Job Description Summary:
Director, Transactions Driver (SAF)
Reporting Line: Senior Director, Commercial Execution
Role Purpose
The Director, Transactions Driver is accountable for driving incremental consumer transactions across priority channels by accelerating frequency, penetration, and conversion. The role focuses on execution-led demand generation, activating the right levers at the right moment across price, pack, availability, visibility, activation, and route-to-market. This role converts growth ambition into daily commercial actions, ensuring brands win at the moment of purchase and that demand signals are translated into tangible volume and value results.
Key Outcomes
Increased transaction count (buying occasions, baskets, frequency).
Improved conversion at point of sale.
Faster activation of demand levers across channels.
Stronger linkage between consumer demand signals and commercial execution.
Key Responsibilities
Demand & Transaction Acceleration
- Own the demand acceleration agenda, focusing on frequency, recruitment, and conversion.
- Identify and activate the most effective transaction drivers including price, pack, promotions, availability, and visibility.
- Translate demand insights into clear execution plays by channel, occasion, and consumption moment.
- Prioritize short- and medium-term demand opportunities delivering immediate volume and value impact.
Commercial Execution & Activation
- Lead execution of demand-led commercial plans across all priority channels.
- Partner with RGM, Category, and Customer teams to ensure transaction-focused pricing, packs, and promotions.
- Drive consistent deployment of activation toolkits, execution standards, and field priorities.
- Run rapid test-and-learn cycles, scaling winning demand plays quickly.
Performance Management
- Own transaction and demand KPIs including frequency, penetration, conversion, and activation uplift.
- Establish performance cadence to track results and trigger corrective actions.
- Lead post-activation reviews to sharpen effectiveness and ROI.
Cross-Functional Integration
- Integrate Marketing, RGM, Customer Development, Supply Chain, and Field Sales around demand priorities.
- Ensure availability, supply readiness, and execution capacity support demand plans.
- Leverage digital and data signals to continuously refine demand plays.
Leadership & Capability Building
- Build organizational capability around transaction thinking and execution discipline.
- Embed a culture of accountability, speed, and continuous improvement.
Experience & Qualifications
10-15+ years experience in FMCG Commercial, Customer Development, RGM, Sales, or Demand-related roles.
Strong track record of driving in-market execution and volume growth.
Deep understanding of consumer behavior, shopper dynamics, and point-of-sale levers.
Proven leadership across complex, multi-market or franchise environments.
High comfort operating with pace, ambiguity, and performance pressure.
Critical Capabilities
Execution and results orientation.
Strong commercial and customer acumen.
Deep understanding of transaction drivers.
Ability to translate insight into simple, actionable plays.
Performance management and KPI discipline.
Influential leadership and cross-functional collaboration.
Skills:
Alteryx, Branding, Channels Strategy, Conversion Rate, Customer Insights, Demand Generation, Digital Advertising, Google Analytics, Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Leadership, Marketing Campaigns, Marketing Insights, Marketing Strategies, Market Segmentation, Media Buying, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (BI), Product Commercialization, Sales Channel Development, Social Media, Strategy Development, Structured Query Language (SQL), Tableau (Software)Location(s):
South AfricaCity/Cities:
JohannesburgTravel Required:
00% - 25%Relocation Provided:
NoJob Posting End Date:
July 31, 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 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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From our roots at the counter of a local Atlanta pharmacy, to our current portfolio of more than 200 beverages, The Coca-Cola Company is one of the most globally-recognized brands in the world. Today, our lineup features beloved beverage brands, including Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, smartwater, Dasani, Topo Chico, BODYARMOR, Powerade, Costa, Georgia, Goldpeak, Minute Maid, Simply, fairlife and more. The Coca-Cola Company is committed to bringing about real change – to our industry, to our local economies, and to the world around us. Through constant evolution, we continue to reimagine the way we refresh the world and make a difference. We're innovating our portfolio with products that give people more varieties that meet our consumers where they are. We're working with global partners to transform our business, and grow it in more sustainable ways. And we're providing jobs and opportunities to the local economies where our people live and work, employing 700,000 people throughout our global system alongside bottling partners. If you're a changemaker looking to make a change, come join us in our mission to refresh the world and make a difference. Learn more at: www.coca-colacompany.com/careers
Key team members
Guy Smith
David Jacobson
Jerry Thornton
Derek Gauthier
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