Location(s):

India

City/Cities:

Chennai

Travel Required:

51% - 75%

Relocation Provided:

Yes

Job Posting End Date:

August 19, 2025

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

Job Title: Director, Franchise – Tamil Nadu  

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu 

Reports to: Senior Director, Franchise – Lower South 

Job Summary: This role is about managing Tamil Nadu's independent franchise bottlers with volume of over 50 MM UC for the Company. These markets come with their unique characteristics and challenges, so the role will require crafting both a long-term vision as well as working on tactics, collaborating with Bottler teams and BU functional leads to deploy the strategy. Bring to life the networked organization- as there are related resources sitting in different functions across the OU. 

This role must be able to articulate business strategy clearly and align multiple stakeholders who come from different functional backgrounds. Internal interface will include other departments, bottlers, Next gen, Vendors & Suppliers. 

The incumbent of this role is responsible for P&L of that geography for the system and the OU, both and needs to lead and work with: Bottler Owners, Next Gen Bottlers, Senior Management, Region/Division/Cluster Function Managers, Marketing Managers/ Brand Directors/Marketing Team, Technical & Supply Chain Managers as well as teams on ground 

Key Responsibilities: 

Function Related Activities/Key Responsibilities:  

The incumbent of this role is responsible for P&L of that geography for the system and the OU, both 

Achieve volume and market share objectives as per BP. 

Manage Bottler brand mix to leverage brand preference and deliver Market share objectives 

Business Performance / Budgets 

Business Planning- Coordinate the development of Annual BP for the bottlers, aligned with the vision of the BU and track execution of the same 

Set up, track and manage Bottler DME/DFR budgets. Ensure rapid processing of Bottler claims. 

Ensure execution of annual Customer & Commercial Business Plans-The incumbent takes additional responsibility of local KA 

Recommend overall brand / price / pack / channel plans for the franchise and ensure inclusion of RGM strategies and programs in the BP / BBP to maximize revenue generation. 

Ensure distribution capability efficiencies, outlet execution and expansion benchmarks and objectives are set and met through the execution of the BP / ABP 

Recommend strategies to ensure Bottlers’ production capacity to meet mutually agreed 3 years BP volume objectives by pack size 

Share information with the Bottler, advertising and research agencies to align them on the business trends and formulate cohesive strategies that deliver results. Closely monitor/analyze KPI’s such as volumes, distribution, shares and Brand Health scores and take corrective action wherever necessary 

The incumbent is responsible for expanding the capability for Long Term Deliveries for Franchise Bottler- Lead action in building Bottler functions such as Market Execution, Marketing, Supply Chain and HR. 

The incumbent is accountable for managing, expanding and building the performance through metrics such as Scorecard on bottler Capability & Execution (RED, Deep Red Etc) 

Building alignment with Bottler and ensure rapid execution of decisions through internal management process 

Manage market dynamics and Market intelligence as a build in on the initiatives 

 

Related Work Experience: 

MBA from a reputed institute 

10-12 years of work experience in FMCG/Beverage industry in managing Sales operations at the regional level 

 

Functional Skills: 

Skills in areas General Management, Sales Management, Commercial & Financial Aptitude, Communication & Influencing Skills and Supply Chain 

Experience in concept selling and working in matrix org environment will be a plus 

Past track record of managing interactions at Senior level of Customers/ stakeholders 

 

Skills:

Data Driven, Influencing, organization

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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.