Coca-Cola Company Fresh Job Recruitment

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is the world's largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands.

At The Coca-Cola Company you can cultivate your career in a challenging and dynamic environment. We are the largest manufacturer and distributor of nonalcoholic drinks in the world-selling more than 1 billion drinks a day. Unlock your full potential with a future-focused company that is known and respected throughout the world.

We recruiting to fill the position below:


Job Title:  Customer & Commercial Analyst

Job ID: 38929
Location: Lagos
Job type: Full Time

Position Overview

• Interprets Volume/Value, Knowledge & Insights, Marketing Commercial and customer performance metrics and reaches informed conclusions on underlying trends and root causes.
• Is able to identify and summarize key issues and Identify inconsistencies and irregularities in market data and narratives Ensures consistency of Customer & Commercial reporting across the multiple franchise, BU and corporate stakeholders.

Key Duties/Responsibilities
Commercial Data Analytics

Performance Tracking (20%):

• Capture business plan commitments by market across volume, revenue, K&I and commercial.
• Capture consumer marketing calendar and programs for the year
• Track and consolidate actual volume, revenue, K&I and commercial metrics
• Prepare weekly/monthly/quarterly narrative & performance presentation after resolving irregularities and inconsistencies.
• Prepare & update C&CL commercial metrics and narratives for key group and corporate stakeholders.
• Prepare & update BU, Group and Corporate C&CL operations dashboards
• Prepare Market and Commercial Insights as well as Macro Economics summaries for all markets and categories
• Manage function budgets and financial obligations in partnership with finance.

Commercial Project Coordination & Collaboration (20%):

• Consolidate charters and plans for all key commercial projects and initiatives and ensure alignment with BU strategy.
• Consolidate updates from various commercial subject matter experts as well as franchise commercial managers against the committed plans.
• Liaise with IT function to setup online communication and collaboration workspaces, upload content and manage updates for the CCL team.

Customer Data Analytics (40%):

• Data collection and Analytics and Mining with narratives & performance presentation
  • Ensure on time collection and reporting of data from all WABU Markets
  • WABU Organized Trade franchise Volume/Revenue/Outlets Report – Monthly
  • WABU top 30 Reports - Quarterly
  • EAG top 15 Customers - Quarterly
  • EAG top 30 Customers – Quarterly
  • BULT Customer Performance Report - Monthly
• Develop platform to Capture total organized trade volumes/ Revenues in WABU
• Develop the scanning data module in the dashboard; collect organize scanning data from selected customers and develop reports to be used in the monthly and quarterly reviews
• Provides all the necessary support to the Global Account teams (e.g. data analytics, market insights etc.)

Business Plan Development inputs and Adhoc (20%):

• Prepare Business Plan Schedules Metrics – Volume, Outlet creation, Cooler Investment, Outlet Segmentation, sales force etc capturing current reality vs. annual and strategic (3 year) business plans.
• Prepare Ad hoc BP schedules as required.

Ad hoc function requests:

• Prepare ad hoc analysis and presentations in support of CCL director as requested
• Liaise with suppliers and bottlers.

Communication Complexities:

• Within The Company:
  • C&CL Subject Matter Experts, Franchise C&CL Managers (strategy insights, status updates, guidance, coaching)
  • Franchise Manager, Operational Marketing Manager (market feedback, status updates)
  • Marketing Associates (track deployment and execution of marketing programs)
  • Sales Analyst (Track and report on volume performance)

Outside The Company:

• Bottler Middle Management (track execution of BBP commitments)
• Bottler Customers, wholesalers and retailers (track execution of BBP in the trade)

Judgement and Decision Making:

• Is able to provide relevant and appropriate insights and recommendations based on a firm grasp of commercial principles, franchise current reality and operating context.

Innovation:

• Read market data, provide analysis to leadership team for decision making.

Qualifications/Competencies/Skills
Technical Skills:

• Development of administrative and operational reports and scorecards
• Strong analytical skills
• Advanced skills in MS Excel, MS Power point and MS Project
• Working knowledge of building workgroup databases using MS Access or equivalent tools.
• Experience in setting up team collaboration workspaces on SharePoint or equivalent tools.
• Working knowledge of SAP Warehousing and Business Consolidation.

Generic Competencies:

• Building Value Based Relationships, Manage Bottler Relationships at appropriate level
• Building Sustainable Organizational Capabilities
• Leveraging and Respecting Others
• Problem Analysis / Problem Solving
• Work in Teams
• Project Management Process
• Translate Information and Data
• Manage Budgets
• Integrity

Related Experience Requirements/Qualifications:

• 2-3 years experience within a FMCG Company. Functional experience within an operational function would be an advantage.
• Experience and/or training in information systems.
• Certification in MS Excel and/or MS Access.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Economics or Information Systems preferred.

Cultural Diversity:

• Ability to balance interaction at multiple levels from at times Bottler Middle Management to retailers requires cultural sensitivity.
• Cultural diversity specifics will depend on assigned geography characteristics

Travel Requirement:

• Minimal

Application Closing Date
18th January, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online