Director, Franchise Sparkling, CCPB

Summary: Director, Franchise Operations Sparkling, South Africa Franchise     Reports to Senior Director, Franchise Operations, CCPB   Location: Cape Town     A successful Director, Franchise Operations Sparkling is one who can lead a system agenda, across organizational levels and execute plans which enables business growth, volume share growth and enhance profitability within their country/area/region for the sparkling category     What You will Do:     Lead elevation of business in the Sparkling Category towards long term vision/strategy as per LRP/ABP objectives/metrics.      Lead bottler relationships in their country/area/region across functions and levels of organization and represent system agenda/narrative.    Assess overall business performance in their country/area/region and collaborate across systems to assess commercial and marketing strategies   plans and investments   and opportunities to drive profitable and balanced growth, with strong focus on Volume, Revenue, and Market Share.    Implement,   execute   and measure the plans for the sparkling category   to drive   excellence   Develop Best Practices on sparkling initiatives to share across the Franchise   Drive system readiness   with marketing and   commercial   execution teams to   lead execution of business plans within their region, including go to market, commercial and OBPPC strategies and plans.    Sense and provide intel on execution challenges and areas where channel/commercial   plans   needs   to pivot based on market needs .    Be present in stores and with bottler teams to coach and   identify   areas of capability/plan/tool improvements needed to execute with excellence .

Requirement s     Bachelors   degree in business or related fields    >5+ years of leadership experience in senior commercial or operational roles. Operational roles are   advantageous     Leadership and management experience, as a highly efficient communicator and influencer at all levels    Experience within the CPG industry is an added advantage              Knowledge/Skills Requirements     Strong Leadership,   Influence   and communication at senior levels and within complex matrix network     Strategic Thinking     Solid end to end Commercial / operational Acumen    Strong Data Driven Decision Making    Agility and Resilience         What We Can Do for You:      You will be part of the Africa franchise team. Together, in pursuit of our Company Vision to craft LOVED BRANDS, done SUSTAINABLY, FOR A BETTER SHARED FUTURE, we will:    Leverage our BOUNDERLESS NETWORK    Make our CUTURE Code inevitable    Build   strong   CAPABILTIES    Change the DNA of our organization to becoming ADAPTABLE                  Skills: Location(s): South Africa City/Cities: Johannesburg Travel Required: 00% - 25% Relocation Provided: No Job Posting End Date: August 24, 2026 Our Purpose and Growth Culture: We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision  to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.