Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company Recruitment 2026: Senior Direc
tor, Growth & Transformation, AOU, Plant Engineering Manager, Etc. 2026
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is the world’s largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands. At The Coca-Cola Company you can cultivate your career in a challenging and dynamic environment. We are the largest manufacturer and distributor of nonalcoholic drinks in the world-selling more than 1 billion drinks a day. Unlock your full potential with a future-focused company that is known and respected throughout the world.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Senior Director, Growth & Transformation, AOU
Location: Nigeria
Role Purpose
- Lead the Africa Operating Unit’s (AOU) long-term growth agenda by shaping, driving, and governing the Long-Range Plan (LRP), the Africa 2035 Strategy, and high‑impact strategic and transformational initiatives across the OU.
- This role partners closely with the Strategic Growth Lead for Africa Operating Unit to identify next‑generation growth opportunities and works cross‑functionally to translate strategy into execution, ensuring alignment with AOU priorities and enterprise ambitions.
- The role acts as the custodian of Africa 2035, safeguarding long-term strategic bets, governance, communication, and continuous evolution of the strategy to keep the AOU future‑ready and growth‑focused, while providing compelling strategic storytelling that elevates Africa’s role, visibility, and contribution within the global enterprise.
Key Responsibilities
Shape and Steer Africa’s Long Term Growth Agenda:
- Partner with the AOU Strategic Growth Lead, to lead the development of the AOU Long-Range Plan (LRP) with the Strategic Growth & Insights Lead.
- Working with the Strategic Insights and Competitive Strategy team to Assess macroeconomic, competitive, and consumer trends to inform long-term strategic choices and enterprise-level bets
- Identify future growth opportunities across markets, categories, consumers, and business models.
- Monitor and analyze market, consumer, and competitive trends to identify opportunities for innovation.
- Work closely with the Strategic Growth Lead to surface emerging growth spaces, disruptive opportunities, and category expansion pathways.
Orchestrate Strategic Planning:
- Establish and manage robust governance routines for long-term planning, ensuring cross-functional input, executive alignment, and disciplined decision-making.
- Ensure the LRP and Africa 2035 priorities cascade effectively into annual business plans, investment decisions, and execution priorities
- Translate strategy into clear execution roadmaps, KPIs, milestones, and risk management plans.
- Facilitate collaboration across Commercial, Marketing, Finance, TISC, PACS, and Franchise teams to ensure consistent execution of long-term priorities.
Lead Strategic and Transformational Initiatives:
- Identify, prioritize, and oversee execution of enterprise-critical transformation programs across markets and functions.
- Lead high-priority strategic and transformational programs from design to execution e.g. AOU Recruitment Playbook, Acceleration of per cap in select markets, Scenario Planning Playbook, Bottler Footprint, Optimization of System Economics.
Custodian of the Africa 2035 Strategy:
- Serve as the custodian of the Africa 2035 Strategy, ensuring it remains actionable.
- Safeguard the long-term strategic direction of the AOU by ensuring continuity, clarity, and coherence of strategic bets.
- Maintain and evolve Africa 2035 narrative, communication materials, engagement forums, and leadership updates.
- Regularly stress-test strategic choices to ensure resilience and future readiness.
Performance metrics, tracking and monitoring:
- Develop and monitor measurement frameworks and dashboards to track progress of long-term plans and transformation initiatives.
- Ensure insights from performance tracking feed back into prioritization and strategy refresh cycles.
- Drive continuous improvement and course correction through performance tracking and insights.
Experience Required
- 10+ years in Strategy, Transformation, Management Consulting, Business Planning, or Corporate Development.
- Experience leading strategic programs across markets or functions.
- Proven track record delivering large-scale transformation initiatives from strategy through execution.
- Strong experience analyzing macro trends, competition, consumer insights, and category dynamics.
- Experience influencing senior leadership within complex matrix organizations.
- Operating Unit or regional/global experience preferred.
- Strong strategic thinking and ability to translate insights into long-term strategic choices.
Skills & Competencies:
- Expertise in scenario planning and structured problem-solving.
- Strategic foresight and growth opportunity mapping
- Stakeholder management, influencing, strategic narrative and storytelling.
- P&L literacy and value creation
- Enterprise System Thinking
- Exceptional leadership and collaboration skills across multi-functional teams.
- Strong analytical capability and comfort working with diverse data sources.
- Excellent program and project leadership skills with governance and milestone management.
- Exceptional communication and storytelling skills for senior leadership audiences.
- High agility, resilience, and ability to manage ambiguity.
Key Deliverable:
- Africa 2035 Strategy stewardship and periodic updates.
- AOU Long-Range Plan (LRP) with clear growth pathways and priorities.
- Strategic initiative roadmaps, governance frameworks, and dashboards.
- Portfolio of transformation programs with KPIs and accountability.
- OULT communication materials (presentations, narratives, briefs).
- Growth opportunity analyses across consumers, shoppers, competition, and categories.
Application Closing Date
10th July, 2026.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Plant Engineering Manager
Location: Nigeria
About the Role
- Plant Engineering Manager will be leading the engineering function to ensure world-class asset reliabilities, maintenance excellence, operational efficiencies, and compliance across the manufacturing lines.
- You will drive the implementation of maintenance strategies aligned with Group and Regional Asset Care standards, oversee engineering budgets, capital investments and develop engineering talent to support business growth.
- You will play a key role in ensuring plant equipment operates safely, efficiently, and sustainably while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, performance management, and safety excellence.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain maintenance systems aligned with Group and Regional Asset Care strategies.
- Lead preventive, predictive and proactive maintenance of all assets in the plant.
