Experience & Critical Requirements

• 13+ years of leadership experience in RGM or Commercial planning and commercial execution with strong skills in RGM, Segmentation, VTM, Innovation and Channel strategy
  

• Proven Strategic and Analytical Skills as well as outstanding influencing skills
  

• Ability to think from planning to execution and solid system commercial and brand management
  

• Desirable to have candidates with Bottler experience
  

• Lead, design and implement integrated system using RGM approaches and plans to support topline revenue growth and margin expansion, targeting all key stakeholders (Consumers, Shoppers and Customers) inclusive of revenue pools, bold OBPPC approaches to drive assortment, SKU optimization, innovation, value to market playbooks for online and offline channels, price terms and conditions and promo spending.
  

• Understand, analyze and connect all key RGM drivers related to Franchise performance and identify and leverage all key consumer-centric & customer-relevant value propositions that will drive adoption and scale, leading all aspects of the strategic RGM initiatives inclusive of outlet and shopper segmentation, value to market, and execution (to ensure integrated system execution)
  

• Key member of SME network to accelerate capability in: Affordability, Premiumization, Portfolio Optimization, Margin Expansion, Advanced Analytics
  

• Partner with S&I who owns the process associated with the RGM 2. 0 framework to deliver business plans.
  

• Lead commercial elements of RGM framework and ensure tools deployment within the OU. Cross-functional and cross-market RGM strategy integration, acting as key contact for RGM strategies for all relevant stakeholders (not least the bottlers, Franchise GMs, Commercial-, Marketing and Finance functions – ensuring that RGM strategies and all key commercial activities are ‘in sync’
  

• Deliver RGM capability development for Africa OU, closely aligned with global C&CL team, Marketing and Finance
  

• Will serve as a strong connector to Franchise and bring best practices from the enterprise.