Knowledge & Insights Manager Employment Opportunity – Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

 

Job Title:    Knowledge & Insights
Manager

Organisation: Coca-Cola
Beverages Africa

Duty Station:  Kampala,
Uganda

Reports to: Business
Development & Commercialization Director

 

About US:

Coca-Cola Beverages
Africa is the largest African Coca-Cola bottler, accounting for 40% of all
Coca-Cola volumes on the continent. In Uganda, CCBA is represented by Century
Bottling Company and Rwenzori Bottling Company

 

Job Summary:  We are currently seeking to recruit a
Knowledge & Insights Manager based in Kampala. As a Knowledge &
Insights Manager, you will report directly to the Business Development &
Commercialization Director

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·       
Identifies
and provides the market information required by the business. This could mean
creating and/or populating information dashboards with the right data at
regular intervals.

·       
Provides
category and brand performance measurement and competitor reviews

·       
Assesses
and diagnoses issues with category/brand performance and recommends remedial
action

·       
Ensures
that all market information provided is accurate, timely, insightful, and
actionable

·       
Measures
the effect of marketing activity (ROI analysis)

·       
Translates
research into business decisions by providing actionable insights

·       
Influences
market strategies by providing insights through a wide variety of data sources

·       
Manages
business partner relationships (Marketing and Finance to some extent),
anticipating needs and providing advice on the use/application of market
information and its integration in the business

·       
Manages
market information suppliers ensuring maximum value for the business with
regard to quality, timeliness, and service.

·       
Manages
budgets for the market insights

·       
Acts as
the reference point for advice on market information within the Category,
continually building own levels of expertise and raising the level generally
within the business

·       
Maximizes
the efficiency and effectiveness of market information projects and analyses
by:

o   Ensuring clear project definition and
actionability

o   Selecting the appropriate technical design
(including defining the scope and nature of analyses)

o   Managing projects to time (and budget),
identifying and resolving any issues during implementation

o   Interpreting and evaluating research findings
and clearly communicating key findings/ recommendations

o   Market Research Fundamentals: Basics
principles of research and statistics, analysis and interpretation, designing
and managing research projects, and so on.

o   Market Research Techniques: The most common
techniques used in research (qual, quant, concept, product, price testing),
etc. In this case, more advanced skills expected on managing market
information, identifying the need for analytics and modeling and applying the
output for business decisions, etc.

o   Showing the business where and how to win:
Guiding strategy development, guiding new mix development and brand equity
development (using continuous market data), etc.

 


Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
ideal candidate for the Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Knowledge & Insights
Manager job must hold a relevant University/bachelor’s degree is essential.

·       
Approximately
8-12 years of relevant corporate experience with at least 5 years at managerial
level

·       
Strong
track record of enabling the delivery of business results through actionable
insights

·       
Experience
in establishing knowledge management systems that build capability

·       
Experience
in effective metric management that drives continuous improvement

·       
Strong
understanding of customer and market dynamics and requirements; ability to
comprehend and comment on general macro-economics

·       
Multiple
country/region experience, specifically in emerging/developing countries

 

Competencies

·       
A
strategic and highly business focused thinker with the ability to integrate
complex information from multiple sources and drive solutions to issues.

·       
Deep
expertise in Insights and Knowledge Management

·       
Influential
with strong communication skills of all types

·       
Strong
interpersonal skills, collaborative, and able to develop relationships across
multiple functions, business units, and teams.

·       
Appreciation
of the business environment.

·       
Updated
on macro-economic trends, customer economics, category, and competitor analysis

·       
Problem
solver with an innovative, resourceful and pragmatic approach.

·       
Well
organized, able to prioritize, plan and deliver on a number of deliverables in
parallel.

·       
Growth
Mindset

·       
Consumer
and Customer Focus

·       
Building
Talent & Team

 

How to Apply:

All interested
candidates should apply online at the link below.

 

Click Here

 

Deadline: 26th February 2021

 

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