Director, Distribution Operations

Coca-Cola inc; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Coca-Cola is seeking a Director of Distribution Operations to lead national distribution programs for NAOU’s beverage portfolio, driving supply chain excellence, sustainability, and cost efficiency across the East and West regions.

You will partner with DNSEs and distributors, optimize transportation, test new RTM programs, and execute strategies for product launches while building trusted advisory relationships with category and operations leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in supply chain, logistics or related field.
• 5–10 years of relevant experience in distribution or supply chain roles.
• Strong written and oral communication and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead distributor operations optimization for national programs.
• Drive transportation efficiencies and warehousing improvements.
• Partner with DNSEs and distributors on program delivery.
• Manage cross-functional initiatives and strategic planning.
• Represent NAOU in trade shows, meetings and crises as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Program management

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management or related field

Tools

SQL

Alteryx

Tableau

Power BI

Google Analytics

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Director Distribution Operations is the principal operations leader for distribution national sales executives (DNSE) by delivering superior supply chain operations and sustainability for NAOU’s broadline foodservice distributors within the eastern and western regions of North America (McLane Foodservice Cheney Bros Ben E Keith Sygma etc.). Responsibilities includes leading supply chain enhancements transportation implementation of product innovations and product tests and systemic solutions national supply chain issues. Critical to gain maintain and execute status of SME and trusted-advisor role to distributor’s category lead(s) and operation lead(s) regarding all supply chain operations across a wide array of beverage categories e.g. BIB Coca-Cola Freestyle juice coffee tea juice ARTM etc. Position is also responsible for the development of supply chain operational efficiencies for the foodservice distribution network testing/pilot new RTM programs and implementation new operations business strategies (e.g. national/regional product launch programs transportation optimization activating new order fulfillment processes etc.) as well as partnering with DNSE(s) to generate local market incremental revenue (OI) for foodservice/retail/franchise system which is integral to NAOU’s revenue growth strategies. Direct management responsibility for key supply chain distribution programs (e.g. CCFS distributor pick/pack program distributor managed freight distribution B2B contingency planning IMCR etc).

Responsibilities:

Subject matter expertise (distributor operations transportation optimization carrier performance product innovations & policy compliance) required to deliver consultative services to DNSE(s) and broadline foodservice distributors for all aspects of complex supply chain operations including warehousing efficiencies new product setup and activities special limited time offerings (LTO) ARTM franchise relationship and all distribution operational programs and initiatives.

Critical is the ability to leverage internal and external resources to support sustainability and excellence within distribution operations including DNSE(s) and supply chain operations distributor’s buyers distributor’s warehouse operation leads the Coca-Cola carrier network category SMEs Settlement and Finance Analysts FSOP sales teams and franchise leadership. Serves as principal operations leader for business reviews (along with DNSE(s)) with Distributors and Bottler Operations.

Serve as Functional expert and liaison between DNSE(s) and all NAOU supply chain operations and Customer Experience functions such as syrups plants third-party warehouses (3PW) billing/invoicing and QSE.

Represent NAOU and National Foodservice Distribution in a variety of distributor cross-functional activities and events to enhance KO value-based relationships. Examples include leadership roles for KO support at trade shows strategic planning general sales meetings community events conventions and local bottler events.

Required Qualifications:

Expert knowledge of supply chain operations packaging & service warehousing and knowledge of transportation business strong written and oral communication skills

Effective interpersonal skills (high degree of influencing and collaboration required)

Program management

Strong problem-solving skills and ability to apply judgment in independent decisions.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management finance logistics warehouse management (or equivalent work experience)

Related work experience:

At least 5-10 years of relevant experience.

What We Can Do For You

• Iconic & Innovative Brands: Our portfolio represents over 250 products with some of the most popular brands in the world including Coca-Cola Simply Fairlife & Topo Chico.
• Expansive & Diverse Customers: We work with a diversified group of customers which range from retail & grocery outlets theme parks movie theatres restaurants and many more each day.

Skills:

Leadership Social Media Sales Channel Development Conversion Rate Digital Advertising Marketing Campaigns Structured Query Language (SQL) Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Branding Demand Generation Media Buying Product Commercialization Channels Strategy Marketing Strategies Market Segmentation Customer Insights Alteryx Customer Data Microsoft Office Strategy Development Google Analytics Microsoft Power BI Customer Engagement Tableau (Inactive) Marketing Insights