Senior Manager, Strategic Insights & Analysis

Job Description Summary:

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Manager of Strategic Insights & Analysis to join our Strategy team in Coca-Cola Great China & Mongolia. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing strategic recommendations on "where to play" across a broad range of lenses including macro and regulatory contexts, the Coca-Cola system, category, competition, customer, channel, consumer, and shopper. The role requires expertise in deriving strategic insights from multiple data sources and driving forward strategic initiatives within the system. The Senior Manager will be an expert on the NARTD (Non-Alcoholic Ready to Drink) industry in China and will provide recommendations on strategy to senior executives.

Key Responsibilities:

•        IMAGINE: Gaze towards the horizon internally and externally to map out long term future growth opportunities and challenges, analyze complex business questions

•        ARCHITECT: Feed into OU planning process (LRP/ABP) with industry forecast, OI pools, opportunity identification, competitive analysis. Support functional/commercial/LRP/ABP with strategic insights and opportunity identification

•        CONNECT: Combine and synthesize information in novel ways to produce specific and actionable insights relevant to the business, set the context to drive and provide direction for strategic conversations with senior management

•        BUILD: Become expert data users with a solid knowledge of 1) what data is available 2) how data can be used 3) building narratives from data across the system

•        INFLUENCE: Build credibility, develop relationships, gain stakeholder alignment, and drive action across a matrix organization across global and local

•       DITITALIZE: Contribute to strategy team AI/digital transformation collaborating with local/global cross function team  

Key Skills and Competencies:

·        Ability to integrate multiple internal and external data sources, identify meaningful patterns and relationships, synthesize insights into a coherent strategic narrative, and clearly articulate business implications and recommended actions

·        Strong learning agility to quickly understand and determine business implications from data & analysis. Ability to triangulate data and ask key questions to derive recommendations

·        Data and financial modeling capabilities. Proficiency in data analysis tools and software

·        Excellent leadership, communication and presentation skills with ability to effectively influence across the organization.

·        Strategic mindset with strong problem-solving capabilities, can-do attitude

Great multi-task and project management skills.

·        Ability to navigate unclear, complex, and evolving business situations with confidence; develop strategic perspectives despite incomplete information.

Qualifications:

·        Bachelor’s degree or above, Master’s degree/MBA is preferred.

·        A minimum of 7+ years of work experience in industry analysis within FMCG MNC firms, Strategy/ Market Consumer Insight/ Market Intelligence function with proven record in translating strategy insights into business initiatives

·        Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex data sets with proficiency in modeling.

·        Fast learning ability to swift through data and quickly understand implications.

·        Proficiency in relevant tools and software including Microsoft Office Suite, Power BI, Nielsen, Kantar, and GlobalData.

·        Fluent English and Mandarin communication skills

Skills:

Location(s):

China

City/Cities:

Shanghai

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

December 31, 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.