Director, Key Customer Management, Retail - Rising Retailers
Coca-Cola is hiring a Director, Key Customer Management, Retail - Rising Retailers in Shanghai, China. Level rates it ; you can apply on Coca-Cola.
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Lead retail key customer management and business results delivery, driving growth and strategic partnerships for Coca-Cola.
Job Description Summary:
As Director, Key Customer Management, Retail - Rising Retailers, you will lead the endβtoβend management and growth of CocaβColaβs key Retail customers, acting as the business owner for a portfolio of strategic partners (e.g. Rising retailers- Wanchen. The portfolio may evolve in response to changing business priorities and market conditions). This role is accountable for managed accountsβ P&L and overall business results delivery, shaping specific customer strategies, driving joint business planning and delivering sustainable top-line and profit growth through disciplined execution and strong crossβfunctional collaboration.
Working closely with internal stakeholders, you will orchestra the system to ensure customer priorities are met while delivering company growth objectives. Beyond dayβtoβday account management, this role also roots in building longβterm, valueβcreating partnerships with customers, strengthening seniorβlevel relationships, and continuously improving execution quality, operational effectiveness, and mutual growth outcomes for the channel.
What Youβll Do for Us
- Lead the endβtoβend management and business results delivery of assigned key Retail customers, developing and managing short to longβterm customer plans that drive sustainable growth across volume, revenue, and execution outcomes, etc.
- Lead Joint Business Planning and strategic customer reviews, translating channel priorities and customer agendas into clear annual objectives, growth initiatives, and performance targets.
- Build and sustain trusted and strategic customer partnerships, leading regular strategic dialogues, T2Ts, addressing complex issues constructively, and strengthening longβterm trust and mutual commitment.
- Govern customer execution and performance outcomes, setting clear execution priorities, monitoring delivery against plans, and driving corrective actions with customers and internal teams where gaps arise.
- Manage customer investment planning and financial discipline, including but not limited to business case development, investment prioritization, ROI tracking, and postβevaluation to ensure effective and accountable use of resources.
- Orchestrate crossβfunctional alignment across RGMX, RTM, Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance, Franchise Operations, and bottlers, ensuring customer plans are supported and executed through the system.
- Perform other jobβrelated duties as assigned, in response to evolving business needs and market dynamics.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Bachelorβs degree or above in Business Administration, Marketing, Finance, Economics, or related field.
- 10+ years of relevant experience in FMCG or similarly complex organizations. With a strong track record in key account management, customer management, or customer development roles supporting Retail customers.
- Demonstrated experience owning endβtoβend customer performance, including customer strategy, JBP, execution governance, and delivery of agreed volume, revenue, and operational outcomes, etc.
- Ability to build and sustain trusted, seniorβlevel customer relationships, and lead complex, multiβtopic commercial negotiations.
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in matrixed environments, influencing cross functional stakeholders and aligning internal teams behind customer strategies without direct authority.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen, with handsβon experience in customer investment planning, business case development, ROI tracking, and postβinvestment review.
- Clear, confident, strategic communicator with the ability to translate complex topics into structured, pragmatic, agile discussions with both internal stakeholders and senior customer counterparts.
- Fluent in English and Mandarin, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders across functions in a fastβpaced environment.
Skills:
Channels Strategy, Customer Insights, Customer Relationships, Demand Generation, Influencing, Key Accounts, Leadership, Marketing Insights, Negotiation, Sales Channel DevelopmentLocation(s):
ChinaCity/Cities:
ShanghaiTravel Required:
00% - 25%Relocation Provided:
NoJob Posting End Date:
December 3, 2026Our 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 whatβs possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors β curious, empowered, inclusive and agile β 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.
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