Senior Manager, Frontline Marketing - New Zealand

Location(s):

New Zealand

City/Cities:

Auckland

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

November 28, 2024

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

Does this sound like you? 

• You’re a highly motivated and passionate senior 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 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 fulfilment in turning those ideas from good to great through brilliant activations and executions 
• You thrive in a dynamic, fast paced challenging environment; you can simplify and provide clarity in situations that are ‘grey’ 

KEY WORKING PARAMETERS

Focus, Scope, & Impact:

• The Senior Manager, Frontline Marketing will:
  • Manage bottler alignment on the marketing agenda: portfolio priorities and category/brand strategies and plans (objectives, investments, success metrics and activity calendars, including Innovation projects and campaigns) in partnership with Local Commercial team and Franchise Leadership.
  • Work closely with regional 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.
  • Work with local marketing activations team to 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 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.

Experience required:

• Significant marketing and leadership experience (8-10 years)
• Direct experience with marketing activation
• Business, commercial, and financial acumen
• Experience working with external partners (i.e. distributors, 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, Group Problem Solving, Leadership, Marketing Strategies, Media Planning, 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.