Supply Chain & Technical Innovations Manager - West, Islands & Middle Africa at Coca-Cola

Job Description
What you will do for us:

• Supply Chain & Innovations (SC&I) manager manages new product & packaging innovation, supplier development and implementation of Integrated End to End (E2E) business planning initiatives with system partners such as Next Generation Sales & Operational Planning (NG&SOP), Network optimisation & Digitization of Coca Cola System Supply Chain (CCS SC) and wider Enterprise Ecosystem.
• Leads the development and implementation of strategic and Supply Chain operational guidelines to drive profitable volume growth by building/improving Bottler supply Chain & innovation processes (current and new) to become the lowest cost producer and achieve agreed upon productivity benchmarks (e.g., yields, line utilization, customer service levels etc.) Leverages Global Benchmarking and Enterprise-Wide Initiatives (EWI) & Productivity program & collaborate with system partners to develop and execute a robust Productivity Initives projects pipeline.
• Coordinates development of Supply chain capacity & capability and infrastructural investments outlook to meet the Franchise business Long Range Planning (LRP) growth plans; develop project plans for capacity expansion projects and commercialization on innovation while building technical and process capabilities within the bottling plants.
• Collaborates with plant/bottler management to ensure that the E2E Supply Chain system collaboration routines between system stakeholders e.g.(Bottler, Commercial Product Services (CPS) , Research & Development (R&D) and The Coca Cola Company (TCCC /KO) ‘s Franchise Frontline & Project Managers to meets the objectives specified under the A.F.R.I.C.A. W.I.N.S strategy
• Champions Governance framework like Common Innovations Framework (CIF) & Stock Keeping Units (SKU) rationalization process, (Killing of Zombies/ Discontinuation of low performing sku) whist ensuring adherence to the governance framework by project teams.

Role Requirements

• Educational Qualification: Minimum Supply Chain & Food Science, Chemical Engineering, or similar Qualification.
• Experience: 5 -10 Years of relevant work experience

Key Skills:

• Supply Chain Management,
• New product & Process Development,
• Risk Management,
• Project Management,
• Continuous Improvement,
• Manufacturing Process,
• People Management,
• Thought Leadership,
• Product Quality,
• Fast Moving Consumer Goods,
• Logistics,
• Supply Strategies,
• Food Manufacturing.
• Analytical Skills.

Language:

• English and Portuguese