The Coca-Cola Company

Sells soft drink concentrates to bottlers worldwide

Director Supply Chain

Supply Chain ManagementPosted on Nov 9

Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

At least 10 years of progressive supply chain leadership experience in fast-moving consumer goods or consumer packaged goods environments.
Proven end-to-end supply chain experience across planning, manufacturing, and logistics.
Strong exposure to Integrated Business Planning (IBP) or Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), including scenario-based decision-making.
Hands-on experience with planning, manufacturing, and logistics tools, such as SAP IBP, SAP APO, Blue Yonder, Kinaxis, o9, SAP S/4HANA or ECC, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) systems, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) or continuous improvement digital tools, Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Transportation Management Systems (TMS), network modeling, and cost-to-serve tools.
Experience operating in matrix or system-based organizations with independent bottlers or franchise models.
Ability to translate analytical and data-driven insights into business decisions.
Executive presence and ability to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority.

Responsibilities

Develop and coordinate sustainable supply chain plans and solutions for CCAR that are cost-competitive and efficient across categories to support operating-unit growth.
Understand business needs, identify opportunities, capture value, and define optimum supply chain models for existing categories and future profitable portfolio expansion into new categories.
Own regional end-to-end supply chain performance outcomes, including availability, cost, inventory, productivity, and resilience.
Establish a clear best-practice end-to-end operating model across bottlers.
Drive fact-based discussions on service, cost, inventory, and risk trade-offs.
Govern the effectiveness and maturity of Sales and Operations Planning and Integrated Business Planning processes across bottlers.
Ensure demand, supply, inventory, and value-chain perspectives are integrated into decision-making.
Elevate planning quality through scenario-based and unconstrained thinking.
Lead system-level discussions on network design, cross-border flows, capacity allocation, and sourcing footprint.
Challenge and validate bottler proposals using end-to-end system economics and risk scenarios.
Align supply chain structures with growth, innovation, and route-to-market strategies.
Build and govern a regional supply chain value pipeline covering cost of goods sold, logistics, working capital, and complexity.
Ensure benefits are quantified, finance-validated, and transparently tracked.
Convert operational improvement into tangible business value.
Enforce standard key performance indicator definitions and objective performance measurement.
Replace narrative reporting with data-driven scorecards and benchmarks.
Enable operating-unit and bottler leadership to see performance gaps versus peers and best-in-class organizations.
Ensure robust business continuity and risk mitigation frameworks across bottlers.
Stress-test assumptions and challenge perceived readiness.
Identify continuous improvement opportunities throughout the end-to-end supply chain and take necessary actions to support the business.
Partner closely with bottler centers of excellence, supply chain leaders, TISC leaders, franchise technical operations leaders, Commercial, and Finance.
Act as a trusted advisor and challenger, escalating issues when required.

Job Description Summary:

The Coca-Cola Company is seeking aDirector, Supply Chain - CCARto strengthen system performance across the Eurasia & Middle East Operating Unit (EME OU).

This role sitswithin The Coca-Cola Companyand works in close partnership withindependent bottlers, TISC leaders, Technical Operation Leaders of Franchise units, Commercial, Finance and OU leadership. The position doesnotown day-to-day bottler operations, but providesend-to-end governance, performancetransparencyand value leadershipacross the system.

The role is designed to elevate supply chain from a functional, self-assessed operation to abenchmark-driven, value-creatingand resilient end-to-end capability, comparable in rigor and impact to business growth.

