What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Supply Chain Design and Optimization position at The Coca-Cola Co.?
Location(s) :
United States of America
City / Cities : Atlanta
Travel Required : 00% - 25%
Relocation Provided :
Job Posting End Date :
January 3, 2025
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Job Description Summary :
Position Overview :
As a member of the Infrastructure Planning team, this role plays an integral part in enabling NPSG's mission of supporting all Regional Producing Bottlers (RPBs) by maximizing System production efficiencies and market opportunities to strengthen the competitiveness of the Coca-Cola System in the United States. This position plays a vital role in : (1) Designing, Deploying, and Maintaining Network Optimization Models, (2) Developing tools and processes to assess long range production capacity and mitigation plans, (3) Preparing insights and facilitating long-range planning routines with Bottling Partners, (4) Performing analysis and business case development of capital investment and divestment opportunities.
The Director, Supply Chain Design and Optimization has extensive experience in supply chain design and optimization and can synthesize insights from complex, system-based evaluations. This role is responsible for the development and maintenance of core tools and processes that enable multi-year, strategic planning across the US Bottling System. In addition, this role will oversee multiple large-scale, complex initiatives and provides coaching and mentoring to other analysts through their project work.
These activities require strong analytical capabilities, extensive network modeling software knowledge, an ability to collaborate and manage cross-functional project teams, experience with change management best practices, demonstrated ability to mentor and develop the skillset of others, and effective communication of complex analysis to multiple levels of stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have a passion for problem solving and a strong curiosity as to the reasons behind outcomes.
Primary Responsibilities :
Design, deploy, and maintain a network optimization model to identify investment and divestment opportunities
- Serve as the primary point of contact for the RPB / Bottler network optimization model utilized by the Infrastructure Planning Team, responsible for ongoing maintenance throughout the year
- Utilize Lyric software suite to create a model that represents a network consisting of 15 producing Bottlers, ~ 60 Production Locations, and ~ 330 distribution centers
- Conduct assessments of various capital investment and divestment opportunities across the System (e.g., plant consolidations, greenfield site analysis, capability additions, new production lines)
- Partner with other NPSG teams and RPBs to collect and analyze supply chain data such as volume forecasts, freight costs, manufacturing costs (fixed and variable), capital requirements, and production capabilities
- Ensure model input data is accurate and develop necessary sensitivity framework to account for variations in assumptions and time horizon
Ownership of multi-year capacity tools and routines
Support the development of NPSG's Strategic Infrastructure Plan (SIP)
Develop business cases in support of supply chain infrastructure strategies (project specific work)
Train, mentor, and coach Supply Chain Managers
Lead continuous improvement initiatives within NPSG
Education Requirements :
Related Work Experience :
Functional Skills :
Skills :
Communication, Continual Improvement Process, Cost Analysis, Industrial Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, Lean Principles, Logistics Management, Materials Handling, People Management, Production Planning, Production Scheduling, Product Launches, Purchasing Management, Shipping, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Supply Chain Operations
Pay Range : 130,000 - $157,000
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 :
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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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Salary : $130,000 - $157,000
