Senior Manager, Franchise Integration & Innovation PMO - Thailand

Reports to: Vice President, Franchise Growth - Thailand (Bangkok, Thailand based)

Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Job Description Summary

Responsible for driving disciplined innovation execution and integrating franchise priorities within Thailand Region.

This individual contributor role primarily owns Innovation PMO and governance, and supports franchise integration, bottler engagement, performance management, and selected planning processes to ensure strong execution from planning through in-market delivery.

Job Description

Position Overview

As Senior Manager, Franchise Integration & Innovation PMO, you will support Regional Franchise leadership by owning innovation PMO processes, coordinating execution across franchise priorities, and enabling effective bottler and cross-functional engagement.

• Own Innovation PMO governance for the Region, including Stage Gate / SIC process coordination.
• Track innovation initiatives across stages, timelines, and key execution milestones.
• Ensure innovation initiatives progress from concept through launch with disciplined follow-through.
• Integrate innovation tracking into regular franchise execution forums.

• Coordinate execution of approved franchise priorities across categories, channels, and markets.
• Support bottler-facing forums, including monthly meetings and execution updates.
• Capture bottler inputs and dependencies and reflect them in execution tracking.
• Ensure alignment across franchise, bottlers, and cross-functional teams.

• Coordinate and prepare:
  • Weekly execution updates
  • Monthly Business Reviews
  • Quarterly performance forums
  • Prepare concise, decision-oriented materials.
  • Track actions and follow-ups to closure.

• Support strategy teams, as required, on:
  • Data and performance inputs
  • Coordination of Long-Range Planning (LRP) and Annual Business Planning (ABP) processes
  • Provide structure, coordination, and execution follow-through without owning strategic content.

• 7+ years' experience in FMCG, innovation, franchise operations, PMO, or management consulting.
• Experience working in matrixed, bottler-partnered environments preferred.
• Strong coordination, prioritization, and communication skills.
• Comfortable operating across innovation, execution, and planning processes.

• Strong innovation execution and PMO discipline
• Ability to coordinate complex, cross-functional initiatives
• Clear, structured communication
• Comfort supporting strategy without owning it

• Exposure to end-to-end innovation execution within the Region.
• Close partnership with senior franchise, functional, and bottler leaders.
• Development opportunities toward broader Innovation, Franchise, or General Management roles.