Monday, May 26, 2014

Coca-Cola Company Vacancy : Strategy Manager



 
The Coca-Cola Company currently recruits for the poition of a suitable and qualified Strategic Manager. We are an American multinational beverage corporation and manufacturer, retailer and marketer of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups, which is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Coca-Cola Nigeria is recruiting to fill the below job position;

Job Title: Strategy Manager

Job ID: 28761
Location: Lagos

Job Summary
  • Strategy: Determine where we want to be in the future and how we will get there – includes industry forecasting, identification of growth options, defining decision-making criteria, opportunity prioritization, and communicating strategy to stakeholders
  • Macroeconomic & Competitive Intelligence: Become the centre of excellence within the CEWA organization for the development and communication of compelling insights & implications of macroeconomic trends and competitive activity
  • Special Strategic Projects: Support business and organizational decision-making activities by providing problem solving expertise, methodologies and analytics for the CEWA Leadership Team
  • Conduct, organize and execute necessary research  to collect relevant information that supports key decision making
  • Support the BUP Office in communicating strategy to key stakeholders as required
  • Lead, motivate and develop capabilities of the Strategy Team (where applicable).
Key Duties/Responsibilities
  • Lead research and develop insights, both quantitative and qualitative, analyse data to develop an understanding of the business environment.
  • Evaluate and define competitive landscape for new and existing competitors.
  • Package the insights in charts / reports / presentations and other outputs to communicate findings to key stakeholders.
  • Identify key business opportunities within the BU, articulate the business case and develop relevant solutions to solve complex problems across the BU.
  • Assist BUPO in preparation of key stakeholder meetings by providing relevant information and preparing presentations as required e.g. Bottler Conference, Annual Kick Offs, Senior Group/ Corporate official visits.
  • Build value based and strategic "win-win" relationships with key stakeholders at all levels.
  • Lead capability building initiatives within KO targeted at analysts, country teams on strategic thinking.
  • Coach and develop direct report (s) to maximize full and current potential.
Communication Complexities:
Extensive High Level Strategic / Operational Interaction with:
  • Franchise /Function Heads- CEWABU Leadership Team
  • Strategy & Business Planning Team
  • Franchise/In-Country Teams
  • Knowledge and Insights
  • BUPO
  • Strategy Teams at Group and Corporate level
  • Bottler Leadership Teams
Nature and Purpose of the Interaction:
  • Develop deep understanding of strategy issues across the BU
  • Gather information and insights
  • Problem solving
  • Coach Country Teams in helping them build their strategic thinking
  • Influence organization towards improved strategy thinking
Analysis:
  • Bottlers issues: full spectrum - some big sophisticated Bottler to small – individually owned
  • Marketing including pricing and packaging growth / expansion to new ventures
  • Innovation
  • Supply chain redesign
  • Value Chain Analyses
  • Research Application: Ability to leverage research results into actionable business needs
Judgment and Decision Making:
  • High impact job whose output influences major strategic decisions and direction potentially accelerating growth of business
Innovation:
  • Same as above.
Qualifications / Competencies / Skills

Technical Skills:
  • Strong data gathering skills - internally and externally with ability to probe all relevant resources to maximize results
  • Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to perform complex analysis (excel modelling skills) and clearly and concisely communicate results to a broad audience
  • Ability to work and influence cross functionally with multiple stakeholders at different levels
  • Ability to collaborate with key stakeholders to proactively assess opportunities for further growth
  • In depth understanding of consumers and trade research design
  • Ability to work in a fluid organization setting where the focus is the initiative (work); ability to quickly establish oneself in a new project team; ability to move from one team to another quickly and work in multiple teams at the same time.
  • Project Management Skills.
  • Advanced MS Office (Excel, Powerpoint).
Generic Competencies: Leader of Others
  • Drives Innovative Business Improvements
  • Balances immediate and long term priorities
  • Delivers results
  • Imports and exports good ideas
  • Develops and Inspires others
  • Lives the values
Required Experience
  • 7-9 years of relevant experience with strong focus on qualitative and quantitative analysis. Variety of experiences is more critical than number of years.
  • Consulting experience preferably from top tier consulting firms.
  • Fluent in English. French or Portuguese an added advantage.
  • Solid communication skills.
Educational Requirements
  • University/Bachelor's degree.
  • Postgraduate/Master's degree.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree required - strong emphasis on quantitative analysis, economics and business courses. MBA is strongly preferred.
Cultural Diversity:
  • Ability to work in a variety of different cultures as the job will span several different countries on the African continent.
  • Ability to deal with several layers inside the organization at the same time.
  • Fluent in English. French /Portuguese an added advantage
Travel Requirements:
  • Approximately 15% and often requiring overnight stays.
Application Closing Date
3rd June, 2014.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should: