Senior Director, Program Management - Network Execution

Coca-Cola•Atlanta, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Program Management Director is a key member of the NPSG Leadership Team. As a member of the NPSG 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. The Director has primary responsibility for leading large, system-wide initiatives across the North American bottling network. This role will lead cross-functional project teams made up of bottlers, bottling co-ops, NAOU and global technical resources in the development and commercialization of new packages and equipment. This position will lead multiple large-scale, complex initiatives simultaneously. These activities require strong program management skills, the ability to collaborate and manage cross-functional project teams, experience with change management best practices, and effective communication of complex business cases to senior leadership.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience required; Bachelor’s Degree in the areas of Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, or Logistics is preferred
8-10 years related work experience
Understanding of economic and cost/benefit analysis related to supply chain activities or capital investment evaluation
Excellent Project / Program Management Skills (PMP or other PM Certifications Preferred)
Effective Communications Skills (Verbal and Written)
Ability to Collaborate Cross-functionally to Deliver Results
Ability to effectively lead teams to deliver results outside of formal lines of authority
Strong influencing skills
Stakeholder management
Business case development and value tracking experience
Change management experience
Attention to details
Cross-Functional Teamwork, Innovation Program, Innovation Project Management, Interpersonal Communication, Leadership, Leadership Project Management, Leading Project, Management Processes, Management Support, People Leadership, People Management, PM, Process Improvements, Program Management, Program Project Management, Program Support, Project Leadership, Project Management, Project Management Body of Knowledge, Teamwork
Growth Mindset: Demonstrates Curiosity. Welcomes failure as a learning opportunity.
Externally Focused: Understands the upstream and downstream implications of his/her work. Tracks and shares external trends, best practices, or ideas.
Performance Driven & Accountable: Has high performance standards. Outperforms her/his peers.
Fast/Agile: Removes barriers to move faster. Experiments and adapts. Thrives under pressure and fast pace.
Empowered: Brings solutions instead of problems. Challenges the status quo. Has the courage to take an unpopular stance
Change Management, Continual Improvement Process, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), ISO 14001, Lean Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma (LSS), Microsoft Office, Production Management, Production Processes, Quality Control (QC), Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Waterfall Model
Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require The Coca-Cola Company's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

Nice To Haves

PMP or other PM Certifications Preferred

Responsibilities

Lead large technical productivity and sustainability programs to enable bottling system value in North America. This would include all routines to identify key project team members, assess project scope, determine project timeline and project milestones, all facets of a highly complex program
Lead large scale, complex initiatives to deliver strategic imperatives for the bottling system
Develop overall program plans for various project workstreams that highlight critical path components, dependencies, and risk assessments
Consult with and influence management at various levels across a wide variety of functions to ensure awareness and alignment on critical matters and drive issue resolution
Collaborate with a variety of cross-functional team leaders to ensure clarity and alignment on objectives, timing, dependencies, etc.
Conduct implementation project routines to monitor progress against an established timeline, determine necessary actions and escalate as needed
Collaborate with a diverse set of stakeholders such as other NPSG Functions (Finance, Supply Planning and Analytics, Infrastructure Planning) and RPB/ NAOU Supply Chain Functions, NAOU Engineering, and Global Technical Resources
Prepare content required to steward projects through project stakeholder sessions and steering committee meetings