Country Lead: Market Insights (#CCB260504-1)

Details

Closing Date 2026/10/27

Reference Number CCB260504-1

Job Title Country Lead: Market Insights

Job Category Commercial - Sales and Marketing

Company Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

Job Type Permanent

Location - Country Malawi

Location - Province Not Applicable

Location - Town / City Lilongwe

Job Description TheCountry Lead: Market Insights is responsible for driving data-led strategy and decision-making across the organization within the assigned country. This role leads market research initiatives, transforms complex data into actionable insights, and ensures high-quality reporting and visualization to support business growth. Acting as a strategic partner to cross-functional teams, the role combines analytical expertise with strong business acumen.

This role is ideal for a strategic thinker who thrives at the intersection of data, business, and leadership, and is passionate about turning insights into impact.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Actionable Market Insights : Deliver quality market insights and specialist knowledge that influence key business decisions across functions and regions, ensuring the successful execution of CCBSA's strategic objectives

• Research and Data Management : Ensure the availability and accuracy of syndicated reports, define research needs, and lead studies that support decision-making, including customer, competitor, and category analysis

• Pricing Strategy Development : Support the creation of short-, medium-, and long-term pricing strategies based on deep market knowledge and econometric modeling, aligned with business goals

• Category Development : Develop data platforms for category interaction and drive superior category development initiatives to support sales and distribution efforts

• Country-Specific Reporting and Performance Management : Lead the development of reports and dashboards that track key performance indicators (KPIs) at a national level to allow stakeholders to easily monitor operational performance against growth objectives, enabling quick adjustments to tactics

Skills, Experience & Education Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Economics, Business Management, or a related field

Experience

• 6-8 years experience in market knowledge, insights, and/or research team leadership

• Strong understanding of consumer, shopper, and market insights with the ability to translate these insights into actionable business tactics

Skills

• Ability to extract insights from data and perform detailed market analysis to inform business strategy and decision-making

• Proficient in managing syndicated reports, creating performance dashboards, and developing customer data platforms

• Ability to collaborate across departments, build credibility, and influence direct and indirect teams

• Strong ability to assess business performance, provide market and competitor analysis, and recommend actionable priorities based on insights

Policy

At Coca-Cola Beverages Africa we are proud to celebrate diversity and we strive to achieve an equal opportunity workplace by being cognisant of affirmative action requirements. It is our policy to be mindful and compliant with all our regional requirements and national laws for those regions. Employment at Coca-Cola Beverages Africa is based solely on an individual’s merit and qualifications directly related to their field of competence. We do not discriminate against an employee or potential employees because race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability and gender identity. ​​​​​​​ At the heart of our recruitment processes is the need to create a value driven experience for all applicants. To all recruitment agencies: Coca-Cola Beverages Africa does not accept agency resumes for roles that we post and make available. Please do not forward any resumes to any Coca-Cola Beverages Africa employees and Talent Teams as we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.