Job Description 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.
Role Requirements
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 AfricaCity/Cities:
JohannesburgTravel Required:
00% - 25%Relocation Provided:
NoJob Posting End Date:
August 24, 2026Our 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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field
- More than five years of leadership experience in senior commercial or operational roles
- Leadership and management experience with strong communication and influencing skills
- Experience within the CPG industry
- Strong leadership, influence, and communication skills within complex matrix organizations
- Strategic thinking
- End-to-end commercial or operational acumen
- Strong data-driven decision-making skills
- Agility and resilience
The Coca-Cola Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The Coca-Cola Company and has not been reviewed or approved by The Coca-Cola Company.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are positioned as a standout, combining a 401(k) match with a company-funded cash-balance pension and an employee stock purchase plan match that together materially increase long-term package value.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and feature-rich, including national medical coverage plus specialized add-ons like virtual care, second opinions, oncology navigation, fertility support, and chronic-condition programs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits are outlined with structured vacation accrual that increases with tenure and a holiday program that includes both set and floating days.
The Coca-Cola Company Insights
What We Do
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a total beverage company, offering over 500 brands in more than 200 countries and territories. In addition to the company’s Coca-Cola brands, our portfolio includes some of the world’s most valuable beverage brands, such as AdeS soy-based beverages, Ayataka green tea, Dasani waters, Del Valle juices and nectars, Fanta, Georgia coffee, Gold Peak teas and coffees, Honest Tea, innocent smoothies and juices, Minute Maid juices, Powerade sports drinks, Simply juices, smartwater, Sprite, vitaminwater and ZICO coconut water.
