Senior Brand Manager – Tanzania The Coca-Cola Company
LOCATION:Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania – TZA
POST DATE:1/25/2019
JOB TYPE:FULL TIME
JOB LEVEL:01. Regular
POST END DATE: February 4 – 2019
Job ID: R-23615
Position Overview:
- Carry out comprehensive brand/business analysis leveraging on available research data & insights and other market intelligence to: i) feed into the development of marketing and business strategies, through the strategic & annual business planning and brand planning process, ii) track brand performance in terms of volume and equity on a monthly basis for both internal use and bottler reviews
- Lead the end-to-end execution of integrated marketing programs for specific campaigns by brand. This involves project leadership & management, development of business & creative briefs, cross-functional collabaration within KO and with Bottling Partners, agency management, compliance with Brand BVA, VIS & design principles
- Contribute to innovation projects in line with the pre-determined pipeline, using Cokeworks, with cross-functional collaboration with Franchise Innovations Manager & other functions, as well as bottling partners
- Interface with the bottling partners for the implementation of integrated marketing programs & innovation projects, with set routines for meetings, market visits, consumer immersions, after action reviews
- Manage & track DME spend in compliance to purchasing policy as well as monitor brand contribution
- Ensure compliance with responsible marketing guidelines and legal requirements in execution of marketing programs
Function Specific Activities:
Duties/Responsibilities:
Brand/Business Analysis:
- For SBP & ABP/Brand Planning
- Monthly performance tracking
Execution of Marketing Programs:
- Project leadership & management of Marketing Programs
- Development of business briefs
- Cross-functional collaboration: KO Marketing, Franchise IMC team & other Franchise functions, BU central marketing, Bottling Partners, Agencies
- Execution plan development & implementation
- Management of Project DME
- Management of Agency by Project (execution, GRV, invoicing)
- After action review
Implementation of Innovation pipeline:
- Contribute to Innovation projects
- Cross-functional collaboration with Franchise teams, other KO functions & Bottling partners
- Launch plan development & execution
- After action review
Collaboration with Bottling partners:
- For execution of Marketing programs & Innovation projects
- Set routines for status meeting, NPD, market & consumer visits
- Progress reviews of marketing campaign & innovation performance, with corrective actions where required
Governance:
- Manage DME spend in compliance with purchasing policy – timeliness in contracts, cost estimates for raising of POs, approval prior to start of activity, GRV with all relevant justification document
- Track DME spend vs. budget – including actual & assigned, open PO management on monthly basis with P2P team
- Compliance with purchasing policy & LCOA is required, as well as legal & responsible marketing guidelines
Qualification:
- Brand/Consumer marketing experience, customer marketing/commercial experience
Job Requirements:
Years of Experience:
Growth Behaviors:
- GROWTH MINDSET: Demonstrates curiosity. Welcomes failure as a learning opportunity.
- SMART RISK: Makes bold decisions/recommendations.
- EXTERNALLY FOCUSED: Understands the upstream and downstream implications of his/her work. Tracks and shares external trends, best practices or ideas.
- PERFORMANCE DRIVEN AND ACCOUNTABLE: Has high performance standards. Outperforms her/his peers.
- FAST/AGILE: Removes barriers to move faster. Experiments and adapts. Thrives under pressure and fast pace.
- EMPOWERED: Brings solutions instead of problems. Challenges the status quo. Has the courage to take an unpopular stance.
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