Supplier Contracts Manager

Coke Florida Careers • Tampa, FL

8d • 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 2025, for the 4th 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 searching for a Supplier Contracts Manager to work out of our Tampa HQ office. Working Monday - Friday from 7:30AM to 4:00PM.
The Supplier Contract Manager is responsible for negotiating and drafting direct and indirect supplier contracts for the Company. The role requires deep contract knowledge and negotiating experience. The Contract Manager will need to work across different functional areas to understand the business requirements and mitigate risk to the business. This role will also demand the ability to work in a high pace entrepreneur environment.

Requirements

• Previous experience working with drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts as a paralegal or attorney/JD.
• Advanced knowledge of supply chain management, sourcing and/or procurement.
• Team player, self-motivated, desire to learn and take on new challenges.
• Ability to build internal/external strategic relationships.
• Proven ability to interpret complex contract provisions and assess business risk.
• Achievement oriented (timeline driven, detail-oriented, strong planning and negotiation skills).
• Extremely responsive and stakeholder focused, appropriate follow-up and follow-through.
• Strong Conceptual and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to work and coordinate across teams.
• Knowledge and experience with contract management systems (experience working in DocuSign is a plus).
• Manage differences and conflict through strong communication and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate supplier contracts, to secure and document the procurement of goods and services for the Coke Florida business, aligning to Coke Florida defined standards for such contracts.
• Identify terms and conditions options to achieve desired contract goals.
• Define negotiating strategies to resolve contract negotiation roadblocks while managing risk.
• Weigh business needs and risks.
• Liaise with in-house legal counsel, enterprise risk management and other key internal stakeholders in accordance with defined process.
• Effectively manage pipeline of work including tracking status of reviews, providing proactive updates to stakeholders, timely follow up internal and external stakeholders.
• Administer, develop and update (working with Legal and other key internal stakeholders), standard supplier contract templates, including Master Services Agreements, Statements of Work (SOWs), NDAs, and other forms of supplier agreements.

Benefits

• Eligible full time Coke Florida Associates can participate in our Total Rewards Program which includes:
• Total Wellness Programs including health, dental and vision plans
• 401K program with healthy company match
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Three weeks of vacation pay, and 10 company paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Competitive compensation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed