Senior Manager, Global Category & Innovation Intelligence Services

1551 Coca-Cola Ltd.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Coca-Cola Company in London seeks a Senior Manager to lead Global Category & Innovation Analytics Intelligence. You will drive analytics outcomes for global category strategies, annual business plans, and multi-year roadmaps, partnering with cross-functional teams to leverage AI and automation for scalable, insights-driven decisions.

You will collaborate with category teams to translate data into growth opportunities, benchmark analytics practices, and contribute to an innovation agenda

Qualifications

• Proven ability to create and deliver advanced analytics solutions that drive business outcomes.
• Data Storytelling: Ability to simplify complex data into actionable insights for diverse audiences.
• Technology Enabled Advanced Analytics: Proficiency in AI, agentic, and advanced analytics tools.
• Strategic Planning: Experience translating multi-year strategic plans into actionable and measurable deliverables.
• Category Analytics: Ability to analyze large datasets, identify trends, and translate raw data into meaningful insights for category growth.
• Change Management: Experience driving adoption of analytics tools and promoting data-driven decision-making.
• Financial Acumen: Understanding of financial metrics and P&L statements to assess the profitability and performance of categories and innovation efforts.
• Collaboration: Strong ability to work with cross-functional teams across functions and geographies.
• Experience 8+ years of FMCG analytics expertise, with experience in global or regional roles.
• Proven ability to deliver analytics outcomes in complex, matrixed organizations.
• Experience in both strategic and operational roles with a focus on measurable results.
• Education Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analytics Creation and Delivery: Develop and deliver analytics solutions that support category performance reviews, quarterly deep-dives, annual business planning, and multi-year roadmaps.
• Create and maintain category performance reports, identifying trends, insights, and actionable recommendations.
• Collaborate with category teams to translate raw data into meaningful insights that drive category growth and innovation.
• Apply AI, automation, and advanced analytics capabilities to improve the speed, quality, and scalability of analytics delivery.
• Identify opportunities to automate recurring analytics, reporting, and insight-generation processes.
• Present analytics outcomes and strategic recommendations to category stakeholders, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Partner with the Enterprise Intelligence team to integrate insights into brand strategies and identify opportunities for scaled productization and process improvements.
• Category Insights and Feedback: Evaluate existing analytics tools, platforms, AI capabilities, automation opportunities, and methodologies to identify areas for improvement.
• Monitor performance metrics and track the effectiveness of analytics solutions by measuring KPIs and user satisfaction.
• Benchmark current analytics solutions against industry best practices to identify gaps and opportunities for enhancement.
• Support Innovation Integration: Embed innovation trends, consumer insights, and competitive analysis into category analytics deliverables.
• Drive Analytics Adoption: Promote the use of analytics tools and technologies within category planning and execution processes.