Rolerequiresto develop & coordinate Sustainable Supply Chain plans and the solutions for CCAR that are cost competitive and efficient for all categories to support OU growth. Understand thebusinessneeds,identifyopportunities,capturevalues, defineoptimumsupply chain models for existing categories and to enable future profitable portfolio expansions with new categories

Key Responsibilities

End-to-End Performance Leadership

Own regionalE2E supply chain performance outcomes, including availability, cost, inventory,productivityand resilience

Establish a clear “best-looks-like” E2E operating model across bottlers

Drive fact-based discussions on service, cost,inventoryand risk trade-offs

Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Governance

Govern the effectiveness and maturity ofS&OP / IBPprocesses across bottlers

Ensure demand, supply,inventoryandvalue chainperspectives are integrated into decision making

Elevate planning quality through scenario-based and unconstrained thinking

Network, Capacity & Structural Optimization

Lead system-level discussions on network design, cross-border flows, capacityallocationand sourcing footprint

Challenge andvalidatebottler proposals using E2Esystem economicsand risk scenarios

Align supply chain structures with growth,innovationand route-to-market strategies

Value Creation & Productivity Stewardship

Build and govern a regional supply chain value pipeline (COGS,logistics, working capital, complexity)

Ensure benefits are quantified, finance-validated and transparently tracked

Convert operational improvement into tangible business value

Benchmarking, Data & Transparency

Enforce standard KPI definitions and objective performance measurement

Replace narrative reporting with data-driven scorecards and benchmarks

Enable OU and bottler leadership to clearly see performance gaps versus peers and best-in-class

Resilience & Risk/OpportunityLeadership

Ensure robust business continuity and risk mitigation frameworks across bottlers

Stress-test assumptions and challenge perceived readiness

Identifycontinuous improvement opportunities throughoutE2Esupply chain and take necessary actions to support business.

How the Role Works

The roleoperatesthrough influence, governance and transparency, not direct line authority

Partners closely withbottler COEs, Supply Chain leaders,TISCleaders, Franchise Tech Ops leader, Commercial and Finance

Acts as a trusted advisor and challenger, escalating issues whenrequired

Success Measures

Availability / OSA improvement across bottlers

Reduction in total supply chain cost (COGS andlogistics)

Inventory optimization and working capital release

Improved capacityutilizationand productivity

Measurable value delivery versus committed pipeline

Increased resilience and reduced firefighting

Qualifications & Experience

10+ yearsof progressive supply chain leadership experience in FMCG / CPG environments

Provenend-to-end supply chainexperience acrossplanning,manufacturingandlogistics

Strong exposure toIntegrated Business Planning (IBP / S&OP)and scenario-based decision making

Hands-on experience with planning,manufacturingandlogisticstools, such as:

Planning / IBP:SAP IBP, SAP APO, Blue Yonder, Kinaxis, o9, or equivalent

Manufacturing:SAP S/4HANA or ECC, MES, OEE systems, TPM / CI digital tools

Logistics& Network:WMS, TMS, network modeling and cost-to-serve tools

Experienceoperatinginmatrix or system-based organizationswith independent bottlers or franchise models

Strong analytical, data-driven mindset with the ability to translate insights into business decisions

Executive presence and ability to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority

Why JoinTheCoca-Cola Company

This role offers a unique opportunity to shapesystem-wide supply chain performanceacross one of the most complex and dynamic operating units globally. You will work at the intersection of strategy,executionand value creation—helping bottlers and the systemunlocktheir full potential

Skills:

Communication, Continual Improvement Process, Cost Analysis, Industrial Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, Lean Principles, Logistics Management, Materials Handling, People Management, Production Planning, Production Scheduling, Product Launches, Purchasing Management, Shipping, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Supply Chain Operations

Location(s):

Kazakhstan

City/Cities:

Almaty

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

Job Posting End Date:

November 13, 2026

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.

About the Company

The Coca-Cola Company

Sells soft drink concentrates to bottlers worldwide

The Coca-Cola Company owns and markets beverage brands sold around the world, including Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, Dasani, Powerade and fairlife. Its flagship cola has been sold in the United States since 1886 and anchors a portfolio spanning sparkling drinks, water, sports drinks, coffee, tea, juice and dairy. Rather than bottling most drinks itself, it sells concentrates and syrups to a franchised network of independent bottlers, which package and distribute finished beverages. It earns most revenue from those concentrate sales, plus finished drinks from bottlers it owns. The company was incorporated in 1892 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Atlanta, GA
Founded: 1892

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