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Director, Media Coca-Cola Trade Mark & Portfolio Turkiye

2 days ago Istanbul, Turkey

Eurasia Middle East Operating Unit Marketing is undergoing a step-change to deliver more balanced, sustainable growth, powered by deeper consumer intimacy, stronger integration, accelerated innovation, and data- and tech-enabled precision marketing. The organization is designed to combine local relevance with scale, shift data and technology from experimentation to competitive advantage, and operate through flywheel execution with clear accountability for impact and ROI. All roles operate within a tightly integrated Operating Unit-Market model, where the Operating Unit elevates and enables long-term growth + Operating Unit-wide platforms while markets integrate, execute, and track performance with speed and rigor while developing local content, partnership and experiences.

Focus, Scope, & Impact:

Own and elevate media strategy, planning, buying, and optimization for the portfolio, turning media into a competitive growth advantage through precision, retail media acceleration, and superior ROI.

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  • Media Strategy & Planning: Lead end-to-end media strategy and planning . Translate category and connection strategies into high-impact, full-funnel media plans. Drive the shift from reach-led planning to audience-based, outcome-led, addressable media.
  • Media Buying, Optimization & Outsmarting: Own media buying, leveraging scale, partnerships, and negotiation power. Continuously optimize media in-flight using data, signals, and performance feedback. Drive media outsmarting through smarter channel mix, timing, formats, and contextual relevance.
  • Retail Media Acceleration: Lead retail media strategy and activation, integrating shopper, commerce, and media signals.
  • Deploy connections capabilities from global/ OU. Leverage 1PD/2/3PD, advanced analytics, AI, and MarTech to improve targeting and effectiveness. Own OESP approach , media measurement, ROI, and incrementality frameworks.
  • Elevate agency performance and data maturity, ensuring future-ready capabilities.

Experience & Critical Requirements

  • Significant media experience (7-10 years+) and agency management
  • Great to have : experience in relevant marketing disciplines like creative strategy, connections, category/brand positioning
  • Led projects and capabilities that leverage Digital/ Data/ AI as edges
  • Behaviors: Growth Mindset: someone that is curious, dreams big, does what is hard and has an enterprise mindset. Passionate and uncompromisable commitment to excellence and servant leadership.


Skills:
Leadership; Social Media; Sales Channel Development; Conversion Rate; Structured Query Language (SQL); Marketing Campaigns; Digital Advertising; Key Performance Indicators (KPI); Branding; Demand Generation; Media Buying; Marketing Strategies; Channels Strategy; Product Commercialization; Tableau (Software); Market Segmentation; Customer Insights; Alteryx; Customer Data; Microsoft Office; Strategy Development; Google Analytics; Customer Engagement; Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (BI); Marketing Insights

Client-provided location(s): Istanbul, Turkey
Job ID: cocacola-150791023
Employment Type: OTHER
Posted: 2026-01-26T23:32:15

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • On-Site Gym
    • Life Insurance
    • FSA
    • HSA
  • Parental Benefits

    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Happy Hours
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Volunteer Time Off
    • Personal/Sick Days
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Pension
    • Performance Bonus
    • Financial Counseling
    • Stock Purchase Program
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Internship Program
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Professional Coaching
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)