Location(s):

Australia

City/Cities:

North Sydney

Travel Required:

Relocation Provided:

Job Posting End Date:

October 30, 2023

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

We are recruiting a Frontline Senior Brand Manager on a permanent basis to join our Frontline Marketing team in Sydney, Australia.

Reporting to the Frontline Marketing Manager, as Senior Brand Manager you would work to shape and deliver excellent marketing strategies for the local market.

Does this sound like you?

• You’re a highly motivated and passionate marketer who likes to push boundaries in how brands are activated in market and how new product innovations are launched & executed
• You would love the challenge of finding creative ways to accelerate brand and business growth in what is already one of the biggest and most successful markets in the world for The Coca-Cola Company
• You enjoy collaborating with diverse, multi-cultural talented marketers across our global marketing network to execute never been done before brand ideas
• You’re a master brand storyteller who can rally various stakeholders across all levels of the organization towards raising the levels of brand campaign and activation execution and brand performance
• You don’t care where ideas come from but you find fulfillment in turning those ideas from good to great through brilliant activations and executions
• You thrive in a dynamic, challenging environment; you can simplify and provide clarity in situations that are ‘grey’

As the Frontline Senior Brand Manager, you will:

• Manage bottler alignment on the marketing agenda: portfolio priorities and category/brand strategies and plans (objectives, DME investments, success metrics and activity calendars, including Innovation projects and IMX Campaigns) in partnership with Local Commercial team and Franchise Leadership.
• Work closely with OU category teams and provide market input to ensure multi-country brand programs, innovation projects and the overall brand strategy meet local needs.
• Input into End-2-End consumer & shopper engagement strategy and identify region specific engagement opportunities
• Actively work on regional market development to ensure the right implementation of projects.
• Manage brand activation & Integration at the local level, including POS activations & promos and experiential marketing and events (leveraging mkt assets), in coordination with bottlers
• Lead transcreation, localization and real-time amplification of IMX campaigns within the region, working directly with agencies partners across ATL & BTL.
• Support the System in Customer & Shopper marketing agenda, maintaining strong relationships with key customers .

Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate:

• Significant marketing and leadership experience (8-10 years)

• Direct experience with marketing activation

• Business, commercial, and financial acumen

• Experience working with external partners (bottlers and customers) is preferred

• Experience working in cross -functional incl. key account teams and cross-geographical teams.

Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Brand Architecture, Brand Positioning, Channel Management, Competitive Assessments, Consumer Segmentation, Creative Process, Digital Media Strategy, Leadership, Marketing Strategies, Media Planning, Problem Solving, Quantitative Research, Social Media Strategies, SWOT Analysis

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.