Strategy Manager at The Coca-Cola Company

The closing date for this role will be 3rd June 2014.

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).

KEYDUTIES/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.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: 
Direct Reports: Strategy Analyst

QUALIFICATIONS / COMPENTENCIES / SKILLS: Leader of Others

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 
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