The Manager, Global Marketing Procurement Digital & Data leads sourcing initiatives for The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) across KHI and digital (data & commerce) as part of the Global Marketing Procurement Organization. The role works closely with the marketing, PACS and finance organizations. 

The role ensures performance of best ‘fit for purpose’ partners to support our marketing needs and global vision of simplifying and scaling, delivering exceptional value and ensure the ongoing management, optimization and success of the partnerships. The manager is part of a team of experts identifying and managing the research, knowledge & insights partners and the social, digital data and commerce partners and roster of agencies managing project delivery with network to network partners, strategic rosters and opens source models. 

 

Organizational Impact: 

• Remit is global ensuring support for brands and OU’s  

• Manage projects or processes and operational activities and as an individual contributor acts as an experienced professional working independently with guidance in complex situations 

• Work closely with agency partners and business partners  

• Represent the function of marketing procurement internally and externally to support a progressive, modern and dynamic approach to business. 

Innovation & Complexity 

• Leads and manages improvements of processes, systems or products to optimize performance 

• Solve complex problems by identifying the root cause and modifying solutions applied to similar 

• Able to work well across multi–functions and as part of a global team to deliver results 

• Competent and comfortable with data and able to represent this in a way that is clearly understood in the business and drives action 

Communication & Influence 

• Communicates with & influences contacts typically within agency partners, procurement and marketing on matters that require consolidating, explaining and interpreting information in order to reach agreement  

• Works to justify and gain cooperation of other parties on practices, policies and activities 

• Requires ability to communicate with marketers easily  

• Will be required to partner with other capability specialists 

Behaviors 

• Able to work across functions and teams supporting one TCCC supporting the bigger picture at all times 

• High attention to detail and collaboration to achieve results.   

• Open minded and looking to continuously learn and adapt 

• Able to constructively build robust and trusted relationships  

• Positive mindset, curious, hungry to learn and grow and develop self & others

• Able to work at pace and manage several projects simultaneously 

Skills & Experience 

• The candidate will have strong experience across research and insight agency management at a category procurement level or significant responsibility for data commercial activities at an agency or research environment. 

• Excellent insight into how the research and digital commerce industry works and key players. 

• Excellent commercial, relationship building, negotiation, and procurement knowledge:  

• Able to adhere to clear working processes, scopes of work ensuring perfect delivery translating business requirements into implementation plans.  

• Able to work as part of a virtual global team to collaborate across geographic and organizational boundaries to deliver better business results and share best practices  

• Knowledge of strategic sourcing strategies to ensure that formal supplier agreements activate the elements of the sourcing strategy and support performance standards.

• Ability to use data and apply robust analytics to model various business scenarios and analyze resulting cost, impact, risks, and benefits to inform and recommend business solutions.  

• Knowledge of the category, procurement, industry and business best practices to ensure effective procurement solutions.  

• Run cost models, analysis, reports and all supplier performance management. 

• Able to read, edit and interpret contractual documentation and manage contract performance  

• Minimum 9+ years of work experience in a commercial marketing or procurement or relevant related field;. 

• Knowledge of technical aspects of marketing is highly preferred.  

• Global work experience, cross functional teams, strong influencing skills and working across multi projects 

Skills:

Global Sourcing; Category Management; Procurement Procedures; Budget Management; Competitive Market Analysis; Contracts; Microsoft Office; Communication; Buyer Representation; Analytical Techniques; Supplier Relationship Management; Problem Solving; Low Cost Country Sourcing; Sourcing; Marketing Capabilities; Procurements; Negotiation; Economic Cost Drivers; Continuous Improvement (CI)

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