Communications Senior Manager

We are accelerating our momentum as the fastest growing consumer goods company in Latin America. People are our focus when we collaborate with our diverse network of locally connected manufacturers and when we return every drop of water we use to communities and nature. We empower our employees to challenge the status quo, make bold recommendations, experiment and adapt, so we can grow together and make a great business even better.
As a Communications Senior Manager for South Cone, you will lead and guard the reputation of The Coca-Cola Company and its brands in the region with a focus on national and regional media, local government and non-governmental organizations, pressure groups and employees.
**What You'll Do for Us**
- Lead the South leadership communications implementation strategy to protect and promote our business, to gain control of the health-related debate and to help build and activate a third-party advocacy network.
- Lead 360-degree communications campaigns and the coalitions' building strategy.
- Gain the goodwill of key stakeholders, influencing positive agenda setting around relevant business issues and increasing the Company's reputation, as well as brands' and categories positive positioning, especially among opinion elites/shapers.
- Create the right public opinion environment to avoid any type of discriminatory measures by leading our Corporate Reputation messaging to protect/promote our business, our brands, and our Company, balancing the debate on a continuous basis.
- Provide strategic leadership to the Bottler´s Communications Teams focused to enhance our business reputation, further our growth and maximize our joint influence in our business environment.
- Foster the reputation of our business in South through the design and implementation of the communications plans on sustainability, involving bottlers, other functions, and key stakeholders.
- Build and manage relationship with media outlets in the South region.
- Design and implement in coordination with LA OU contingency and crisis management plans to anticipate solutions and protect the business in the country.
- Manage the implementation of the external & internal communications plans, in coordination with the LA OU communication guidelines.
**Qualification & Requirements**
- +8 years of corporate communications experience, with strong background in managing crisis, media communications and leadinging brand reputation strategy
- Working knowledge of the national/regional media scene as well as a sound understanding of business economics
- Fluent Portuguese and English.
- Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal communications skills
- High level of influence and engagement with stakeholders
- Ability to interact across the network with senior leaders within the business with clarity and confidence.
- Strong ability to work agilely in different teams, both inside & outside of the system
- Strong people management skills
- Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
**What We Can Do For You**
- ** Purpose Driven**: Purpose driven approach that empowers our people to protect the environment and communities we serve while delivering safe & quality products
- ** Community of Belonging**:We're an organization that believes our ability to continually grow and build the right atmosphere where people feel safe and empowered, lets you bring your best self to work.
- ** Global Connections**: Allows you to develop, enhance and maintain global connections that allow us to act faster and learn from people all over the world.
- ** Iconic & Innovative Brand**s: In our portfolio of over 250 products, we offer a variety of widely known & popular brands including Coca-Cola, Simply, Fairlife & Topo Chico.
**Skills**
People Management; Crisis Management; Media Communications; Influence; Public Relations (PR); Business Communications; Problem Solving
**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.

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