Job Vacancies @ Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company – 2 Positions

Coca-Cola HBC (Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company) is a bottling partner of The Coca-Cola Company. Job vacancies at Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company Nigeria offer incredible opportunities for career growth in a dynamic environment. Coca-Cola HBC is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland and has a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange and secondary listing on the Athens Exchange. The Coca-Cola Company is the world's largest beverage company and operates in more than 200 countries.

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We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) Senior Director, Safety & Risk - Africa Operating Unit
2.) Director, Channel Strategy, Traditional Trade & Wholesale

Job Title: Senior Director, Safety & Risk - Africa Operating Unit

Job ID: R-130594
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Purpose

• The Senior Director, Safety & Risk will be the strategic and operational leader for Health, Safety, and Risk Management across the Africa Operating Unit (AOU), shaping the future safety culture for The Coca-Cola System in the region.
• This pivotal role will advance operational excellence while embedding safety as a core business value, influencing across a complex network of bottling partners, internal leaders, and global stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities
Strategic Health & Safety Leadership:

• Define, execute, and continuously evolve the AOU’s Occupational Health & Safety (H&S) strategy, ensuring alignment with global frameworks, Long Range Plans (LRP), and Annual Business Plans (ABP).
• Champion safety culture transformation through visionary leadership, ensuring a “Zero is Possible” mindset and embedding H&S as a competitive advantage.
• Integrate safety into business outcomes, influencing investment decisions, innovation pipelines, and operational design.
• Implement global H&S systems and governance structures, ensuring compliance with KORE requirements and occupational license-to-operate regulations.
• Lead the adoption of cutting-edge safety technologies and process innovations from high performing external industries (e.g., oil & gas, chemical, automotive, pharma).

Risk & Crisis Management:

• Lead Incident Management & Crisis Resolution (IMCR) processes for the AOU, ensuring preparedness, proactive risk identification, and rapid response to protect people, operations, and brand reputation.
• Maintain robust Technical Risk Management Framework (TRMF) and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) integration, with actionable mitigation plans across manufacturing, logistics, innovation, and marketplace operations.
• Partner with PACS, Strategic Security, and franchise system leadership on risk mitigation, scenario planning, and high impact decision making.

Business Continuity:

• Own and implement the AOU Business Continuity Plan (BCP) to ensure operational recovery during disruptions.
• Coordinate cross functional recovery teams and external bottler partners for synchronized effective responses.
• Keep leadership informed via clear, concise, and timely status reporting.

Stakeholder Engagement & Influence:

• Engage with senior internal and external leaders, industry associations, and regulatory bodies to drive alignment and share best practices.
• Communicate with impact across multiple levels — from executive boardrooms to plant floor teams — adjusting style and messaging accordingly.
• Negotiate and align on safety priorities where strategic or operational interests may differ.

People & Capability Development:

• Build and empower a high performing H&S team; mentor, coach, and enable others to lead safety effectively at all levels.
• Establish the AOU as a regional center of excellence for safety knowledge, benchmarking, and capability development.
• Foster cross system, cross functional collaboration to ensure “One Team” execution and shared accountability for safety goals.

Experience & Expertise

• 8–10+ years senior leadership in Technical/H&S operations, with proven success in cultural transformation and change leadership.
• Background from high safety maturity industries (energy, chemicals, manufacturing, automotive, pharma) strongly preferred.
• End to end Occupational Health & Safety leadership, covering manufacturing, logistics, and marketplace environments.
• Experience influencing in a complex, global, and matrixed system without direct authority.
• Proven track record of cross regional, cross functional leadership and delivering strategic plans in alignment with global business objectives.
• Strong knowledge of H&S management systems, risk management frameworks, compliance requirements, and crisis response best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with executives, franchise partners, and regulatory or industry bodies.

Skills:

• Crisis Management; Risk Management; Safety Management; Safety Programs; Franchise Leadership; People Leadership; Business Continuity Crisis Management (Inactive); Business Continuity Planning (BCP); Handling Crisis Situations

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Job Title: Director, Channel Strategy, Traditional Trade & Wholesale

Job Requisition ID: R-127148
Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time
% of Travel: 00% - 25%

Focus, Scope & Impact
Mastery Of (Required):

• Commercial Channel Strategy
• Planning & Execution Channel & Shopper/Trade Marketing Leadership & Influence at Senior Level Analytics/Data-Based Decision Making Operational Experience

Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

• Leadership
• Marketing Campaigns
• Marketing Strategies
• Media Planning
• Microsoft Office
• People Management
• Price Management
• Product Roadmapping
• Promotional Strategies
• Sales Analysis
• Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Teamwork, User Experience Analysis

Broad Expertise In (Good to Have)

• Customer Management Bottler Experience VTM/RGM Marketing

Skills:

• Brand Management
• Category Management
• Communication
• Competitor Analysis
• Digital Marketing
• Finance Strategy
• Financial Forecasting
• Integrated Marketing

What We Can Do For You

• Iconic Brand: Work on the most recognized brand in the world and be part of developing the brands next chapter.
• Exposure to World Class Leaders: Availability to global marketing leaders that will expand your network and exposure you to emerging digital platforms and marketing insights.
• Creative Team Culture: Be inspired by the best brand leaders and agencies in the world, which creates a creative culture that supports taking risks and innovation.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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