Strategy Integration Senior Manager - SEE

Primary Location: SEE Region Flexible

Job Description:

This role is responsible for supporting and challenging the Franchise Unit in implementing the commercial and business strategy and developing actionable insights at market level. The role will actively contribute to achieve OU strategy and goals in the defined territory while supporting the Europe/Corporate goals assigned to the OU. Provide strategic and business thought leadership through analysis of relevant insights, market understanding/ research and by “connecting the dots” of different information sources. A business partner for the Franchise Operations Director, Country Managers as well as our Bottling partners with focus on key countries of SEE

What You’ll Do for Us:

• Contribute to performance management agenda, leading root-causes analyses and working on defining course-corrective actions




• Own key analysis including industry outlook, segmentations, leveraging consumer, shopper and customer knowledge to make the analysis insightful and actionable

• Maintain a future looking mindset monitoring external environment trends (market/ channel/ competition/ macro) with actionable insights




• Contribute to the local portfolio strategy with relevant insights and analysis for your markets in scope




• Identify business opportunities, looking holistically into consumer, shopper, customer and competitor insights




• Identify strategic projects and research in support of the growth goals for the Franchise and managing the Franchise strategic project portfolio, working with Franchise teams and OU functions




• Use a fact-based, strategic approach to identify the insights, strategies, and leading-edge solutions to boost local/granular commercial strategy with actionable commercial levers

• Engage key decision-makers around the opportunities, lead or participate in cross-functional projects to develop respective plans




• Partner with Franchise Unit network to lead system end-to-end alignment process with Bottlers at local level

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Statistics, or related




• Strategy Consulting background (MBB, Big 4 or similar)

• +10 years of Business and/or functional experience in Operation/Strategy related areas




• Solid knowledge about potential data sources available on the market ("market intelligence")




• Knowledge about consumer, beverages market, retail and of standard research methodologies




• High proficient to build long-term and holistic strategies and plans




• Proficient in multifunctional project management

• Maintain an external mindset, including staying on top of consumer, competitive, and macroeconomic/ geopolitical trends




• Must be mastered in the development of actionable compelling commercial insights, strategies and initiatives at the market level




• Identify and deconstruct business issues and develop strategic, analytical, and financial frameworks to conduct analysis




• Write and present effectively; adjust to fit the audience with appropriate and relevant messaging




• Proven collaboration skills and influencing multifunctional peers.

• Capture and network best practices, import and export good ideas




• Manage uncertainty and multiple stakeholders




• Strong negotiation, influence and communication skills to align strategies as well as build value-based relationships through numerous sensitive situations are essential




• Role model the “Leadership in the Network” definition

Preferred:

• MBA degree




• Work experience across multiple countries and geographies

Functional Skills

• Problem framing and problem-solving: structure and coordinate / lead cross functional/ cross system analysis, initiatives, or efforts. Ease with ambiguity and the ability to carefully work through complex situations

• Solid business acumen: translate data into insights that help inform key business decisions




• Strategic thinking: integrate diverse business insights and connect the dots to develop a holistic approach




• Franchise leadership/negotiation: drive better conversations into practical applications




• Storytelling: Clearly communicate solutions to key stakeholders in well structured, formatted and compelling manner, using a combination of PowerPoint, Microsoft Word and other similar tools




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

Skills



Media Planning; Leadership; Consumer Trends; Consumer Segmentation; Digital Media Strategy; Competitive Assessments; Quantitative Research; Channels Strategy; Project Management; Influencing Decisions; Market Research; Microsoft Office; Brand Positioning; Social Media Strategies; Analytical Techniques; Communication; Problem Solving; Syndicated Research; Retail Marketing Strategy; Brand Storytelling; Channel Management

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