- Lead annual reviews of maintenance systems, standards, and engineering practices.
- Develop and manage the engineering budget in line with business requirements.
- Monitor engineering expenditure and implement corrective actions where necessary.
- Conduct engineering capability assessments and identify future development needs.
- Provide coaching, mentoring, and leadership support to direct reports.
- Build a high-performance engineering culture through effective people management.
- Ensure engineering-related risks and operational issues are communicated effectively.
- Support operational planning processes and contribute to business continuity initiatives.
- Conduct regular reviews of engineering systems, processes, and routines.
- Implement corrective actions for identified engineering and maintenance gaps.
- Benchmark engineering practices against global best practices and drive improvements.
- Ensure compliance with financial policies, maintenance standards, and engineering governance requirements.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve equipment reliability and plant performance.
- Identify opportunities to optimize maintenance systems and engineering processes.
- Promote the adoption of new technologies, maintenance methodologies, and asset management practices.
- Support the implementation of engineering innovations that improve operational efficiency and sustainability.
- Promote a strong safety culture across all engineering and maintenance activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or other related engineering discipline.
- Postgraduate qualification will be an added advantage.
- Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE), Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) and COREN certifications will be an added advantage.
- 7 to 10 years’ engineering experience within FMCG manufacturing environments.
- At least 3 years of experience in a management role.
- Strong experience in maintenance management, asset care management, utilities operations, and reliabilities engineering.
- Knowledge of maintenance systems, preventive maintenance programs, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Haulage Planner
Location: Nigeria / Hybrid
About the Role
- As the Haulage Planner, you will play a critical role in ensuring the efficient movement and availability of finished goods across the supply chain network.
- You will be responsible for planning haulage activities, managing stock deployment across Distribution Centres (DCs), and ensuring optimal inventory levels to support business demand.
- You will leverage planning systems such as Blue Yonder and SAP S4 HANA to coordinate stock transfers, monitor inventory performance, and collaborate closely with Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Warehouse, and Logistics teams.
- This role requires strong analytical capability, proactive problem-solving, and a commitment to delivering exceptional service levels while minimizing stock shortages and write-offs.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the weekly haulage and stock planning process through the Blue Yonder system, integrating production and sales plans across the supply network
- Create and manage Stock Transfer Orders (STOs) to ensure timely and accurate deployment of finished goods
- Monitor inventory levels daily and implement actions to prevent out-of-stock situations
- Ensure all locations maintain sufficient finished goods inventory to meet business demand
- Collaborate closely with Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Warehouse, and Logistics teams to drive operational excellence
- Facilitate haulage and stock review meetings to ensure alignment and execution of plans
- Promote best practices in haulage planning and inventory management
- Maintain haulage planning master data within Blue Yonder, ensuring planning accuracy and system effectiveness
- Monitor product shelf life and stock ageing to minimize write-offs and inventory losses
- Build strong working relationships across supply chain functions to ensure seamless execution of stock deployment plans
- Participate actively in weekly regional Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) reviews
- Ensure transparent communication of haulage plans and inventory performance to stakeholder
- Measure haulage plan execution and provide performance reports as required.
Requirements
- B.Sc / HND in Logistics, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field
- 3–5 years of progressive experience in Logistics Planning, Demand Planning, Production Scheduling, or Supply Chain Operations
- Experience within a high-volume FMCG or beverage manufacturing environment is an advantage
- Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain planning processes, including demand, supply, production, and logistics planning
- Advanced knowledge of SAP S4 HANA, SAP BW, and Blue Yonder planning systems
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex formulas, pivot tables, and data analysis
- Strong analytical and critical thinking capabilities
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to prioritize multiple activities in a fast-paced environment
- Results-oriented with a continuous improvement mindset.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Description
- As the Spare Parts Store Clerk, you will play a vital role in ensuring the availability, accuracy, and security of engineering spare parts inventory to support uninterrupted manufacturing operations.
- You will be responsible for maintaining optimal inventory levels, ensuring accurate stock transactions, and promoting best practices in spare parts storage and inventory management.
- Working closely with Maintenance, Finance, and Central Stores teams, you will ensure efficient inventory control, accurate system records, and compliance with inventory management standards while supporting business continuity through effective spare parts availability.
Your Key Responsibilties
- Optimize spare parts inventory through regular stock verification across the plant and network to maximize inventory sharing
- Ensure engineering materials are issued against active reservations with a 100% fulfillment rate
- Receive returned spare parts accurately and process appropriate stock credits and debits.
- Foster effective collaboration with Maintenance, Finance, and Central Stores teams.
- Promote inventory management best practices and compliance with store procedures.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance store operations and inventory accuracy
- Maintain high-quality inventory through proper storage arrangements and adherence to FIFO principles
- Conduct regular stock ageing analysis and ensure appropriate storage conditions
- Ensure timely posting of stock cards and liquidation of manual transactions during physical inventory exercises or system downtime.
- Support continuous improvements in inventory management processes and store operations
- Leverage SAP and inventory management tools to improve stock accuracy and reporting.
Is This You?
- B.Sc. or HND in Social Sciences, Purchasing & Supply, Engineering, Accounting, or a related discipline
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience managing engineering spare parts inventory or working within a spare parts store
- Good knowledge of SAP for spare parts inventory management
- Strong understanding of engineering spare parts and their applications
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Strong numerical and analytical skills
- High attention to detail with excellent organizational abilities
- Passion for maintaining a clean, well-organized, and secure store environment
- Strong sense of accountability, ownership, and commitment to inventory accuracy.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company Recruitment 2026: Senior Director, Growth & Transformation, AOU, Plant Engineering Manager, Etc. 2026
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