Country Lead People & Culture: Supply Chain & Employee Relations at Coca-Cola – September 2026

Job Details

Company: Coca-Cola Kwanza (Tanzania)
Position: Country Lead People & Culture: Supply Chain & Employee Relations
Reference Number: CCB260916-1
Job Category: People and Culture
Employment Type: Permanent / Full-Time
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Closing Date: 25 September 2026

Job Description

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) presents an exciting opportunity for a Country Lead People & Culture: Supply Chain & Employee Relations to join the People & Culture (HR) team at CCBA. The role will report to the People & Culture Director.

CCBA is the 8th largest Coca-Cola-authorised bottler in the world by revenue and the largest on the African continent. It accounts for over 40% of all Coca-Cola ready-to-drink beverages sold in Africa by volume.

With more than 14,000 employees across Africa, CCBA serves over 800,000 customers with a range of international and local brands. The CCBA Group operates across 14 countries, including South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Botswana, Zambia, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Comoros, and Mayotte.

Key Purpose of the Role

The role is responsible for providing strategic People & Culture leadership for the Supply Chain function and the country-wide Employee Relations agenda.

The successful candidate will ensure the organization has the right people, capabilities, culture, employee experience, and industrial relations framework to deliver its business strategy.

The role partners with Supply Chain and senior leadership to drive:

• Organizational effectiveness
• Talent development
• Employee engagement
• Performance
• Workforce planning
• Constructive employee relations

Key Duties & Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

• Ensure adherence to applicable local labour laws and educate leaders on local employment practices, requirements, and obligations.
• Implement talent development strategies aligned with People & Culture priorities and business objectives.
• Use workforce and talent analytics to identify and address talent challenges and build a skilled and sustainable talent pipeline.
• Anticipate future talent requirements and localize talent sourcing strategies to meet current and future business needs.
• Identify and develop high-potential employees to accelerate their growth and strengthen succession pipelines for critical roles.
• Partner with Line Managers to streamline people-related operations, optimize workforce deployment, and reduce labour costs.
• Maintain financial governance across reward processes and ensure equitable and consistent reward practices.
• Drive initiatives to optimize spans of control, management ratios, and organizational structures to improve operational efficiency.
• Lead the localization and implementation of change initiatives while building change-management capability among leaders and employees.
• Harness team strengths and capabilities to build organizational effectiveness and deliver business objectives.
• Build and maintain constructive relationships with unions to prevent industrial action and support a stable and productive work environment.
• Ensure full adherence to local labour laws and applicable union agreements to minimize legal exposure and avoid regulatory penalties.
• Align Learning and Development initiatives with business strategies and capability requirements to support continuous improvement and organizational performance.

Qualifications and Experience

Educational Qualifications

Candidates should have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in:
  • Human Resources Management
  • Industrial Relations
  • Business Administration
  • Organizational Psychology
  • Law
  • Or a related field.
• A postgraduate qualification in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related discipline is an added advantage.
• A professional HR certification such as CIPD, SHRM, IHRM, or an equivalent recognized professional qualification.

Experience

Candidates should have:

• 5–8 years of extensive experience in People & Culture, Human Resources, Employee Relations, Business Partnering, or Industrial Relations.
• Experience preferably gained within a large, complex, and multinational organization.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with senior leadership and providing strategic People & Culture support to Supply Chain or other operational functions.
• Strong knowledge and practical application of local labour laws, employment regulations, collective bargaining agreements, and industrial relations practices.
• Proven experience managing complex employee relations, disciplinary, grievance, and union-related matters.

Required Skills and Competencies

Strategic Leadership

• Anticipates business trends and translates them into aligned, forward-looking People & Culture strategies and priorities.

Operational Agility

• Fosters alignment, collaboration, and effective communication across diverse organizational levels and functions.

Talent Management Expertise

• Develops adaptable talent strategies.
• Identifies capability and skill gaps.
• Implements solutions to address current and future talent needs.

Change and Digital Leadership

• Leads digital transformation and organizational change.
• Supports adoption of new ways of working.

Business Acumen

• Connects People & Culture strategies with business objectives to support operational performance, productivity, and growth.

Culture Transformation

• Drives and embeds cultural shifts that strengthen collaboration, employee effectiveness, and organizational performance.

Diversity & Inclusion

• Develops and implements diversity and inclusion strategies that promote an inclusive and equitable workplace.

Employment Law Expertise

• Demonstrates extensive knowledge of employment laws, labour regulations, and industrial relations practices.

Data-Driven Decision Making

• Applies data, analytics, and evidence-based insights to support strategic decision-making and business outcomes.

Organizational Architecture

• Designs and optimizes organizational structures to promote flexibility, effectiveness, and sustainable growth.

Leadership Excellence

• Demonstrates exceptional ability to motivate, guide, coach, and inspire teams to achieve organizational objectives.

Data & Analytics

• Demonstrates strong analytical capability, data accuracy stewardship, and deductive reasoning.
• Translates analytics into meaningful insights and actionable tactical interventions.

General Information

Reference Number: CCB260916-1
Company: Coca-Cola Kwanza (Tanzania)
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Job Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 25 September 2026

The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional or relevant information as criteria for shortlisting.

Important: Only applications submitted through the e-recruitment portal will be accepted.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should apply through the Coca-Cola Beverages Africa e-recruitment portal before the closing date.

Application Deadline: 25 September 2026

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