Area Sales Manager, İstanbul

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Job Identification

Are you passionate about driving success, building strong teams, and making a difference? At Coca-Cola İçecek, we’re looking for visionary Area Sales Manager to inspire growth, foster collaboration, and lead with integrity and accountability! If you’re ready to shape the future of sales and make an impact, apply now and let your journey begin!

What We Expect

• Creating and executing tailored business and customer plans to meet area-specific dynamics.
• Performance evaluations, and development initiatives to build a passionate and high-performing team.
• Setting annual business targets (KPIs) aligned with our strategies, analyzing outcomes, and implementing impactful actions.
• Developing and managing distributor business plans to ensure alignment with Coca-Cola İçecek’s high standards.
• Optimizing Key Account Portfolios to deliver results within the business plan framework.
• Monitoring trends, identifying opportunities, and guiding senior management with actionable insights.
• Continuously improving processes for sustainable growth and sharing best practices.

Capabilities

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in the FMCG sector.
• Minimum of 2 year in team management, demonstrating the ability to lead effectively, inspire teams, and deliver impactful results
• Proven experience in Field Sales and Distributor management will be highly valued.
• Results-Oriented A proactive mindset with a focus on achieving ambitious targets and driving innovation.
• Outstanding interpersonal, negotiation, and influencing skills
• Fluency in Turkish and strong English skills (written and verbal)
• Forward-thinking with the ability to identify opportunities, solve problems, and implement effective strategies.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to build and maintain relationships with customers and distributors.
• Flexible, resilient, and capable of thriving in dynamic environments while managing change effectively.
• A valid driver’s license and active driving experience.
• Candidates should be open to and enthusiastic about mobility both within Türkiye and abroad at any stage of their career journey.

What We Embrace:

• “People Centered” Focus
• Equal Salary Advocate
• A Globally Diverse/An International Workplace
• Inclusive Team-Building Activities
• Digital Learning Opportunities
• Leadership Exposure With Organizational Events
• Inclusive Language And Culture
• Social Clubs/Networks
• Inclusive/Family-Friendly Policies

Who We Are

CCI is a multinational beverage company operating in Türkiye, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Jordan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Syria. We produce, distribute, and sell sparkling and still beverages, serving a population of 600 million people with more than 10,000 employees across 33 bottling plants and 3 fruit processing plants in 12 countries.

At CCI, we are committed to creating value for our employees, customers, consumers, and communities. As a Top Employer certified company, we put people at the heart of everything we do. With our vision to become the best FMCG company, we achieve success through our One Team spirit, guided by our shared values of passion, integrity, accountability, and teamwork. Our ambition is to be a great place to work—an inclusive, diverse, and inspiring organization with strong leadership and organizational capabilities.

We foster a culture of diversity and inclusion in everything we do. As the fourth company to obtain the EQUAL-SALARY global certification, we take pride in being an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer across all our markets.

We take responsibility for the future with our Sustainability Commitments for 2030. Our roadmap focuses on six key areas: packaging, water, and climate in environmental sustainability; and human rights, diversity & inclusion, and community investment in social sustainability. By 2030, we aim for 35% of newly hired individuals, 40% of managerial positions, and 50% of executive committee members to be women.

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, sex, color, national or social origin, ethnicity, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender expression, or political opinion.