Skills

Analytics Expertise

Data Storytelling

Advanced Analytics

Strategic Planning

Category Analytics

Change Management

Financial Acumen

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Job Description Summary: The Coca-Cola Company is a global leader in the beverage industry, operating in over 200 countries and combining the power of scale with deep local knowledge to drive sustainable growth. As part of our commitment to innovation and data-driven decision-making, the Global Digital Network organization serves as a key growth driver, delivering enterprise-wide digitized solutions. This role is part of the Enterprise Intelligence team within the Global Digital Network organization. As Senior Manager, Global Category & Innovation Analytics Intelligence, you will play a critical role in creating and delivering analytics outcomes that drive the success of our global category and innovation strategies, annual business plans, and long-term roadmaps. You will work closely with category teams, analytics experts, and cross-functional stakeholders to unlock actionable insights, leverage AI and automation to enhance analytics delivery, and ensure alignment with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Analytics Creation and Delivery Develop and deliver analytics solutions that support category performance reviews, quarterly deep-dives, annual business planning, and multi-year roadmaps. Create and maintain category performance reports, identifying trends, insights, and actionable recommendations. Collaborate with category teams to translate raw data into meaningful insights that drive category growth and innovation. Apply AI, automation, and advanced analytics capabilities to improve the speed, quality, and scalability of analytics delivery. Identify opportunities to automate recurring analytics, reporting, and insight-generation processes. Present analytics outcomes and strategic recommendations to category stakeholders, ensuring alignment with business goals. Partner with the Enterprise Intelligence team to integrate insights into brand strategies and identify opportunities for scaled productization and process improvements. Category Insights and Feedback Evaluate existing analytics tools, platforms, AI capabilities, automation opportunities, and methodologies to identify areas for improvement, Collaborate with category stakeholders to understand future needs and translate them into actionable analytics requirements. Monitor performance metrics and track the effectiveness of analytics solutions by measuring KPIs and user satisfaction. Benchmark current analytics solutions against industry best practices to identify gaps and opportunities for enhancement. Support Innovation Integration Embed innovation trends, consumer insights, and competitive analysis into category analytics deliverables. Collaborate with category teams to identify opportunities for innovation and align analytics outcomes with the innovation agenda. Support the development and execution of innovative marketing strategies through data-driven insights. Drive Analytics Adoption Promote the use of analytics tools and technologies within category planning and execution processes. Develop and implement strategies to drive data-driven decision-making across category teams. Share case studies and examples of successful analytics-driven outcomes to encourage adoption and engagement. Collaboration and Community Building Work closely with cross-functional teams across marketing, innovation, commercial, and strategy to ensure alignment and integration of analytics solutions. Contribute to the development of Ways-of-Working materials to support collaboration and knowledge sharing within the category analytics community. Actively participate in the category analytics community of practice, sharing insights and best practices to foster engagement and growth.

Qualifications & Requirements

Functional Skills Analytics Expertise: Proven ability to create and deliver advanced analytics solutions that drive business outcomes. Data Storytelling: Ability to simplify complex data into actionable insights for diverse audiences. Technology Enabled Advanced Analytics: Proficiency in AI, agentic, and advanced analytics tools. Strategic Planning: Experience translating multi-year strategic plans into actionable and measurable deliverables. Category Analytics: Ability to analyze large datasets, identify trends, and translate raw data into meaningful insights for category growth. Change Management: Experience driving adoption of analytics tools and promoting data-driven decision-making. Financial Acumen: Understanding of financial metrics and P&L statements to assess the profitability and performance of categories and innovation efforts. Collaboration: Strong ability to work with cross-functional teams across functions and geographies. Experience 8+ years of FMCG analytics expertise, with experience in global or regional roles. Proven ability to deliver analytics outcomes in complex, matrixed organizations. Experience in both strategic and operational roles with a focus on measurable results. Education Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.

What We Can Do for You

Iconic Brands: Work with globally recognized brands like Coca-Cola, Sprite, and Fanta.

Diverse Customers: Collaborate with a wide range of customers, from retail to entertainment.

Growth Culture: Be part of an inclusive culture that values curiosity, empowerment, and continuous learning.

For USA: Base Salary: 146,580 USD to 165,795 USD Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered. Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage: 15% Annual incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target. Skills: Location(s): United Kingdom City/Cities: London Travel Required: 00% - 25% Relocation Provided: No Job Posting End Date: October 21, 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.

The Coca-Cola Company is a global community of passionate employees who are refreshing the world and making a difference every day. Innovation has been at the heart of our story since 1886. It goes beyond new flavors and brands. Learn more about our system and how we’re making an impact. As a global organization, we seek opportunities to embrace and champion progress. Our careers span across functions and are globally connected to give you an unmatched career experience. We’re glad you’ve chosen to explore your next career opportunity with The Coca-Cola Company. Learn more about our hiring process and pick up tips on how to showcase your experience and skills so you can stand out and thrive. The Coca‑Cola global business system is composed of The Coca‑Cola Company (TCCC), its subsidiaries and 225 bottling partners around the world. Search jobs throughout our system.