Senior Manager, Commercial Strategy & Innovation

at  CocaCola Canada Bottling Limited

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of commercial, sales, or marketing experience.
• Strategic & analytical thinking: demonstrated thought-leadership.
• Ability to draw insights and develop strategies grounded in facts.
• Intermediate Excel skills (pivot tables, functions, formulas, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex organizational structures.
• Ability to present to stakeholders at all levels of organization including senior leadership.
• Brand Strategy / Brand Marketing experience is an asset.
• Experience leading people in a cross-functional environment is an asset.
• Relevant Masters degree an asset.

ABOUT US: PROUDLY CANADIAN AND INDEPENDENTLY OWNED, WE ARE COKE CANADA!

Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited is Canada’s premier bottling company. We are an independently owned business encompassing over 5,800 associates, more than 50 sales and distribution centers, and 5 production facilities nationwide. For more information about Coke Canada Bottling, please visit cokecanada.com

• Lead the Commercial Strategy for Coke Canada and work with our Brand Partners on the ideation around growth and innovation.
• Create overall growth plans by category (sources of growth), ensuring category targets are in line with our strategic goals and brand expectations.
• Collaborate with Brand Partners on annual commercial planning process.
• Act as a key Coke Canada lead with Brand Commercial and Marketing teams, aligning on calendar of activities, market programs and focus periods.
• Act as commercial category subject matter expert, including identifying needs for market-specific initiatives, risks and opportunities.
• Analyze business results, assess opportunities, and identify and lead the development of gap closing plans with the commercial execution, revenue growth management and sales teams.
• Manage portfolio optimization and innovation pipeline and all associated activities for the commercialization of new products and skus, working with Brand Partners to optimize existing package/flavour assortment in line with relevant consumer insights, and ensuring new Coke Canada SKUs are all profitable, commercially viable, and executed successfully in market.