Location(s): Côte d'Ivoire City/Cities: Travel Required: 26% - 50% Relocation Provided: Job Posting End Date: March 2, 2024 Shift: Job Description Summary: Position Overview: Lead the West Africa Region (WAR) team and provide Franchise leadership to achieve the growth ambition working collaboration with the region bottling partners. Provide business development expertise to implement Long Range Plan as well as Annual Business leading cross-functional teams. Co-ordinate all Marketing, Commercial and Franchise activities across WAR markets to achieve Revenue, Profit, Volume and Share objectives through supporting the execution of the Annual Business Plan (ABP). Leverage functional support and expertise to address opportunities or issues quickly – Marketing, Commercial, Legal, PAC, Technical, Finance or HR. The WEAR Region consists of covers Ivory Coast, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mali, Togo, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Gabon, Benin What you will Do for Us: Strategy and Business Performance: Develop and implement 3-year Long Range Plan (LRP) and annual Plan for assigned geography aligning bottlers around key investment commitments. Approve and ensure execution of annual Plan(s) – manage opportunities and issues arising with Bottler. Approve and ensure execution of annual Customer Business Plans Finance Manage PL for the Region ensuring delivery of the Profit, Volume and Share numbers. Ensure adherence to Local Chart of Authority, financial governance standards and management of OPEX locally. Effectively adjust and correct during the annual cycle to ensure delivery of profit numbers. Market Execution and Commercial Excellence: Identify commercial and market development improvement initiatives to drive incremental volume, revenue, profit or share. Ensure the Region or territory Occasion Brand Pack Price Channel is optimized leveraging Conjoint analysis and the Operating Unit experts. Drive the" Unforgivable SKUs" Distribution, Customer Partnership program and Right Execution Daily (RED) agendas with the bottling partner(s) ensuring it is embedded into organizational culture. Actively pursue opportunities to improve our Route to Market, leveraging best practices Ensure application of consumer programs designed to enhance consumer brand equity. Drive horizontal expansion through outlet creation incentive programmes. Manage Capacity to Produce and Distribute Lead the conversations with our bottling partners to agree investment levels to meet demand. Plan three years ahead for investment in Capacity, Glass and Coolers Lead the Quality agenda at the [plants ensuring we meet our Package and Product quality metrics. Monitor capacity performance to anticipate opportunities or challenges in the Supply Chain Franchise Leadership Build value based and strategic “win-win” relationships with System partners at Bottler leadership team and regional levels. Lead strategic System capability planning to ensure we have the Processes, Organization, Technology, Culture and People to deliver three-year commitments. People Leadership Motivate and lead the Region Team and any dotted line functional support to deliver the Long Range and Annual Business Plan Build System and team capability to ensure our team continues to lead the market and build the careers of our Associates. Effectively manage all people processes to a high quality, on time and on budget – training, performance management, organizational changes etc. External Stakeholders and Sustainability Represent the Company to all external stakeholders and all KO events. Manage the profile and reputation of the company and lobby Governments with the support of PAC. Lead the Workplace Rights and Human Rights agenda with bottling partner(s) Assist fully in the execution of community programs designed to enhance KO reputation within the community. Role Requirement: Business degree qualification minimum, MBA preferable Minimum 10-12 years’ experience with a FMCG Company with at least 5 years in Operations. Functional experience would be an advantage. Bottler experiences an added advantage. Strong understanding of full value chain in Coca-Cola or related business Solid strategic analysis and thinking skills able to build a sustainable business. Strong Commercial understanding with deep knowledge of RED and Route to Market Understanding of the dynamics of the soft drink industry Understanding of RGM and ability to covert same into winning strategies Financial Skills and ability to manage PL Strong understanding Governance requirements and Code of Business Conduct People management skills Strong Business Case construction and systemic thinking Candidates from the WEAR Region are encouraged to apply. Skills: Our Purpose and Growth Culture: We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. 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