Director, Franchise Strategic Integration

5 days ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Coca-Cola Full time

**Position Overview**:**

This leadership role is responsible for leading the development of the Franchise Unit Growth Agenda in line with the OU (Operating Unit) / System strategy & supporting the implementation of the agreed initiatives & plans in the relevant markets.

**What You’ll Do for Us**
- Lead the development of the Franchise Unit Growth Agenda i.e. commercial and business strategies through E2E orchestration of Strategy development for the Franchise Unit i.e. Moonshot ambition, Long-Range Plan (LRP), Annual Business Plan (ABP), Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)
- Lead the development / coordination of Moonshot Target Development, Long-Range Plan (LRP) and Annual Business Plan (ABP) with relevant Bottler in market, ensuring connection to market realities e.g. Coca-Cola Hellenic (CCH) and Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company (ECCBC) Group in North Africa Franchise (NAF), Coca-Cola Beverages Africa CCBA) in South African or East and Central Africa Franchise (ECAF), etc.
- Develop annual strategic priorities for relevant markets and ensure alignment with Franchise LT and Bottling teams (Group and Local)
- Facilitate collaboration between The Bottling Group head offices and our Operating Unit function heads.
- Lead the development and alignment of a performance management system with relevant Bottlers to ensure timely delivery of strategic and tactical plans.
- Co-ordinate with OU strategy leads to localize the franchise LRP and ABP.
- Serve as the point of contact on strategy development and performance management between Bottlers and the OU + align Country teams during the process.
- Serve as the Project Management Officer (PMO) for LRP initiatives to ensure delivery on time and in full, including business case development, etc.
- Ensure on-time execution of all key Management Routines within the Franchise Unit
- Partner with Franchise Unit and Operating Unit resources to lead system end-to-end alignment process with Bottling Partners at Group level.
- Connect the dots and share best practices, import and export good ideas both locally in the OU and globally.
- Identify actionable business & competitive insights, as well as outside-in perspectives, to strengthen strategies further
- Pull relevant data and insights from Insights Network (Strategy Insights + Human Insights + Platform Services) across the OU and beyond to answer strategic business questions, identify granular opportunities and create actionable initiatives at franchise level, in collaboration with country strategy leads.
- Drive insights, synthesize and formulate impactful strategies, communicate and influence the organization

**Requirements & Experience**:

- Bachelor's degree essential
- Masters or MBA advantageous
- +10 years of Business and/or functional experience in Operation/Strategy/Marketing/Business Development/Consultancy related areas
- Ex-consulting or Revenue Growth Management (RGM) or FMCG Strategy experience advantageous
- Proven leadership trajectory and influencing a senior leadership team

**Skills**

Planning Operations; Data Insights; Commercial Strategies; Category Strategy; Business Insights; Strategy Development

Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:30
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