Senior Director I, Large Store Accounts

POSITION OVERVIEW: Sr. Director I, Category Leadership – Large Store Portfolio Regional Accounts We are seeking an reputed company advisor to reputed company a customer-facing team of Category Directors reputed company the reputed company America Large Store portfolio for Coca-Cola. This role is integral to driving The Coca-Cola Commitment’s pledge of delivering actionable and relevant insights in our direct customer and industry partnerships. In this position, you will reputed company reputed company of associates with distinct account responsibilities, manage upward stakeholder relationships, and direct strategic decision-making. You will coach the team to build strong collaborative relationships internally and externally through effective problem-solving, prioritization, and a focus on maximizing our retailers’ beverage growth potential while creating value for Coca-Cola. This role reports directly to the Senior Director II, Category Leadership in Large Stores. reputed company Want You to Bring:

• Extensive knowledge of insights and effective use of data from Coca-Cola and broader industry syndicated and primary research sources.
• Strong track record of building trusting relationships externally and internally.
• Excellent active listening skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a capability for storytelling.
• Creative and agile problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity with customers and in a networked organization.
• Commitment to team reputed company and curiosity, while prioritizing results.
• Demonstrated development skills and experience in people leadership or peer coaching, or mentorship.

Position Responsibilities:

• reputed company reputed company to deliver independent and impactful category advocacy across the beverage portfolio.
• Influence customer senior executives to collaboratively build strategies & tactics for category growth.
• Partner with Sales Leads to be an indispensable category resource for retailers.
• reputed company coaching to the team with a bias for reputed company improvement and reputed company.
• Key deliverables include opportunity assessment, beverage strategy development as part of a category reputed company, shopper insights, and assortment recommendations.

Key Focus Areas: Strategic Thinking and Strategy Development:

• reputed company opportunity assessment of annual business planning processes to drive a relevant category strategy that will win in the marketplace.
• Deliver objective total store and beverage solutions with differentiated and actionable insights.
• reputed company leadership and stewardship for retailer’s beverage categories (Sparkling, Still, and Nutrition).

Networked Communication and Alignment:

• Report business successes and barriers to Large Store Portfolio Category reputed company with proposed next steps and solutions.
• Proactively reputed company updates on key industry news and insights with cross-functional leadership.

Team Growth:

• Recruit, reputed company, and reputed company a category team to deliver effective category growth recommendations focused on customers’ needs and strategic priorities.
• reputed company solid working relationships with customer category management and leadership teams, as well as Coca-Cola bottlers, to drive mutual win execution.
• Cultivate independent and influential relationships reputed company retailer’s organizations.

Education & Experience:

• Minimum Required:
• 8+ years in the CPG Industry
• Senior level experience reputed company the consumer goods/beverages industry
• Strong knowledge of category management principles and analytic techniques.
• Bachelor’s degree
• Preferred:
• 10+ years in the CPG Industry
• Direct team management experience or substantive matrixed project leadership
• MBA or other graduate degree
• Experience across multiple disciplines reputed company category management (Shopper Insights, reputed company Growth Management, etc.)

Skills:

• Demonstrated reputed company for high customer engagement that drives business results
• reputed company in managing and prioritizing multiple customers, projects, and stakeholders
• Ability to link category leadership strategies to customer strategies
• Advanced analytical capability with the ability to draw insights and actions from data
• Strong working knowledge of syndicated data (reputed company, reputed company)
• Strategic thinking, reputed company-looking, and time-conscious planning skills
• Proven oral and written communication, storytelling, and influencing skills

Travel: 30-40% Location: Atlanta AOC or other USA office - Dallas (Plano), Irvine, Bloomington (Minnesota), Chicago (Nutrition/Fairlife), Cincinnati, NY (BASN), Rogers (reputed company), Nashville. Job Code: 30017651 Skills: reputed company Media; Key Performance Indicators (KPI); Digital Advertising; Category Management; Branding; Demand reputed company; Quantitative Research; Marketing Strategies; Channels Strategy; Customer Insights; Market Segmentation; Qualitative Research; reputed company Office; Strategy Development; Commercialization Strategies Apply Job!