Manager, Technical Operations - Central Zone - North Central America

The role is focused on single or multiple countries based on business indicators such as volume, revenue and operating income in addition to geographical and supply chain complexity and the maturity levels of the bottling partners considered 

• Provide technical leadership and execution support to the assigned territory, within the franchise units and bottling partners across all TI&SC(Technical, Innovation & Supply Chain) functional areas 

• Technical Franchise leadership to support specific and challenging goal settings for each bottling plant while supporting an efficient execution.  Key areas at the assigned territory (including performance and execution cups) such as QSE (Quality) scores, continuity of supply, processes efficiency and performance, timely investments to expand capacity among others 

•  Support actions of bottling plants to optimize manufacturing cost and yields to support profitability requirements in the assigned territory 

• Act as the execution arm for TI&SC strategies at the assigned territory and individual market levels  

• Leadership and operational support for the Coca-Cola System at the assigned territory level to build capabilities and capacities of product/package, supply chain and production infrastructure, processes, people and cost optimization solutions in order to drive growth in the specific territory 

• Support as necessary the identification and execution of productivity initiatives at the assigned territory levels 

• Execute the Supply Chain contingency plans and BCPs at the assigned territory level, coordinate demand and supply in alignment with the Supply Chain team and the bottling partners  

• Support the development and execution of the specific innovation plans working directly with the bottling partners, CPS, suppliers, other FO functions  

• Support the development and execution of the specific commercialization plans working directly with Corporate, the bottling partners, CPS and other FO functions inside and outside the technical structure 

• Act as technical contact point for the bottling partners in the assigned territory in relation to troubleshooting, cross-functional corrective action plans and IMCR immediate actions 

• This role is an individual contributor, strong collaboration with other technical functions is expected 

• Goals and objectives for the role are mainly focused on the annual business plan delivery for the assigned territory or FO 

• Responsibilities could include one or multiple bottlers within the assigned territory or FO. 

• Languages: English and Spanish are required;