Director, Resource Allocation

DIRECTOR, RESOURCE ALLOCATION Reporting To: Vice President, Planning, Performance Management & System Economics Location: Nairobi, Kenya Travel Required: Up to 20% Career Band: C Relocation: Not provided Application Deadline: August 18, 2026 About This Role Sokify is partnering with Coca-Cola to fill a critical leadership position within the Planning, Performance Management, and System Economics department. This role sits at the heart of organizational strategy, ensuring the company is positioned for sustainable growth across Africa's operations unit, which spans 54 markets. As Director of Resource Allocation, you will lead the strategic design and execution of how the organization deploys its capital and operating resources. You will serve as a bridge between senior leadership and operational teams, translating complex financial data into clear, actionable insights that drive smarter investment decisions. Your work directly influences where the company channels resources to achieve maximum long-term value creation. Key Responsibilities You will drive strategic resource allocation decisions by partnering across all business functions to ensure spending aligns with core priorities and creates measurable value. You will establish and monitor return on investment metrics, identifying high-impact opportunities while addressing underperforming initiatives with timely course corrections. Your role requires building a comprehensive, forward-looking perspective of business needs and resource availability. You will lead governance structures that clarify decision rights, enhance transparency, and ensure accountability across the organization. Additionally, you will cultivate a strong culture of financial discipline and capital efficiency, helping teams understand the connection between financial decisions and business outcomes. You will ensure full compliance with Africa operations requirements and work closely with the Finance Hub to deploy corporate systems and tools across the region, maximizing their effectiveness in supporting planning, allocation, and performance management processes. Your Background You bring a minimum of 10 years of experience in Finance, FP&A, Strategy & Insights, or Performance Management. You have successfully executed complex initiatives from conception through completion, delivering high-quality results through clear workflows and disciplined project management. Your communication skills are exceptional, enabling you to prepare structured materials and work collaboratively across diverse teams. You have proven expertise in data digitalization, automation, and performance reporting, with a strong commitment to data quality. Your understanding of system economics, including financial relationships with bottlers and key partners, will be valuable in this role. You are skilled in financial forecasting, business analytics, data modeling, and valuation work. You demonstrate strategic thinking, group problem-solving ability, and comfort with both agile and waterfall methodologies. What Awaits You You will gain regular exposure to leadership teams within the operating unit and direct interaction with corporate headquarters, accelerating your professional development and deepening your business acumen. Working across 54 markets provides an exceptional opportunity to understand the drivers of the company's volume growth and regional dynamics. This position offers a genuinely cross-functional perspective, with hands-on involvement across business areas and collaboration with bottlers and system partners. You will strengthen your understanding of how financial decisions translate into business impact through active participation in planning cycles, performance reviews, and strategic projects. You will contribute meaningfully to the company's digitalization transformation, driving improvements in data capabilities, analytics infrastructure, and performance management processes. Sokify values curious, empowered, inclusive, and agile professionals who embrace continuous learning and contribute to a refreshing company culture built over 130 years of success.