Senior Director, Strategy Integration France

As a Strategy Integration Senior Director, you will actively contribute to achieve the Europe Operating Unit (OU) strategy and goals in France while supporting the overall Europe/Global goals. You will specifically be responsible for (1) partnering with the France General Manager and our bottling partners co-creating and delivering our Annual Business Plan (2) driving the longer-term strategic direction of the FU and OU through identifying and leading strategic projects; and (3) identifying, connecting and communicating truly game-changing market and business insights to enable impactful strategies with our Consumers, Customers and Stakeholders.

You will demonstrate your great leadership skills as well as your willingness to make a difference in every aspect but most importantly when leading your local team members. The role reports into the West Europe Strategy Integration Senior Director II, and supports the France GM.

• Lead the development and coordination of ABP/ LRP and facilitate the collaboration with our bottling partners and TCCC functions
• Lead key local KO and system routines with bottler to drive business priorities and aligment
• Identify and lead strategic projects/ research in support of the growth goals for the Franchise and managing the Franchise strategic project portfolio, working with local teams and Central functions
• Contribute to performance management agenda, leading root-causes analyses on strategic issues and working on defining course-corrective actions with the network. Own key analysis including industry outlook leveraging consumer, shopper and customer knowledge to make the analysis insightful and actionable
• Connect the dots by pulling relevant data and insights from Insights Network (Strategy Insights + Human Insights + Platform Services) across the OU and beyond to identify granular opportunities and create actionable initiatives at franchise level

• Engage key decision-makers around the opportunities, lead or participate in cross-functional projects to develop respective plans
• Lead and manage multiple top-level interactions and negotiations with senior management team members of The Coca-Cola System
• Leverage the OU network and import/export best practices and good ideas to address the Franchise Unit business challenges.
• Coach and develop 2 direct reports to maximize full and current potential
• Role model the 'Leadership in the Network' definition
• Manage uncertainty and multiple stakeholders

• Significant Business and/or functional experience in Operation / Strategy related areas. Ex-consulting experience can be advantageous
• People management experience with excellent leadership capability, able to work in a diverse cultural environment, efficient communicator, and influencer.
• Must be mastered in the development of actionable compelling insights, strategies and initiatives at the market level
• Proven ability to manage uncertainty and multiple stakeholders
• Role model the 'Leadership in the Network' definition
• Strong negotiation, influence and communication skills to align strategies as well as build value-based relationships through numerous sensitive situations are essential
• Proven ability to write and present effectively; adjust to fit the audience with appropriate and relevant messaging
• Solid knowledge about potential data sources available on the market ("market intelligence")
• Knowledge about consumer, beverages market, retail and of standard research methodologies
• High proficient to build long-term and holistic strategies and plans
• Proficient in multifunctional project management
• Fluent English is required, along with fluency in French preferred
• Travel requirements: 15%

• Problem framing and problem-solving: Ability to structure and coordinate / lead cross functional complex analysis, initiatives, or efforts. Prioritizing through a pragmatic fact-based approach, managing trade-offs, balancing immediate and long-term priorities.
• Solid business acumen skills: to translate data and insights to help inform key business decisions. Integrate diverse business insights and connecting the dots to develop holistic approach.
• Strategic thinking: Dual capability to transcend between Big Picture Thinking and Detailed Oriented Approach depending on the problem statement or situation at hand.
• Stakeholder leadership: Drive conversations that are centered around trust and strong relations.
• Storytelling: Clearly communicate solutions to key stakeholders in well structured, formatted and compelling manner, using a combination of PowerPoint, Microsoft Word and other similar tools
• Systemic thinking: Experience with large-scale organizational change efforts and global capabilities implementation. Being comfortable with ambiguity and willingness to challenge the status quo

• Iconic & Innovative Brands: In our portfolio of over 250 products we offer a variety of widely known & popular brands including Coca-Cola, Simply, Fairlife & Topo Chico.
• Connections: We work cross-functionally across different business groups to make sure that we can put together the clearest numbers & projections for our customers.
• Empowerment: We empower our people and invest to develop their capabilities, knowledge and skills needed to accelerate system growth.