Senior Director, Frontline Marketing , East and Central Africa

Job Description

Senior Director, Frontline Marketing , East and Central Africa

As a key member of our team, you’ll:

• Align With Bottlers: Collaborate closely with bottlers to align on marketing priorities, leveraging consumer insights and strategic plans to achieve shared objectives.
• Strategize and Innovate: Provide critical input on portfolio strategies and brand plans, identifying local innovation opportunities and guiding the commercialization of new projects.
• Amplify Our Voice: Lead the localization and amplification of integrated marketing campaigns, ensuring they resonate with our diverse consumer base.
• Lead With Excellence: Review and approve marketing plans, oversee local activations, and showcase best practices that can be scaled across regions.
• Build Strong Relationships: Develop and maintain relationships with key bottlers, ensuring alignment and support for our marketing agenda.
• Guide Your Team: Lead your team through situational coaching and talent development, driving towards success as measured by volume, share, and profit.

Who You Are:

• You hold a Bachelor’s degree in marketing or a related field.
• You bring 12-15 years of significant marketing and leadership experience, preferably within the food and beverage sector.
• You have direct experience with marketing activations and a deep understanding of business and commercial acumen.
• Your experience includes working with external partners, cross-functional and cross-geographical teams.
• You are adept at developing relationships, coordinating marketing activities, and guiding media buying processes.

What We Can Do For You 

• Challenging Work: Our unique global system offers constant opportunities to develop world-class skills and a truly international career. 
• 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. 

Senior Director, Frontline Marketing , East and Central Africa