Director of Global Logistics Network Optimization and Digitization

The Coca-Cola Company•Atlanta, GA

5d•$162,000 - $188,000

About The Position

The Senior Director, Global Logistics Network Optimization & Digitization leads enterprise capabilities to improve how logistics networks are designed, sourced, optimized, digitized, and governed across a complex global supply chain. The role leads a team responsible for network optimization, transportation sourcing digitization, data and analytics strategy, market intelligence, and continuous improvement, delivering measurable business outcomes through strategic vision, quantitative problem-solving, technology fluency, stakeholder influence, and people leadership. The role defines and executes strategic roadmaps and governance, advises procurement, supply chain, logistics, technology, and business leaders, and leads transportation network modeling and digitization initiatives. It develops logistics data, analytics, and market intelligence capabilities, supports transportation sourcing, and builds a pipeline of optimization, productivity, risk-reduction, and value-delivery opportunities. The Senior Director leads a global, matrixed stakeholder environment, develops a high-performing team, and manages relationships with external consultants, technology providers, analytics partners, and solution vendors as needed. The position is located in Atlanta, United States, with travel required 26%–50%. Relocation is not provided. The listed U.S. base pay range is $162,000–$188,000, with an annual incentive reference value of 30%. The company does not offer employment-status sponsorship; applicants must already be authorized to work full-time in the United States without requiring sponsorship to continue working legally.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Business, Analytics, Computer Science, or a related field; the posting also states Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent curriculum.
Approximately 10+ years of progressive experience in logistics, supply chain, procurement, analytics, optimization, consulting, digital transformation, or related disciplines.
10+ years of demonstrated progression with a global logistics provider and/or multinational FMCG company.
Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives in large, matrixed organizations and developing business cases that drive measurable outcomes.
Strong understanding of transportation networks, logistics operations, sourcing strategies, supply-chain tradeoffs, and quantitative decision support.
Proven ability to lead teams, influence senior stakeholders, communicate clearly, and operate effectively at strategic and tactical levels.
Master’s degree or equivalent experience is stated in the qualifications; an advanced degree is also described as preferred.
Global experience and experience in a matrixed environment; Coca-Cola System experience is identified as relevant due to the role’s complexities and challenges.
Strong communication skills.
Proven negotiation and influencing skills.
Exposure to new technologies and trends related to logistics.
People management experience.
Project management skills.
Process mapping skills.
Logistics and transportation knowledge.
Proficiency in productivity tools and software.
Strong collaboration and communication skills.
Team leadership skills.
Must be currently authorized to work full-time in the United States and must not require company sponsorship to continue working legally in the United States.
Willingness to travel 26%–50%.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree.
Global experience, matrixed-environment experience, and Coca-Cola System experience are identified as relevant to the role.

Responsibilities

Define and execute the strategic roadmap for logistics optimization, digitization, analytics, and capability development across global and regional stakeholders.
Translate business objectives into transformation initiatives, governance models, investment priorities, and measurable value-delivery plans.
Advise procurement, supply chain, logistics, technology, and business leaders on network, sourcing, and digital capability decisions.
Lead transportation and logistics network modeling to improve flows, facility footprints, service models, inventory positioning, modal strategies, and network design.
Evaluate cost, service, capacity, resilience, sustainability, and operational-feasibility tradeoffs and develop practical recommendations.
Develop business cases, implementation roadmaps, and repeatable methods that convert analytical insights into measurable results.
Define and advance digitization for transportation sourcing, rate management, scenario analysis, supplier assessment, reporting, and workflows.
Identify opportunities to streamline manual activities through technology, automation, artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, and process redesign.
Champion adoption of scalable, user-centered tools through stakeholder engagement, governance, change management, and alignment with enterprise technology standards.
Develop logistics data, analytics, and market intelligence capabilities to improve visibility, data quality, sourcing strategy, supplier insights, and decision-making.
Build dashboards, executive reporting, analytical products, and decision-support tools that translate complex data into business recommendations.
Establish standards for data ownership, governance, taxonomy, definitions, and reusable analytical approaches across logistics teams.
Partner with logistics category leaders and regional procurement teams on transportation sourcing, RFIs, RFPs, annual bids, mini-bids, supplier evaluation, and award recommendations.
Apply network, supplier, market, demand, and cost intelligence to improve sourcing decisions while respecting category ownership and decision rights.
Build and maintain a pipeline of optimization, sourcing, digitization, productivity, risk-mitigation, and value-realization opportunities.
Partner with procurement, supply chain, transportation, finance, technology, data, suppliers, and operating-unit leaders in a global matrixed environment.
Define project scope, governance, decision frameworks, deliverables, and stakeholder expectations while navigating ambiguity and evolving needs.
Communicate analytical findings in concise, executive-ready language and build alignment through credibility, collaboration, and practical problem-solving.
Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of logistics, optimization, sourcing, analytics, and digitization professionals.
Establish team priorities, accountability, development plans, succession readiness, and a culture of curiosity, collaboration, inclusion, and continuous learning.
Manage relationships with external consultants, technology providers, analytics partners, and solution vendors as needed.
Deliver measurable logistics value through optimization, sourcing, analytics, digitization, productivity, and risk-reduction initiatives.
Improve logistics network performance while balancing cost, service, resilience, sustainability, and operational feasibility.
Increase adoption and effectiveness of digital tools, analytical capabilities, decision-support solutions, and reusable enterprise frameworks.
Strengthen data quality, market intelligence, sourcing effectiveness, stakeholder confidence, team capability, and succession readiness.