Change Manager

Coke Florida Careers•Tampa, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) is a family-owned independent Coca-Cola bottler that is the third largest privately-held and the sixth largest independent Coca-Cola bottler in the United States. Coke Florida sells, markets, manufactures and distributes over 600 products of The Coca-Cola Company and other partner companies including Monster Beverage Corporation and BODYARMOR. In 2026, for the 5th year in a row, Coke Florida was named as a US Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal. This program recognizes outstanding U.S. private companies and the achievements of their management teams in four key areas: strategy, ability to execute, corporate culture, and governance/financial performance. Coke Florida is looking for a Change Manager based out of our Tampa HQ location. We’re currently looking for 8:00am- 5:00pm, working Monday-Friday. The Change Manager is responsible for designing, leading and embedding enterprise-wide change management strategies to ensure successful adoption of critical business and technology transformations. As a member of our Program Management Office (PMO) team, this role will partner with executive leadership, program teams and functional stakeholders to translate strategic initiatives into sustained organizational outcomes The Change Manager ensures that changes to systems, processes, structures and ways of working are adopted, embedded, and sustained at scale. You will serve as a trusted advisor to leadership, driving organizational readiness, stakeholder alignment, and behavior change to maximize the realization of business value.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree preferred
4+ years of progressive experience in organizational change management or related roles.
Proven track record applying structured change methodologies: Prosci, ADKAR, Kotter, or equivalent frameworks
Experience supporting enterprise-scale transformation initiatives, including: Technology implementations such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) digital platforms and automation, Process transformation or operating model changes
Demonstrated ability to: Partner effectively with PMO, Project Managers and cross-functional teams
Influence executives and senior leaders to drive sponsorship and accountability
Translate complex change into clear, actionable plans and communications
Excellent written and verbal communication skills:
Demonstrates high emotional intelligence (EQ)
Ability to influence without authority
Proven ability to have difficult conversations

Nice To Haves

Experience working in Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) / Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), manufacturing or distribution environments
Experience supporting: Large-scale digital or ERP transformations (SAP, Salesforce)
Automation, AI or data-driven transformations
Familiarity with Agile, Lean Six Sigma
Experience building or scaling enterprise change management capabilities or COEs
Change Management Certification

Responsibilities

Define, implement and continuously evolve the enterprise change management framework, standards and tools
Ensure consistent application of change practices across al major programs and initiatives
Establish governance for change intake, prioritization and impact visibility across the enterprise
Lead the change impact assessments, stakeholder mapping and readiness evaluations
Develop and execute integrated change strategies, plans and roadmaps aligned with program timelines
Partner with program and project managers to embed change management into end-to-end delivery
Coach leaders on communication and accountability for change adoption
Build alignment across cross-functional teams to ensure consistent message and execution
Partner with Communications and Learning teams to develop training programs and adoption of resources
Ensure messaging is audience-specific, timely and aligns to organizational goals
Define and track change adoption metrics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and success measures
Develop and implement mitigation strategies, including targeted interventions and engagement plans
Define the behaviors, habits and cultural shifts required to sustain change