Urgent Recruitment @ Coca-Cola Company – 4 Positions

The Coca-Cola Company is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Operations Finance Manager
2.) Hydration, Coffee & Tea Category Director
3.) Plant Utility Manager
4.) Premium Spirits and Snacks Financial Manager

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is the world's largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands. At The Coca-Cola Company you can cultivate your career in a challenging and dynamic environment. We are the largest manufacturer and distributor of nonalcoholic drinks in the world-selling more than 1 billion drinks a day. Unlock your full potential with a future-focused company that is known and respected throughout the world.

Job Requisition ID: R-72029
Location: Lagos
Job type: Full time
Travel Required: 00% - 25%
Relocation Provided: No

Position Overview

• This role is mainly centered on financial planning, performing complex financial analysis assignments; identifies and assesses merger and acquisition opportunities; responsible for providing advice on regulatory, tax and financial planning decisions, coordinating and consolidating annual budgets.
• Individual contributor who guides others in resolving complex issues in specialized area based on existing solutions and procedures; works independently with guidance only in the most complex situations.

Function Related Activities/Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Franchise operational finance leaders, Operational Finance Zone Lead and Africa Organization Unit CFO to support Franchise and/or local customer activities at the Franchise Unit level, to drive alignment across multiple stakeholders, and to develop the key insights needed to inform strategic priorities, including:
• Manage franchise (bottlers) and customer relationships at the local level for growth, alignment and portfolio expansion
• Drive P&L across full portfolio and all routes to consumer, including volume, revenue, profit, margin analysis and market share .
• Support overall commercial strategy & objectives including RGM, channel strategy and trade spend.
• Support insights and brainstorm with customers/Bottlers on local business issues; Prepare & support internal stakeholders on on-going negotiations
• Manage all Business Models and Margins within the Franchise, including:
• Execution of business models optimization and system top line growth
• Assessment and segmentation by Franchise Unit (Fixed vs hybrid vs incidence)
• Incidence Pricing negotiations at Franchise level
• Manage Mergers & Acquisitions and Revenue growth Management:
• Main contact point for M&A analysis and assessment at Franchise level
• Lead the financial implementation of new business models
• Main point of contact for legal/Tax/Treasury/M&A at Franchise level
• Analyze and Support Working Capital and Cash Management

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and Postgraduate / Master's Degree / CPA or equivalent
• Related Work Experience: 8-10 years’ experience in senior financial planning or senior commercial finance roles
• Scope: Cluster of Markets within WIMA Franchise with Multiple Bottling Partners.

Functional Skills:

• Analytics
• Knowledge and Insights
• Agile ways of working
• Advanced technical skills
• Strong communication skills.

Skills:

• Agile Methodologies, Analytical Thinking, Business Acumen, Business Models, Communication, Data Modeling, Finance Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Franchise Financing, Leadership, Problem Solving, Profitability, Project Management, Strategy Development, Valuation Modeling, Value Chain

What We Can Do for You
You will be part of the Africa team where teams are the new heroes, and our leaders are inclusive orchestrators. Together, in pursuit of our Company Vision to craft loved brands, done sustainably, for a better shared future, we will:

• Build winning capabilties
• Change the DNA of our organization to becoming ADAPTABLE.

Application Closing Date
21st August, 2022.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Requisition ID: R-76151
Location: Lagos
Job type: Full time
Travel Required: 00% - 25%

Job Description Summary

• Lead Hydration Sports Tea and Coffee Category Africa Operating Unit
• Reporting into Marketing Head – Africa Operating Unit

What You’ll Do for Us
Focus, Scope, & Impact:

• Leads development of annual and multi-year brand growth strategies and business plans for a global and/or local brand in order to deliver against overall brand vision and business objectives
• Partners with internal (e.g. R&D, Supply Chain, Commercial, Zones) and external (e.g. customers, bottlers, suppliers) stakeholders to develop new and/or improved products, packaging and programs to meet consumer needs, deliver against brand strategies and drive System value/business objectives
• Drives commercialization of brand positioning, innovation, consumer communications/messaging and shopper marketing to deliver brand objectives via clear direction/guidance and effective resource allocation decisions
• Provides direct reports with leadership, clear direction/prioritization, and coaching to achieve work objectives, improve performance and skills, and develop career paths
• Role works closely with the global category lead for their brand to bring global visions/strategies to life
• Develop and communicate written briefs for use by agencies or suppliers (e.g., creative, advertising, packaging, product development, media, consumer promotions, merchandising, licensed or specialty merchandise, etc.) to direct their work activities in order to generate concepts for effective execution

Qualification & Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required; MBA preferred.
• 14 or more years of experience in brand management and/or marketing in consumer-packaged goods, beverage experience ideal.

Mastery Of (Required):

• Ability to translate global brand vision/strategy through development of annual brand business plans along with corresponding resource requirements
• Strong collaboration skills including ability to build partnerships, establish trust & credibility and influence across all levels of leadership
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to tailor communications to audience and providing clear
• Ability to effectively prioritize short and long-term business priorities and communicate & manage key tradeoffs and implications

Broad Expertise In (Good to Have):

• System operations within ko (bottlers, customers, routes-tomarket)
• Experience developing and launching step-change innovations
• Agency project management experience including budget management

Skills:

• Branding, Category Management, Channels Strategy, Commercialization Strategies, Customer Insights, Demand Generation Marketing, Digital Advertising, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Marketing Strategies, Microsoft Office, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, Segmentation, Social Media, Strategic Development.

