Director, Category Management, Brazil job opportunity at Coca-Cola.



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Coca-Cola Director, Category Management, Brazil
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Location(s): Brazil City/Cities: Sao Paulo Travel Required: 00% - 25% Relocation Provided: No Job Posting End Date: February 24, 2026 Shift: Job Description Summary:  At The Coca-Cola Company, we are proud to be one of the world’s most recognized and respected brands, with a legacy spanning over 139 years and a portfolio of more than 200 brands enjoyed by millions globally. Our mission is simple yet powerful: refresh the world and make a difference.        The Director, Category Management, Brazil   leads the design and deployment of the Category Management strategy for the   Country , shaping the long term growth vision for NARTD categories and ensuring optimal portfolio placement, space, and display to maximize shopper interaction and sales. The role drives data driven planograms, visual merchandising, and stock principles, partners with RGM and Channel Execution to deliver the right OBPPC at the right time and   price, and   achieves category financial targets.   This is a regional, cross functional leadership role operating across multiple markets and retail formats, requiring strong executive influence with bottlers and key retailers, and the ability to set direction, allocate resources, and lead an operational area to deliver against the Zone’s strategic priorities.     What You'll Do for Us   Design Category Management strategies and guides for key markets, aligning priorities in Business Plans and expanding category influence.   Lead the Catman Community, fostering shared learnings, cases, and tools; ensure execution and tracking discipline.   Pilot and scale data driven approaches with internal/external partners, strengthening Catman’s contribution to commercial strategy.   Build Modern Trade Category Visions by country/category; deploy data driven planograms to secure the right shelf space, placement, and execution.   Engage retailers to land the category vision and planograms—aligned to their strategies—to grow category performance and KO portfolio results.   Partner with RGM & Channel Execution to ensure assortment, OBPPC, price pack architecture, and availability meet shopper needs at key moments.     Key   Responsibilities   1)   Category   Strategy   & Vision   Own the category growth vision for   Brazil   across Modern Trade; deploy the NARTD category vision consistently by retailer format.   Translate shopper & category insights into commercial strategies that drive recruitment, trial, frequency, and trade up.   Set direction for architecture, space allocation, planograms, visual merchandising, and stock principles to meet category financial targets.   2)   Insights ,   Analytics   &   Planogram   Excellence   Lead holistic, data driven diagnostics (demand moments, shopper missions, trip types, cross elasticities, space to sales) to inform shelf and display decisions.   Build customer back narratives and top management ready materials that integrate multiple data sources into a compelling story.   Establish measurement frameworks to track execution quality, space compliance, incidence, rate of sale, and category health; identify continuous improvement opportunities.   3)   Retailer   Engagement   &   Execution   Negotiate category principles and planograms with retailers to optimize KO and total category performance; guide macro/micro space allocation.   Improve shelf placement for KO and competitors where relevant to unlock total category value; build mutual value cases grounded in data.   Partner with KAMs to embed category strategies in Joint Business Plans and long range plans with priority customers.   4)   Capability   Building &   Community   Leadership   Lead the CATMAN community across the   Country ; codify and lift & shift best practices, tools, and playbooks.   Design and run a CATMAN Curriculum to upskill system teams (KO + bottlers) and increase influence with key customers/categories.   Sponsor test and learn pilots (AI assisted planograms, computer vision shelf analytics, micro space optimization, etc.) to scale what works.   5)   Commercial   Integration   Partner with RGM to align OBPPC, pricing, and promo with category and retailer strategies.   Work with Channel/Shopper Marketing to build occasion led activations (experiences, bundles, adjacencies) that drive incidence and frequency.   Ensure financial viability and coherence across customer agreements in the   portfolio;   support forecasting, scenario planning, and governance.   6) Market   Enablement   & Best   Practices   Provide actionable insight   on   category growth opportunities to country/category   leads;   support Business Plan decisions.   Benchmark within and beyond LATAM to raise the bar on Catman tools, process, and retailer influence.     Work Focus & Competencies   What the role demands:   Deep understanding of retail beverages, local market dynamics, and shopper behavior across   Brazil .   Ability to connect consumer, shopper, customer, and business levers into holistic category propositions.   Data analysis & interpretation: convert multiple data sources into clear, commercial selling stories.   Innovative mindset: pilot, learn, and scale what works; promote an environment of continuous improvement.   Executive communication: convey complex ideas clearly and build confidence with senior stakeholders and customers.   Leadership & influence: lead   cross functional   teams (KAMs, RGM, Shopper Marketing, Bottlers) and   align   on execution.     Functional Skills – Mastery Of (Required)   Category   Management   Channel / Shopper   Marketing   Customer   Management   RGM (incl.   Segmentation , OBPPC)   System &   Customer   Economics   Turning Insights (Consumer, Shopper, Customer) into Strategy   System   Planning ;   Value   to   Market   Project Management   Strong   Analytical   Skills   Communication   Focus   Internal: Support and alignment with RGM, Shopper Marketing, KAMs, Franchise Operations, Commercial, and Marketing across markets.  External: Seniorlevel customer engagement across the Zone and LATAM to share best practices and secure investment and implementation.   Core to the role: Advanced influencing and negotiation to land mutual category strategies.    Stakeholder Management   Director level role with sustained engagement across:   Franchise   Leaders ( GMs ) and   VPs   Bottler Commercial & Marketing VPs and Directors   Internal VPs/Senior Directors across functions and markets   Local & regional Marketing, Franchise Ops, Commercial, and Customer teams     Requirements & Qualifications     7+ years leadership experience in Category Management, Customer Management, and Commercial capabilities.   Strong market knowledge (consumer needs, retail environment, category dynamics).   Proven application of category management principles (space, assortment, planograms, merchandising).   Strong planning, communication, collaboration, and project leadership skills.   End to end   thinking from planning to execution, with System/customer, commercial, and brand acumen.   Language: Fluent English   required ; Spanish   required   Travel: Regional travel as business needs require .     What We'll Do for You Global Exposure : Collaborate with world-class leaders and gain access to global best practices and emerging technologies. Iconic Brands : Work with one of the most recognized brands in the world and play a key role in shaping its future. Learning & Development : Access to robust learning resources, including LinkedIn Learning and leadership development programs, to continuously grow your skills. Skills: Brand Management, Category Management, Communication, Competitor Analysis, Digital Marketing, Finance Strategy, Financial Forecasting, Integrated Marketing, Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Leadership, Marketing Campaigns, Marketing Strategies, Media Planning, Microsoft Office, People Management, Price Management, Product Roadmapping, Promotional Strategies, Sales Analysis, Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Teamwork, User Experience Analysis Our Purpose and Growth Culture: We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision  to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

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