Coca-Cola Company

Senior Director, Innovation and Beverage Strategy

US - GA - Atlanta · Director

Sponsorship not specified$25k-$50kDetected 4 days ago

A/B TestingProduct StrategyProject ManagementSalesBusiness DevelopmentSupply ChainResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationPublic Speaking

About the role

This role requires a passion for thinking outside the box, working in a fast-paced environment and having a sense of tenacity and perseverance.
This leader should love product development and innovation and have a genuine curiosity for category and beverage trends.

Manage innovation budgets in partnership with local markets.
Lead the creation and execution of product and innovation related custom research in partnership with agency partners and OU experts (BASES, CLT, Brand/Product Fit Research such as Zappi).
Lead development of Innovation Pipeline:
Innovation: Ideates, co-creates and drives experimentation and development of solutions that maximize access to our portfolio and accelerate growth.
Communication with Influence: Creates and shares compelling communication that inspires and engages. Leverages knowledge and expertise to drive and influence business outcomes.
Network Collaboration: Build and collaborate effectively in teams and communities of practice across functional and geographical networks in pursuit of common mission, values, and goals.
Creative with Purpose: Fosters, develops, and leverages creative ideas and generates solutions toward value creation for our business, our customer, stakeholders, consumers, and bottling partners.
Innovation Pipeline Development: Effectively combines capabilities, resources, business priorities, and insights to develop and manage the pipeline of product, package, and/or equipment innovation.

8+ years of experience in innovation, brand or new product strategy within the consumer goods industry
Bachelor's Degree in related field or relevant job experience
Demonstrates knowledge of the product development lifecycle from idea generation to bringing a product to market.
Ability to work across the OUs and Global Strategy and Insights networks to bring in best practices, tools, and learnings.
Knowledge and ability to utilize industry and company resources alike.
Experience working with agencies and leading large bodies of research projects.
In addition, ability to present complex research projects and customize findings based on audience (e.g., presentation to leadership vs. to sales account directors).

United States of America: 174,000 USD - 200,000 USD
Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:
Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role.

A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.
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.
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