New Category Lead job at Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

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Posted: April 24, 2025
Deadline: April 30, 2025

Job Description

Title: New Category Lead job at Coca-Cola Beverages Africa


New Category Lead

2025-04-23T10:23:57+00:00


Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

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FULL_TIME



 

Uganda

Uganda

00256

Uganda



Business Management and Administration

Admin & Office


UGX


 

MONTH



2025-04-26T17:00:00+00:00

 

Uganda

8


Key Purpose:
Develop and execute marketing strategies to drive growth, profitability, and market uptake of new products. Collaborate with cross-functional teams in the New Product Development (NPD) process.


Key Responsibilities:



  • Conduct market research, analyze industry trends, and identify new product opportunities.

  • Create business plans, sales strategies, and marketing initiatives for new product growth.

  • Develop custom activation plans leveraging category insights and local market preferences.

  • Analyze market trends, competitor activity, and customer needs.

  • Collaborate with teams to design marketing plans, promotions, and campaigns.

  • Negotiate sales agreements, pricing, and promotions for new products.

  • Monitor customer satisfaction and resolve product-related issues.

  • Provide regular sales performance reports to management.

  • Generate promotional strategies to boost sales and brand awareness.


Qualifications:



  • Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or related field.

  • Preferred: Relevant postgraduate qualifications.


Experience:



  • Minimum: 8 years in FMCG sales/marketing.

  • Strong understanding of the macro business environment and Uganda’s beverage market.

  • Expertise in business strategy development, brand marketing, innovation processes, market segmentation, and research.

  • Proven experience in channel development.


Competencies:



  • Decisiveness and risk judgment.

  • Strong work ethic and service orientation.

  • Planning, organizing, and interpersonal skills.

  • Initiative, self-drive, and networking ability.

  • Excellent communication, report writing, and presentation skills.



Conduct market research, analyze industry trends, and identify new product opportunities. Create business plans, sales strategies, and marketing initiatives for new product growth. Develop custom activation plans leveraging category insights and local market preferences. Analyze market trends, competitor activity, and customer needs. Collaborate with teams to design marketing plans, promotions, and campaigns. Negotiate sales agreements, pricing, and promotions for new products. Monitor customer satisfaction and resolve product-related issues. Provide regular sales performance reports to management. Generate promotional strategies to boost sales and brand awareness

Decisiveness and risk judgment. Strong work ethic and service orientation. Planning, organizing, and interpersonal skills. Initiative, self-drive, and networking ability. Excellent communication, report writing, and presentation skills.

Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or related field. Preferred: Relevant postgraduate qualifications. Experience: Minimum: 8 years in FMCG sales/marketing. Strong understanding of the macro business environment and Uganda’s beverage market. Expertise in business strategy development, brand marketing, innovation processes, market segmentation, and research. Proven experience in channel development.


bachelor degree



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Vacancy title:
New Category Lead


[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Business Management and Administration, Category: Admin & Office]


Jobs at:
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa


Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, April 26 2025


Duty Station:
Uganda | Uganda | Uganda


Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, April 23 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed





JOB DETAILS:


Key Purpose:
Develop and execute marketing strategies to drive growth, profitability, and market uptake of new products. Collaborate with cross-functional teams in the New Product Development (NPD) process.


Key Responsibilities:



  • Conduct market research, analyze industry trends, and identify new product opportunities.

  • Create business plans, sales strategies, and marketing initiatives for new product growth.

  • Develop custom activation plans leveraging category insights and local market preferences.

  • Analyze market trends, competitor activity, and customer needs.

  • Collaborate with teams to design marketing plans, promotions, and campaigns.

  • Negotiate sales agreements, pricing, and promotions for new products.

  • Monitor customer satisfaction and resolve product-related issues.

  • Provide regular sales performance reports to management.

  • Generate promotional strategies to boost sales and brand awareness.


Qualifications:



  • Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or related field.

  • Preferred: Relevant postgraduate qualifications.


Experience:



  • Minimum: 8 years in FMCG sales/marketing.

  • Strong understanding of the macro business environment and Uganda’s beverage market.

  • Expertise in business strategy development, brand marketing, innovation processes, market segmentation, and research.

  • Proven experience in channel development.


Competencies:



  • Decisiveness and risk judgment.

  • Strong work ethic and service orientation.

  • Planning, organizing, and interpersonal skills.

  • Initiative, self-drive, and networking ability.

  • Excellent communication, report writing, and presentation skills.


 



Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 96


Level of Education: bachelor degree



Job application procedure:


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