Senior Manager, Category Commercial

About This Opportunity

In this role you will be responsible for managing and delivering the annual category business plans, thought leadership for the category, and managing the pipeline of innovation and all associated activities, as well as the management of one direct report.

Responsibilities

•    Provide thought leadership and act as the voice of the categories
•    Identify sources of growth plans by category for the business plan
•    Analyze business results, assess opportunities, and identify and lead the development of gap-closing plans 
•    Manage the innovation pipeline and all associated activities for the categories:  optimize existing package/flavour assortment in line with relevant consumer insights and ensure new Coke Canada SKUs are all profitable, commercially viable, and executed successfully in the market
 

Qualifications

•    6+ years of commercial, sales, or marketing experience 
•    Demonstrated experience leading in a cross-functional environment
•    Strategic & analytical thinking; demonstrated thought-leadership
•    Ability to draw insights and develop strategies grounded in facts
•    Demonstrated ability to navigate complex organizational structures
•    Ability to present and discuss with stakeholders at all levels of an organization, including senior leadership
•    Experience leading people is an asset
•    Relevant post-secondary is an asset
 

About Us

Proudly Canadian and Independently Owned, we are Coke Canada Bottling!

Coke Canada Bottling is Canada's premier bottling company. We are an independently owned business encompassing over 5,800 associates, more than 50 sales and distribution centres, and five production facilities nationwide.

We have a 120-year heritage of manufacturing, marketing, selling, and distributing the major branded ready-to-drink products Canadians love. We pride ourselves on building diverse and sustainable relationships with our customers, consumers, stakeholders, and communities through our shared values: lead with an entrepreneurial mindset, collaboration, integrity, accountability, quality and safety.

Our brands include: Coca-Cola®, Diet Coke®, Coca-Cola® Zero Sugar, Sprite®, Fanta®, Barq's®, NESTEA®, POWERADE®, Minute Maid®, DASANI® and vitaminwater®; and our partner brands: Canada Dry®, Monster Energy®, and A&W®.

Important

All offers of employment at Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited (“Coke Canada”) are conditional upon a successful background clearance obtained through our contracted third-party vendor. The standard clearance requirements depend on the position and may include some or all of the following: criminal clearance, employment verification, education verification, and driver’s abstract review. Please advise the Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions or concerns in regard to any of the foregoing once you are contacted for further consideration.

Coke Canada Bottling is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce with several programs, policies and resources in place to support our people. For individuals requiring accommodations or support throughout the recruitment process please contact our Talent Acquisition Services team by calling 1-844-383-2653 or email HR@cokecanada.com.