Senior Manager, Supply Chain Optimization

Coca-Cola•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

As a member of the Infrastructure Planning team, the Senior Manager, Supply Chain Optimization partners with Regional Producing Bottlers (RPBs) to optimize delivered costs from plants to distribution centers, plan capacity and capital investments that meet customer and consumer demand, and strengthen the long-term competitiveness of the U.S. Bottling System. The role is a subject-matter expert in supply chain network optimization, data analysis, and infrastructure business-case development. It translates network-modeling results into financial and operational recommendations for Bottler senior leadership and the NPSG Board, and independently leads multiple complex projects and workstreams. The role conducts network-optimization studies, develops input for strategic capital investment and divestment decisions, and translates analytical findings into actionable recommendations for bottling partners and senior leadership. It also advances team capabilities through process improvement, tool enhancement, and team development. Success requires advanced analytical and network-optimization capabilities, cross-functional project leadership, strong financial and business-case acumen, executive communication skills, coaching and development abilities, support for organizational change, and a commitment to continuous improvement. The position builds and validates network models using demand forecasts, transportation and manufacturing costs, capital requirements, production capacity, and other operational inputs. It uses Lyric to evaluate sourcing strategies, capacity and capability additions, plant consolidations, and greenfield opportunities; develops financial analyses and capital-investment business cases; and presents recommendations and expected financial results to stakeholders and executive audiences. It also supports project validation, tracks implementation progress, improves analytical tools and processes, and develops training and onboarding materials.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, finance, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
At least 5 years of relevant experience in supply chain network design, optimization, infrastructure planning, logistics, operations research, or a related analytical field.
Direct experience applying network-optimization methods and translating model outputs into business recommendations.
Experience developing financial analyses and business cases for capital or operational decisions.
Strong problem-solving skills, including structuring ambiguous problems, defining analytical scenarios, evaluating trade-offs, and recommending a course of action.
Ability to synthesize large and varied data sets into clear insights, risks, opportunities, and recommendations.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including developing and delivering compelling recommendations for senior and executive audiences.
Track record of collaborating across organizations and building alignment among stakeholders with different priorities and perspectives.
Ability to coach colleagues and contribute to a collaborative, team-based environment.
Intellectual curiosity and commitment to continuous learning, particularly in analytical methods, technology, and supply chain practices.
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 working legally in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Lyric or a comparable supply chain network-design platform such as Coupa or OptiLogic.
Experience with data-visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
Experience developing capital-investment models incorporating NPV, IRR, ROI, and payback period.
Experience presenting analytical recommendations to executive or governance audiences.

Responsibilities

Build and validate supply chain network models using demand forecasts, transportation and manufacturing costs, capital requirements, production capacity, and relevant operational inputs.
Use Lyric to evaluate production and distribution sourcing strategies, capacity and capability additions, plant consolidations, and greenfield opportunities.
Synthesize optimization results, financial analyses, operational constraints, and stakeholder input into clear, actionable recommendations.
Serve as a subject-matter expert for Lyric and lead its application on highly complex network-optimization projects.
Develop inputs for end-to-end value-chain analyses, cash-flow models, and capital-investment business cases, quantifying payback, net present value, internal rate of return, return on investment, and key risks.
Independently lead network-modeling activities across multiple complex projects and workstreams, managing priorities, dependencies, risks, deliverables, and stakeholder expectations.
Lead or participate in cross-functional validation discussions covering model inputs, financial assumptions, operational constraints, and business-case outputs.
Develop RPB-specific sourcing analyses, financial models, executive presentations, and supporting materials using tools such as Lyric, Tableau, Power BI, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint.
Incorporate validated stakeholder feedback, finalize business cases, and build alignment around proposed courses of action.
Present findings, insights, and recommendations to the NPSG Board and Forum members, RPB senior leadership, and Regional Bottler Personnel.
Summarize capital requirements and expected financial results, including payback, NPV, IRR, and ROI.
Track and report implementation progress across approved projects and workstreams, and provide workstream and process updates to the NPSG Board as needed.
Identify, prioritize, and implement improvements to analytical quality, efficiency, and scalability.
Enhance and maintain tools, data, and processes used for network modeling and project assessment, including roadmap and change-the-business initiatives.
Evaluate emerging analytical tools and optimization capabilities and recommend adoption when they can improve analytical quality, speed, scalability, or decision support.
Develop and update training materials and onboarding plans, coach peers and others, and conduct training for new team members.