Join the Coca-Cola Company, a global brand that has been innovating and evolving since 1886, and become a part of our inspiring brand strategies. We are currently seeking a Senior Brand Manager, Minute Maid who is creative, innovative, and inspirational to refresh the world. This role requires a high level of collaboration, working effectively with various stakeholders including brand team members, agencies, customer teams, innovation, R&D, and commercial leadership. If you are strategic, driven, and collaborative, we want to hear from you.
What You'll Do for Us:
Writing short and/or long-term business/brand plans, identifying business objectives, strategies, key initiatives and performance measurements.
Developing marketing plans which support strategic initiatives to deliver annual business plan.
Project development in conjunction with functions, especially our bottler system and franchise partners.
Developing and communicating written briefs for use by agencies and directing their work activities.
Assessing consumer opportunities that are currently untapped by leveraging consumer research and in-market performance.
Assisting in developing portfolio strategies across brands/categories.
Providing on-going business analysis to identify and prioritize brand-building opportunities.
Developing annual brand business reviews, as well as growth platforms and brand roles.
Recommending brand budgets and investment allocation.
Building a clearly defined positioning for new offerings, new categories entrants/brands.
Leading alignment on the brand initiatives with key functions and bottler marketing, sales and technical teams.
Presentations of business results for marketing manager, regional manager and divisions.
Recommendation and analysis of trends and key initiatives to the management team and bottlers that will drive brand growth.
Qualifications & Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Business (preferred) but open for other fields
5+ years of experience in brand management.
Experience with Nielsen or IRI, Bases and other quantitative research tools and a passion for understanding consumer behavior.
Experience in product innovation (project management, product development, basic portfolio and innovation strategy principles) ideally in Consumer Package Goods (CPGs)
Basic to mid level understanding of finance fundamentals of marketing (P&L management)
Knowledge of procedures and media used to drive increased volume and brand equity.
Knowledge of and ability to apply marketing concepts and methodologies.
Ability to manage and inspire agency performance.
Making consumers and their needs the primary focus of the business.
Knowledge of the creative brief development process.
Ability to evaluate creative concepts and executions based on creativity, strategic alignment and consumer impact.
Ability to utilize syndicated, custom, and secondary research to identify opportunities
What We Can Do For You:
Exposure to World Class Leaders: Availability to global technology leaders that will expand your network and exposure you to emerging technologies and techniques.
Brand Reputation: You'll have the opportunity to work with over 200+ brands worldwide.
Challenging Work: Our unique system offers constant opportunities to develop world-class skills and the opportunities to grow and develop global brands.
Join us in our journey to refresh the world and make a difference. Apply today!
Skills:
Media Planning; Leadership; Creative Process; Marketing; Analytical Thinking; Consumer Segmentation; Digital Media Strategy; Competitive Assessments; Quantitative Research; SWOT Analysis; Nielsen Data; Merchandising; Group Problem Solving; Brand Positioning; Social Media Strategies; Creative Brief Development; Brand Architecture; Channel Management