Director, Frontline Marketing, Riyadh, KSA

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We need a Director, Frontline Marketing,

Are you ready to make a splash in your marketing career? Join The Coca-Cola Company, a brand that has been refreshing the world for more than 139 years. We are seeking a Director, Marketing – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to lead end-to-end marketing performance for one of our most strategic and fast-growing markets.

This role sits at the heart of Coca-Cola’s Operating Unit–Market operating model, combining local consumer intimacy with the scale and power of global platforms. You will be accountable for brand growth, innovation delivery, integrated execution, and capability building , working in close partnership with the KSA Operations team and bottling partner to translate strategy into measurable, in-market impact.

What You’ll Do for Us

Strategic Leadership & System Integration

• Act as the Marketing Lead for KSA, accountable for end-to-end marketing performance, brand growth, innovation delivery, and system alignment within the Middle East Franchise.
• Partner very closely with the KSA Operations team to ensure marketing strategies are operationally feasible, prioritized, and embedded into market execution plans.
• Lead Annual Business Plan (ABP) portfolio choices and marketing calendar, influencing longer-term plans and ensuring disciplined execution with clear ROI.
• Drive vertical integration from brand strategy to actionable and measurable activation plans across consumer and shopper marketing.

Brand, Innovation & Execution Excellence

• Own end-to-end local brand and innovation plans, including flywheel execution, performance tracking, and course correction, in collaboration with Operations and bottlers.
• Drive system-wide alignment and oversee the execution of national, regional, channel, and customer-specific campaigns across KSA.
• Lead Integrated Marketing Experience (IMX) locally in line with OU (Operating Unit) strategy, including media, content, digital, social, influencers, Studio X assets, labels, and experiences.
• Champion local consumer, shopper, and cultural insights, ensuring they inform strategy articulation, creative development, and activation planning.

Bottler, Operations & Customer Leadership

• Work in tight partnership with bottling partner and the KSA Operations team to align on priorities, system investments, activation plans, and execution calendars.
• Lead bottler alignment across marketing campaigns and innovations, ensuring clarity on objectives, roles, timelines, and success metrics.
• Oversee field-level brand activation, including point-of-sale, promotions, experiential marketing, and events, in close coordination with bottlers and Operations.
• Support the system’s Customer & Shopper Marketing agenda, maintaining strong relationships with key customers, bottlers, and partners.

Financial & Performance Accountability

• Own direct marketing expense management, ensuring strong governance, due diligence, and value delivery.
• Apply brand analytics and performance insights to identify risks, opportunities, and growth levers across brands, channels, and the overall KSA business.

People, Capabilities & Ways of Working

• Lead and develop a local marketing leadership team with multiple direct reports, fostering strong collaboration across Marketing, Operations, and the bottling system.
• Deploy and scale modern marketing capabilities, data- and tech-enabled ways of working, and agile execution models.
• Build a culture of growth mindset, creative excellence, inclusivity, and servant leadership.

What Success Looks Like

• Strong, consistent brand growth and innovation impact in KSA
• Seamless Marketing–Operations–Bottler integration driving execution excellence
• Confident, capable local marketing leadership team
• OU strategies translated into real, in-market results
• Deep consumer intimacy converted into commercial impact

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or related field; MBA preferred
• 12+ years of progressive marketing and leadership experience, ideally in FMCG / consumer goods, with frontline or market marketing exposure in KSA
• Proven experience partnering closely with Operations and bottling organizations
• Strong background across brand strategy, innovation, creative development, connections, media, and integrated campaigns
• Strong commercial, financial, and P&L acumen
• Track record of leading cross-functional, cross-geographical teams
• Demonstrated ability to leverage data, digital, and analytics as competitive advantages
• Experience operating effectively within matrixed, system-based organizations
• Excellent communication, storytelling, and influencing skills
• Ability to navigate complex, fast-changing environments
• Fluency in English and Arabic
• Saudi Nationals strongly preferred

Skills:

Leadership; Business Planning; Marketing Communications (MarCom); Shopper Marketing; Brand Strategy; Demand Generation; Market Innovation; Campaign Development; Analytical Thinking; Competitor Analysis; Marketing Strategies; Marketing Mix; Microsoft Office; Long Term Planning; Brand Marketing; Brand Storytelling; Cross-Functional Integration; Brand Management; Profit and Loss (P&L) Management

Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:30
Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.

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