Work Focus

• Ability to develop and articulate multi-year strategic plan and annual business plan for their brand within the OU.
• Develops a holistic picture of what is required to deliver these plans including alignment of key stakeholders across the value stream and making key decisions on resource needs/allocations.

Communication Focus:

• Role frequently leads communications with both internal (e.g. global brand, Commercial, Supply Chain & Technical, Zone customer/franchise teams) as well as external (e.g. bottler, customer, agency, supplier) partners
• Interactions include sharing relevant information on brand business plans, influencing others to take action in support, and negotiating components of said plans in order to enable desired outcomes
• Role interacts frequently (daily) with constituents (internal and external) that may not have completely aligned interests/ objectives
• Role is flexible in all African Operating locations

What We Can Do for You
You will be part of the Africa team where teams are the new heroes, and our leaders are inclusive orchestrators. Together, in pursuit of our Company Vision to craft loved brands, done Sustainably, for a better shared future, we will:

• Leverage our bounderless network
• Make our cuture Code inevitable
• Build winning capabilties
• Change the DNA of our organization to becoming adaptable.

Application Closing Date
30th August, 2022.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job ID: req35187
Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Team: Engineering / Manufacturing

About Your New Job

• To manage and supervise the operation and maintenance of all equipment at the utility and power generation section by the approved policies & procedures of the company to ensure the availability of quality service to production & other areas of the plant.
• To ensure the effective delivery of service by 3rd party companies to meet signed SLA.

Your New Key Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise the operation of steam boilers, air compressors (LP &HP), power distribution equipment, generators, public grid connection and distribution equipment, gas supply equipment, HVAC equipment, CO2 manufacturing, supply, distribution, and storage equipment etc. to ensure quality service delivery.
• Execute all utilities equipment, time-based maintenance according to schedule, within approved costing to minimize down time.
• Effective utility and power vendor management with detailed weekly report of vendor activities including SLA expectations.
• Deliver set objectives for energy efficiency e.g., EUR, WUR, LOB/Kwhr, PhyCs/LOF, Generator Efficiency, Energy Cost.
• Drive innovative solutions for improvement of all Utility performance KBI.
• Manage equipment monitoring as per checklist, ensure documented findings and recommendations by technicians are closed appropriately.
• Sign off equipment shift operation report daily.
• Ensure all safety sensors, reflector & safety controls are in good working condition.
• Use all company provided protective wears and gadgets and comply with all Health and Safety rules and requirements.
• Manage and ensure CCPs critical limits are not exceeded at the Dominik Hunter and Filler. Monitoring of control points, PRPs and o PRPs in beverage manufacture process to prevent food safety related hazards.

Education / Knowledge

• Relevant Engineering Degree and equivalent Certificate.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in utilities engineering Significant experience with a measure of cost reduction initiatives within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in execution of maintenance task.
• Experience in practical project management.
• Good understanding and experience of current manufacturing methodologies.
• Good understanding of plant HQSE modalities and codes.

Do You Have These Skills?

• Technical leadership
• Analytical problems solving skills
• Improvement project management skills
• Negotiation skills
• People Management skills.
• Cost Management skills
• Good oral communication, influencing and relationship skills
• Good analytical skills
• Good management skills
• Basic knowledge of computer skill
• Appropriate command and use of the English Language-Spoken and written
• Reliable exhibitions of Engineering skill.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job ID.: req35160
Location: Ebute Metta, Lagos

About Your New Job

• As a Premium Spirits and Snacks Finance Manager you will partner with the Premium Spirit is & Snacks Team to help unleash the categories’ ambitions.
• Together with the Finance team members you will provide financial Insights for business planning and respective brands performance management as well as contribute In key decisions for driving business growth.

Your New Key Responsibilities

• Financial Lead of the PS and Snacks LRP preparation together the PS team, provide recommendation on portfolio management and pricing actions
• Coordinate with CCH countries on their Financial BP bottom-up modelling & planning, securing margins, consistency, accuracy. and alignment
• Lead the pre-RE and RE financial process together with the PS Team, secure alignments, risks, opps management and pricing actions
• Detailed OPEX benchmarking across markets
• Lead performance meetings with brand owners
• Provide financial support on the negotiation with the PS Brand owners
• Map and review the agreement by country by Brand to secure the distribution margin
• Prepare financial business cases for Group, lead new product launches
• Provide financial analysis and advice on the expansion of the Snacks Business
• Report and review financials by country and by brand to provide recommendation on portfolio management to Improve Gross Profit Margin.
• Ensure consistency in the reporting across countries with focus on Excise Tax.

Are These Your Secret Ingredients?

• Bachelor's Degree (Finance or Accounting preferred). MBA Is considered a plus
• Finance experience at least 8 years at least 4 years in Commercial Finance
• Strategic & systematic thinking (forward-looking vision and anticipating of future needs)
• Strong ability to form effective working partnership with functions and across functions, excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to Identify and understand business partners needs and opportunities to creates value
• Pro-activity, analytical skills and very capable to Influence and see beyond the obvious
• Ability to translate numbers into strategic actions and recommendations
• Entrepreneurial drive and ability to navigate successfully in complex governance environment is a must
• Orientation to results with strong level of determination, ownership and accountability for delivering growth
• Demonstrating growth mindset & agile approach and ability to Identify and Implement better ways to work
• Proven ability to lead projects and processes.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online