas (e.g., new beverage sub-categories, new packaging opportunities, new merchandise categories, new channels of distribution to sell licensed merchandise).
• Provide direction, leadership and coaching to members of project teams.
• Manage brand Net Revenue, Gross Profit, Direct Marketing Expense to deliver Africa Operating Unit brand growth and financial targets.
• Develop programs and secure required budget to execute brand plan. Where applicable, ensure appropriate implementation of global/regional direction into local execution

Role Requirement
Education Requirements:  

• Bachelor’s Degree required; MBA preferred.

Related Work Experience:

• 5-7 years of brand management/marketing experience.
• Innovation experience a plus (demonstrated ability to lead a concept from idea to shelf

Functional Skills:

• Brand equity
• Marketing concepts
• Marketing operating strategies
• Creative concept evaluation
• Strong financial acumen and business analytics

What We Can Do for You

• You will be part of the Africa Marketing Leadership team where teams are the new heroes, and our leaders are inclusive orchestrators.
• Together, in pursuit of our company vision to craft loved brands, done sustainably, for a better-shared future, we will:
  • Make Our Culture Code Inevitable
  • Build Winning Capabilities · Change The Dna Of Our Organization To Becoming Adaptable.

Application Closing Date
1st February, 2023.