Job Opportunities at The Coca-Cola Company

Job Description    

• Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) is thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity within our Commercial Department. We are seeking agile, skilled, and experienced individuals to join our team as a Strategic Distributor Specialist, reporting directly to the Regional Manager.

Key Duties & Responsibilities    

• Achieve annual volume and revenue targets for Strategic Distributors by implementing channel-specific execution strategies.
• Build and maintain collaborative customer plans aligned to the Annual Business Plan (ABP) to drive mutual business growth.
• Ensure accurate sales forecasting and demand planning through regular performance reviews with Strategic Distributors.
• Drive operational excellence by ensuring On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) deliveries, optimal truck Turn-Around-Time (TAT), and efficient order management.
• Manage credit allocation, payment adherence, and financial compliance to protect company revenue and reduce risk.
• Implement promotions, new product listings, and brand campaigns to grow market share and category value.
• Ensure compliance with legal, health, safety, and quality standards, including optimal stock management and First-In-First-Out (FIFO) practices.
• Lead execution of strategic business initiatives (e.g., cashless solutions) to enhance distributor capability and service levels.

Skills, Experience & Education    
Education

• A relevant formal qualification related to Business Management, Logistics, Sales, or Marketing.

Experience

• 4-6 years’ experience within a Commercial and/or Logistics environment.
• Proven track record in a Sales and/or Operations environment.
• Intermediate to advanced experience using MS Office.
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system (Warehousing and Distribution) experience will be an advantage.

Skills

• Strong Relationship Management and Negotiation Skills
• Sales and Commercial Acumen
• Supply Chain and Distribution Planning Expertise
• Financial and Credit Risk Management Skills
• Data Analysis and Forecasting Proficiency
• Project and Initiative Implementation Skills
• ERP & MS Office Proficiency (Intermediate to Advanced)
• Compliance and Quality Management Knowledge

General    

Functional Capabilities

• Strategic Distributor Relationship Management
• Sales and Revenue Growth Execution
• Annual Business Plan & Channel Strategy Alignment
• Demand Planning & Supply Chain Coordination
• Financial and Credit Management
• Promotion & Campaign Execution
• Compliance & Quality Management
• Cross-Functional Stakeholder Collaboration

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Job Description    

• Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has an exciting opportunity in our Finance department. We are looking for a talented individual with relevant skills and experience as a Country Lead: Finance FP&A, which is based in CCBSA Midrand. The successful candidate will report directly to the Financial Director.

Key Duties & Responsibilities    
Drive Compliance and Close-Out of Audit Findings

• Ensure full compliance with ERP (MSD) financial protocols and internal control standards by monitoring adherence and facilitating timely closure of all internal and external audit findings (e.g., Deloitte, Internal Audit), meeting deadlines agreed upon with auditors and stakeholders.

Maintain Up-to-Date Finance Governance Documents

• Lead the review and drafting of finance policies and procedures, ensuring they are current, accessible on the shared drive, and aligned with internal control frameworks and group finance requirements.

Deliver Accurate and Insightful Financial Reporting

• Oversee the timely preparation and delivery of monthly internal financial reports, management packs, budget packs, and board pack inputs—ensuring accuracy, alignment to business performance, and actionable insight for decision-making.

Lead Budgeting and Forecasting Cycles

• Coordinate the end-to-end annual budgeting and forecasting processes, including income statement budgeting for assigned cost centers and tactical balance sheet planning, ensuring timely submissions and alignment with strategic financial objectives.

Enhance Financial Planning and Analysis Capability

• Improve FP&A processes by refining scorecards, enabling cross-functional performance tracking, delivering meaningful variance analysis, and supporting operational leaders with financial advice and performance commentary.

Ensure Strategic Alignment with CCBA Financial Objectives

• Actively engage with CCBA Group finance functions to align country-level reporting, planning, and performance tracking with group-wide FP&A objectives, ensuring country contributions are consistent with strategic targets.

Champion Business Partnering and Decision Support

• Deliver a customer-centric finance function that acts as a strategic business partner—constructively challenging assumptions, supporting key initiatives, and enabling informed decision-making through robust analysis and financial insight.

Build Finance Capability and Data Ownership

• Support capability development across the finance team through coaching, training, and technical support (e.g., use of Tableau, EDW, and HFM), while owning and overseeing the execution of country-specific tasks across these platforms to ensure data integrity and reporting accuracy.

Skills, Experience & Education    
Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• Professional qualification: CPA (K)/ACCA (A), CIMA.
• Added advantage: Certified Accreditation (e.g., CA(SA), MBA).

Experience

• 5–7 years of financial experience, with at least 5 years in management roles.
• Proven track record in finance leadership roles with responsibility for decision-making and strategic oversight.
• Experience in FMCG industry is an added advantage.
• Proficiency with ERP systems, especially MSD, is highly beneficial.

Skills

• Agile thinker and nimble decision-maker, able to prioritize and act efficiently.
• Strong ability to simplify complex problems and balance priorities effectively.
• Skilled in applying operating discipline to ensure timely, well-informed decisions.
• Commercially pragmatic with strong judgment and business intuition.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity with strong risk assessment and trade-off analysis skills.
• Demonstrated excellence in performance management and team development.
• Strong partnership-building skills and business opportunity cultivation.
• Exceptional accounting and financial reporting capabilities with a high attention to detail.
• Goal-oriented, analytical, and process-driven, with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Strong self-management and teamwork ethos.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills across all organizational levels.
• Strong adherence to policy, governance, and accountability standards.
• High energy, resilience, and results-driven approach, even under pressure.
• Quick technical learner with a hunger for continuous improvement.