Location(s):

United States of America

City/Cities:

Atlanta

Travel Required:

26% - 50%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

February 22, 2025

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

As the Director, Supplier Ingredients and Authorization, your role involves overseeing the planning, execution, qualifying and evaluation of supplier technical projects aimed at enhancing operations, processes, product offerings and managing supplier quality relationship. This could include, implementing new technologies, optimizing supply chains, to streamlining production processes and connecting with manufacturing facilities to resolve material trends.

What You’ll Do for Us:

Develop and implement deep dive ingredient technical strategies to meet manufacturing needs.Qualify new and existing ingredient and packaging suppliers and manage supplier relationships through deep knowledge on PICCASO and Defective Material Report systemsProvide technical guidance to manage storage and handling practices to maintain ingredient and Package Quality risk assessment using The Coca-Cola Company requirements, Industry and local regulation expectations.Address any bottler ingredient and packaging quality issues with suppliers and implement corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence.Optimize supply chain processes to reduce costs and improve efficiency.Monitor and manage supplier performance against key metrics.Work closely with the R&D, manufacturing and procurement teams to understand bottler ingredient and packaging requirements for new and existing products.Lead annual Supplier assessment audits and identify gaps, corrective actions and improvements opportunities to prevent.Driving material governance within franchise network with close connection with QSE Franchise governance, Sustainability and Food Safety teams within NAOU, Global QSE and other OU’sAct like subject matter expert on primary, secondary, tertiary packaging and Ingredient commodities.

Qualifications / Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in the areas of Chemistry, Engineering, Biology, Food Safety, or Microbiology, Master’s Degree a plus10+ years of related experience (operations and supply chain experience a plus)Understanding of Quality and Food Safety GovernanceStrategy and project management experience 

Skills:

Strategic Planning and DevelopmentQuality management and governanceFamiliarity and subject matter expert for gases and ingredients.Data Analytics and Data infrastructureCollaboration and networking

What We Can Do For You:

Iconic & Innovative Brands: Our portfolio represents over 250 products with some of the most popular brands in the world, including Coca-Cola, Simply, Fairlife & Topo Chico. Expansive & Diverse Customers: We work with a diversified group of customers which range from retail & grocery outlets, theme parks, movie theatres, restaurants, and many more each day. 

Skills:

Pay Range:

$149,000 - $173,000

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:

30

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.

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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