ARTD Strategy Director

We’re accelerating our momentum as the fastest growing large consumer goods company in Latin America. People are our focus when we’re collaborating with our diverse network of locally connected bottling partners, and when we’re returning every drop of water we use to communities and nature. We empower our employees to challenge the status quo, make bold recommendations, experiment and adapt, so we can grow together and make a great business even better.

What You’ll Do For Us

This role acts as a strategic business partner to the ARTD category marketing & operations leads, supporting along the strategy process, including the Opportunities Identification, Strategy and Business Tracking / course correcting. This will require the following:

• Support / lead ARTD LRP and ABP processes, including system end-to-end alignment process with Bottlers.
• Routines management (bottlers alignments, T2T, Monthly Decision Points) with adequate data/insights to guarantee focus on strategy pillars and short-term alignment to company targets.
• Performance tracking to generate insights to accelerate zones´ results delivery.
• Innovation Projects & Strategic projects: support and/or lead strategic projects such as Competitive Intelligence, Market Maturity models, Data integration & other

Qualifications & Requirements

Ability to integrate multiple insights through a broad and holistic approach, identifying opportunities and key business levers, landing into actionable strategies.

This role acts as a strategic business partner to the ARTD Leads, supporting end to end from Strategy Formulation to Business Performance Tracking, partnering with Marketing, Finance and Commercial teams.

Related Work Experience

• +12 years of experience in Business Development roles, such as Strategy, Planning, Insights, Consulting, among others.
• Proven trajectory of collaborating and influencing multifunctional peers, and experience interacting and influencing senior management roles.
• Able to work in a diverse cultural environment, efficient communicator and influencer.

Functional Skills

Mastery Of (Required)

• Strategic thinking: integrate diverse business insights and connecting the dots to develop holistic approach.
• Problem framing & solving and PMO: ability to structure and coordinate / lead cross functional complex analysis, initiatives, or efforts.
• Industry and competitive assessment: business and execution strategy.?
• Write and present effectively; adjust to fit the audience with appropriate and relevant messaging.
• Solid business acumen skills: to translate data and insights to help inform key business decisions. It is a must to have solid hard skills on data tools.

Broad Expertise In (Good To Have)

• Prioritization: prioritize through a pragmatic fact-based approach, handling trade-offs, balancing immediate and long-term priorities.
• Deep experience with multifunctional projects impacting a larger system.
• Strategic consulting experience and or experience with agile ways of working.
• Stakeholder management: identify, influence, align and engage key stakeholders.

Communication Focus

• This role is responsible for the ARTD Strategy and Business Performance Tracking. This involves a fluid interaction partnering with functional peers, while also supporting, communicating and influencing senior management levels.
• Negotiation, influence and communication skills to align strategies as well as build value-based relationships are essential.
• Synthesis and storytelling: Communicate, influence and convince stakeholders through a structured, fact base and action-oriented storytelling.

Languages

• Fluent English and advanced Spanish (desirable)

Location & work model:

This Is a Latam Position, Preferably For

• São Paulo, Brazil
• San Jose, Costa Rica
• Mexico City, Mexico

Travel required: Yes, approximately 20%

What We Can Do For You

• Iconic & Innovative Brands: Our portfolio represents over 250 products with some of the most popular brands in the world, including Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, Powerade, Fuzetea and more!
• Expansive & Diverse Customers: We work with a diversified group of customers which range from retail & grocery outlets, theme parks, movie theatres, and restaurants.
• Purpose Driven:?Purpose driven approach that empowers our people to protect the environment and communities we serve while delivering safe & quality products.??
• Global Connections:?Allows you to develop, enhance and maintain global connections that allow us to move faster and learn from others.??
• Community of Belonging:?We’re an organization that believes our ability to continually grow and build the right atmosphere where people feel safe and empowered, lets you bring your best self to work.??

Skills

Distribution Operations Management; Business Plan Implementation; Annual Business Planning; Customer Relationship Management (CRM); Financial Performance Management; Teamwork; Negotiation; Channels Strategy; Contract Management; Strategic Leadership; Capacity Planning

Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:30

Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.