Country Manager Ukraine

Job Description Summary:

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

Skills:

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.