Country Manager Ukraine

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Job Description Summary:

• Lead the Ukrainian & Moldovan Franchise Operations with full end-to-end responsibility including setting the short/long term destination, growth ambition, portfolio management, RGM & commercial execution, internal & external stakeholder management.
• Deliver Ukraine & Moldova Business Plan commitments – lead annual business planning together with the local bottling partner (Coc-Cola Hellenic), manage ongoing business, decide on corrective actions or acceleration plans to ensure results are delivered
• Manage the 50/50 and local brands’ P&L
• Deliver the commercial development agenda, focus on “big wins” which offer transformational change to the financial performance of the system – RGM, OBPPC, Shopper Marketing

• Lead office engagement plans and ensure a highly motivated and engaged team

• 15 years of Business and/or functional experience in Operation/Strategy related areas  
• Proven trajectory as leader of leaders and influencing a senior leadership team
• People manager with excellent leadership capability, able to work in a diverse cultural environment, highly efficient communicator and influencer at all levels
• Must have robust understanding of system dynamics, business strategy, portfolio management and end-end execution
• Must be a master in the extraction of actionable commercial insights and development of competitive strategies and initiatives  
• Have solid risk management and contingency planning skills
• Lead end to end alignment of country integrated execution plan process with Bottling partners
• Capture and network best practices, import and export good ideas
• Role model the “Leadership in the Network” definition
• Multiple top-level interactions with senior management team members of KO system  
• Strong negotiation, influence and communication skills to align strategies as well as build value-based relationships through numerous sensitive situations (typically with bottler) are essential
• Ability to lead cross functional teams with non-hierarchical networks with strong collaboration and communication skills

• 10% of travel required

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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.