Country Manager Ukraine

This leadership role is responsible for aligning Company & Bottler under a common destination, growth plan and end-end local execution plan.

What You’ll Do For Us

• Lead the Ukrainian & Moldovan Franchise Operations with full end-to-end responsibility including setting the short/long term destination, growth ambition, portfolio management, RGM & commercial execution, internal & external stakeholder management.
• Deliver Ukraine & Moldova Business Plan commitments – lead annual business planning together with the local bottling partner (Coc-Cola Hellenic), manage ongoing business, decide on corrective actions or acceleration plans to ensure results are delivered
• Manage the 50/50 and local brands’ P&L
• Deliver the commercial development agenda, focus on “big wins” which offer transformational change to the financial performance of the system – RGM, OBPPC, Shopper Marketing
• Lead the Country Operations team leverage the multi-functional resources in the network
• Clearly and consistently understand the anatomy of our business and the competition to provide execution support to Bottler senior management and strengthen KO-Bottler partnership within Ukraine and Moldova.
• Primary responsible for improving competitive position at the designated countries.
• Responsible for KO P&L for the designated country/territory
• Drive the execution of the strategic agenda integrating System partners and the network around a holistic strategy and plan
• Govern system business routines (Performance weekly & quarterly, financial, Quality, CIF etc.) around key business indicators to assess evolution and adjust plans
• Support external stakeholder management with representation of the company in Ukraine where relevant.
• Lead office engagement plans and ensure a highly motivated and engaged team
  
  

Qualifications & Requirements

• 15 years of Business and/or functional experience in Operation/Strategy related areas
• Proven trajectory as leader of leaders and influencing a senior leadership team
• People manager with excellent leadership capability, able to work in a diverse cultural environment, highly efficient communicator and influencer at all levels
• Must have robust understanding of system dynamics, business strategy, portfolio management and end-end execution
• Must be a master in the extraction of actionable commercial insights and development of competitive strategies and initiatives
• Have solid risk management and contingency planning skills
• Lead end to end alignment of country integrated execution plan process with Bottling partners
• Capture and network best practices, import and export good ideas
• Role model the “Leadership in the Network” definition
• Multiple top-level interactions with senior management team members of KO system
• Strong negotiation, influence and communication skills to align strategies as well as build value-based relationships through numerous sensitive situations (typically with bottler) are essential
• Ability to lead cross functional teams with non-hierarchical networks with strong collaboration and communication skills
  
  

Travel Requirements

• 10% of travel required
  
  

Location(s):

Ukraine

City/Cities

St. Kyiv

Travel Required

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date

June 20, 2026

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.

Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:30

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