The Coca-Cola Company Looking for Director, Procurement Operations at Atlanta, GA Full Time

Title: Director, Procurement Operations

Overview

At The Coca-Cola Company we empower our employees to challenge the status quo, make bold recommendations, experiment, and adapt, so we can grow together and make a great business even better. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our Performance & Insights team within Global Procurement as a Procurement Operations Director. This individual will play an integral role in overseeing contractual obligations between our company and key strategic suppliers, predominantly with our top Marketing partner. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in procurement, finance, project management, and relationship management.

Key Responsibilities

Contractual Oversight:

• Maintain and ensure a comprehensive understanding of contractual obligations between strategic partnerships and key stakeholders within The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC)
• Provide ongoing visibility to the overall operational status from budgeting to payment across all budgeted towers within Marketing Procurement

Collaborative Budgeting And Purchasing

• Collaborate with Finance and each of the tower leads to ensure proper identification and classification of purchasing activity rolling up to each of the budgeted categories
• Lead in the proper tracking of fixed and flex budgeted assignments and fulfillment
• Collaborate with each of the OUs in case of misalignments in budgets and projects statements to raising equivalent purchasing against those agreements

Early Resolution

• Anticipate challenges that could disrupt obligatory milestones in annual settlements
• Facilitate escalation within the proper channels in order to reach resolution ahead of milestone deadlines
• Collaborate with the Tower leads and OUs to ensure understanding of services rendered and any impacts to purchasing or payables milestones from services not delivered.

Performance Analytics

• Lead in key operational analytics. Understanding of systems, big data, data extraction, and data modeling.
• Provide regular and ad hoc updates to leadership

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field; advanced degree preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in procurement or similar role, with at least 5 years in a leadership role
• Demonstrates ability to drive performance improvements from action plans derived from robust data analysis
• Demonstrates understanding of supply chain financials and supply chain dynamics
• Demonstrates ability to model various business scenarios and analyze resulting costs, impacts, risks, and benefits to inform and recommend business solutions.
• Ability to read, interpret, and suggest improvements to contracts and other legal agreements.
• Demonstrates proficiency with the 7-step sourcing process
• Well refined understanding of continuous improvement concepts and principles
• Proven track record of managing complex projects and delivering results within set guidelines
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work cross-functionally and collaborate with diverse teams.
• Demonstrates the ability to assemble and analyze large quantities of data and conduct in depth analysis of the data, such as should-cost models, benchmarking, etc.

SkillsContinual Improvement Process; Global Sourcing; Ariba Spend Management Suite; Category Management; Sourcing and Procurement; Analytical Thinking; Competitor Analysis; Procurement Procedures; Budget Management; Contracts; Microsoft Office; Salesforce Platform; Communication; Buyer Representation; Supplier Relationship Management; Problem Solving; Marketing Capabilities; Microsoft Power BI; Negotiation; SQL Databases

Our Purpose And Growth Culture

We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.

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