Strategy Integrator Lead- Mexico North Region - ARCA

Job Description Summary:

As Strategy Integrator Lead, you will lead the strategy agenda for the Arca Continental bottler in the Mexico region. You will enable performance results grounded in market insights, provide continuous support to operations, and act as guardian of the Long Range Plan — connecting functions and systems so that strategy translates into execution on the ground.

• Architect the planning cycle: Lead the Annual Business Plan, Long Range Planning, and Moonshots processes, driving a high degree of alignment and cascading Operating Unit plans and targets down to zones and countries to ensure strategy deployment. Act as the network link between functions and bottler.

• Run key business routines: Manage bottler alignments, Top-to-Top meetings, and Monthly Business Reviews with the right data and insights to keep the organization focused on strategy pillars and aligned to short-term company targets.

• Focus the system on value: Help the operations team prioritize the high-value opportunities that drive profitable growth. Diagnose and track the category/market combinations that allow us to gain share across categories and territories.

• Bring fact-based strategy to the ground: Use a fact-based, strategic approach to identify insights, strategies, and leading-edge solutions that strengthen local, granular strategy with actionable levers.

• Build analytical capability: Leverage and develop analytical tools that help Operations and partner functions generate key insights and manage day-to-day operations.

• Connect and scale best practices: Capture and network best practices across the system, importing and exporting good ideas while managing uncertainty and multiple senior stakeholders.

• Keep leadership informed: Update the Strategy leadership team on on-the-ground initiatives and challenges.

• Team: Leads a team of 3 associates; indirectly influences Mexico franchise operations teams

• 10+ years of business and/or functional experience in operations- or strategy-related areas, gained in consulting firms and/or the consumer goods industry.

• Proven track record of collaborating with and influencing multifunctional peers.

• Experienced people manager with strong leadership capability, able to lead a multi-country team in a diverse cultural environment; an efficient communicator and influencer.

• Ability to perform in high-pressure situations and navigate ambiguity.

• Negotiation, influence & communication: Align strategies and build value-based relationships through sensitive situations, typically with bottlers. Manage complex relationships, align diverse interests, and navigate ambiguity across senior stakeholders.

• Synthesis & storytelling: Communicate, influence, and convince stakeholders through structured, fact-based, action-oriented storytelling.

• Business acumen: Translate data and insights into recommendations that inform key business decisions, bringing an outside-in perspective that keeps teams grounded.

• Problem framing & problem-solving: Structure strategic questions, evaluate scenarios, and support leadership in high-impact decisions. Structure and lead complex cross-functional analyses and initiatives.

• Strategic thinking: Integrate diverse business insights and connect the dots to develop holistic approaches.

• Decision-making: Make informed decisions under pressure, factoring in the implications for the company's performance in the market.

• Franchise leadership: Drive conversations toward practical application and leverage connections across the Coca-Cola System network.

• Systemic thinking: Experience with large-scale organizational change and global capability implementation; comfortable with ambiguity and willing to challenge the status quo.

• Cross-functional collaboration: Work effectively across functions in a networked organization.

• Digital expertise: Strong command of digital tools to enhance day-to-day work.

• People leadership & coaching: Develop talent and provide direction, feedback, and coaching in a complex, matrixed environment.

• Innovation: Think outside the box to keep the business ahead of competitors; open to experimenting and taking calculated risks.

• Organization & focus: Prioritize through a pragmatic, fact-based approach, handling trade-offs and balancing immediate and long-term priorities.

• External focus: Engagement with external networks of Agile and continuous-improvement practitioners.

• Iconic & innovative brands: Our portfolio spans more than 250 products, including some of the most popular brands in the world — Coca-Cola, Sprite, Mundet, Powerade, Santa Clara, Del Valle, Fuze Tea, and more.

• Expansive & diverse customers: We serve a diversified customer base ranging from retail and grocery outlets to theme parks, movie theaters, and restaurants.

• Purpose driven: A purpose-driven approach that empowers our people to protect the environment and the communities we serve while delivering safe, quality products.

• Global connections: Develop and maintain global connections that help us move faster and learn from others.

• Community of belonging: We believe in continually growing and building an atmosphere where people feel safe and empowered to bring their best selves to work.

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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.