Senior Director II - Supply Chain Operations (Water & Tea)

Location(s):

United States of America

City/Cities:

Atlanta

Travel Required:

26% - 50%

Relocation Provided:

Yes

Job Posting End Date:

August 18, 2025

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

THIS POSITION WILL BE BASED AT OUR ATLANTA, GA HEADQUARTERS

Senior Director II, Supply Chain Operations – Water & Tea Category

Position Overview:

This job serves as the strategic partner and central point of contact to the Water & Tea categories for all Supply Chain related initiatives from inception through commercialization to market and post launch.  This role manages and leverages resources to ensure that the Supply Chain function has the capabilities and capacity to flawlessly support the categories’ objectives.  This job is accountable for supply chain results within the Water & Tea categories while playing a key role on the Supply Chain Operations team. 

The role will consistently set and exceed challenging performance goals to deliver excellent results for the Supply Chain.  The position will focus on what is important to create a sense of urgency, while successfully managing multiple priorities.  This role must understand and demonstrate how his/her efforts impact the larger organization and operates in alignment of the enterprise.  The role must demonstrate mature confidence and courage in their own leadership role.  They must exhibit political and organizational awareness and be able to adapt leadership style depending on the situation. 

Function Related Activities/Key Responsibilities:

• Act as key point of contact and liaison between functional entities (e.g., Water & Tea Category Lead(s), E2E Planning & Forecasting, CCBSS, Engineering, Co-Pack, TI&SC, Quality, Logistics, vendors/suppliers, external relationships) to exchange process / technical information and business needs/priorities and forecasts to drive/deliver supply chain results and bring new innovations to market
• Communicate supply chain product and service developments (e.g., new products, improved services, vendor considerations) to Water & Tea Category leadership, internal & external partners, to increase understanding and influence business strategies/decisions.  Lead the Management Business Review routines for Water & Tea Category Lead(s) with focus on innovation and business acceleration.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with internal senior management stakeholders to influence business decision-making.  This position must build effective working relationships at all levels of the organization.  They will serve as a senior leader on the Water & Tea Category leadership team.
• Establish clear objectives for each member of a project team to clarify expectations and the relationship of his or her work to that of others on the team.  This role will translate strategy into winning tactics and plans to deliver excellent results for the Supply Chain & category teams by appropriately assigning accountabilities, allocating resources, and implementing metrics to ensure rapid progress
• Evaluates problems and generates options to find actionable and practical solutions while pursuing maximum flexibility across supply chain, SRA, TI&SC communities.  Makes sound decisions that are aligned with the business needs and individual & team expectations and requirements
• Leading and overseeing the development and execution of annual commercial and innovation plans, recommending supply chain improvements using data and industry best practices to achieve benefits like cost savings and new technologies, and participating in feasibility and risk assessments for innovations to support decision-making for new platform launches.
• Managing Long-Range Planning (LRP) for the Juice | Nutrition Operating Unit, which includes developing, analyzing, and implementing strategic plans to ensure sustainable growth and success over 5-to-10-year horizon. This role focuses on forecasting future trends, evaluating potential challenges, and identifying opportunities to align organizational goals with anticipated changes in the economic, technological, regulatory, and social environment

Education Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree

Related Work Experience:
10-15 Years

Functional Skills:

• Synthesize data and identify problems through operational and financial analysis in order to improve operational and financial performance for both the categories and supply chain
• Develop savings and avoidance reports by utilizing market data and competitive intelligence to assess performance of products against business objectives.
• Develops communication routines using input from stakeholders, Senior Management and project teams to ensure clear understanding of project scope, objectives, performance and changes.
• Develop process improvement initiatives (e.g., supplier business processes and practices) to benefit the KO system and suppliers by directing supply chain activities, involving external suppliers, functional peers, account teams and/or cross-functional teams.

The Coca-Cola Company will not offer sponsorship for employment status (including, but not limited to, H1-B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require The Coca-Cola Company's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

Skills:

Pay Range:

$181,000 - $221,000

Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.

Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:

50

Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.

Long-term Incentive Reference Value Percentage:

20

Long-term Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role.

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:

We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

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