Beverage Platform Lead & Growth Strategist

YUM! Brands, Inc.; Johannesburg; Presencial; ZAR 1.000.000 - 1.800.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

KFC South Africa is seeking a senior leader to own the end-to-end growth strategy for Kwench, the beverage platform. You will lead portfolio architecture, innovation, pricing, experience, partnerships and activation to grow beverage penetration and margin.

Build a distinctive beverage platform, set guardrails for brand expression and ensure scalable, profitable initiatives across restaurant, drive-thru, delivery and digital ordering.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Commerce or a related field.
• 7–10 years in beverage, category, portfolio, innovation or trade marketing leadership.
• Strong beverage experience across soft drinks, juice, water, coffee, tea, energy, dairy-based beverages.
• Proven ability to build portfolio architecture, innovation pipelines and channel plans.
• Experience managing suppliers, bottlers, equipment partners and terms.
• Understanding of revenue growth management, pack-price architecture and margin.

Responsabilidades

• Set Kwench Beverage Strategy with three‑year growth priorities and portfolio architecture.
• Lead innovation pipeline, pricing, experience, partnerships and activation.
• Optimize portfolio across restaurant, drive-thru, delivery and digital ordering.
• Govern quality, claims, food safety and supplier performance.
• Lead cross-functional beverage squads with clear objectives and scorecards.

Conocimientos

Commercial judgement

Consumer insights

Portfolio strategy

Innovation leadership

Integrated marketing

Execution leadership

Data & AI fluency

Enterprise influence

Beverage category expertise

Supplier governance

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Commerce or a related field

Descripción del empleo

KFC South Africa is seeking a senior leader to own the end-to-end growth strategy for Kwench, the beverage platform. You will lead portfolio architecture, innovation, pricing, experience, partnerships and activation to grow beverage penetration and margin.

Build a distinctive beverage platform, set guardrails for brand expression and ensure scalable, profitable initiatives across restaurant, drive-thru, delivery and digital ordering.