We’reaccelerating our momentum as the fastest-growing large consumer goods company in Latin America. People are our focus whenwe’recollaborating with our diverse network of locally connected bottling partners, and whenwe’rereturning every drop ofwaterwe 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 makea greatbusiness even better.

As a Strategic Planning Director, you will have the opportunity to lead Strategy agenda for the North Region bottlers in Mexico, enabling the performance results based on market insights, continuous support to operations, and being the guardians ofLong RangePlans and Moonshots.

WhatYou’llDoforUs

• Keyresponsibilities includeworking on the zone Annual Business Process, Long Range Planning & Moonshots Processes. The goal here isa highdegree of alignment and cascading down of the OU plans/targets to zones/countries, ensuring Strategy deployment. This must be done by acting as a network person linking between functions and systems.

• Routine management(bottlers alignments, T2T, Monthly Decision Points) with adequate data/insights to guarantee focus on strategy pillars and short-term alignment to company targets.

• Help the operations team ensure we are focusing on the high-value opportunities that drive profitable growth while ensuringthepositive share. Help diagnose and track the category/market combos that allow us to gain share across categories and territories

• WorkwithInsightsteam and platform services team toidentifyand manage syndicated data sources for the countriesand categories toidentifymarket and executional opportunities to accelerate value capture. Usage of a fact-based, strategic approach toidentifythe insights,strategies,and leading-edge solutions to boost local/granular strategy, with actionable levers.

• Act as an enabler that captures and networks best practices,importsand exportsgood ideas.

• Connect & Manage uncertainty and multiple stakeholders.

• Keep the strategy leadership team updated on the on-ground initiatives and challenges

Scope:

• StrategicIntegration North Region Bottlersfor Mexico

• Profile: Leader of others with a total teamof 3 associates& indirectly influences the operation franchise teams of the north region

Qualification&Requirements 

• +10 years of Business and/or functionalexperience in Operation/Strategyrelated areas, in consulting companies and/or consumer goodsindustry. 

• Proventrajectory of collaboratingand influencing multifunctional peers.

• People manager with excellent leadership capability, able to work in a diverse cultural environment, leading a multi-country team, efficientcommunicatorand influencer. 

• Ability to work in high-pressure situationsanddealwith ambiguity.

Functional Skills:

Mastery Of (Required): 

• Negotiation,influence,and communication skillsto align strategies as well as build value-based relationships throughnumeroussensitive situations (typically withbottlers) are essential. 

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

• Solid business acumen skills: to be able to translate data and insights to help inform key businessdecisions. Abilityto bring an outside-in perspective to keep the teams humble.

• Problem framing and problem-solving: ability to structure and coordinate/lead cross-functional complex analysis, initiatives, or efforts. 

• Strategic thinking: integrate diverse business insights andconnectthe dots to developa holisticapproach. 

• Decision-making:Ability to make informed decisions, even under pressure.As well asbringing intothe equation the implications of the decision on thecompany’s performance in the market.

• Franchiseleadership/negotiation:to drive better conversations into practical applications. 

• Systemic thinking: Experience with large-scale organizational change efforts and global capabilities implementation. Being comfortable with ambiguity and a willingness to challenge the status quo. 

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Ability to work and collaborate acrossdifferent functionswithin a network organization.

Broad Expertise In (GoodToHave): 

• Innovation-needs to constantlythink outside the boxtokeepthe businessahead of its competitors. They should be open to experimenting and taking calculated risks.

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

• External focus: (Agile and CPI external network of practitioners).

What We Can DoForYou 

• 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 ofcustomers that rangefrom retail & grocery outlets, theme parks, movie theatres, and restaurants. 

• 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,andmaintainglobal connections that allow us to move faster and learn from others.   

• Community of Belonging: We’rean organization thatbelievesour ability to continually grow and build the right atmosphere where people feel safe and empowered,letsyou bring your best self to work.