Senior Manager, Distribution Operations

Coca-cola; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the NFD team at a leading company to leverage data analytics for driving process improvements and enhancing business insights. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership, analytical skills, and relevant experience in supply chain management, contributing to the development of innovative strategies that support growth and efficiency.

Benefits

Iconic & Innovative Brands

Expansive & Diverse Customers

Qualifications

• 3 or more years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in Supply Chain and Customer experience.
• Strong analytical skills and leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead project planning and execution for supply chain innovation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance distribution processes.
• Perform analysis on supply chain data to define business opportunities.

Skills

Data Mining

Data Visualization Tools

Machine Learning Frameworks

Collaboration

Leadership

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent

Tools

Office 365

Microsoft Power BI

Job description

The NFD (National Food Distribution) team is seeking a results-driven professional to leverage data and analytics to provide actionable business insight and lead process improvement initiatives. This role will be key to profitable revenue growth, while removing friction from our order to cash processes. This role will also drive compliance to our Distributor Policies, by providing analytics to drive desired business outcomes.

The ideal candidate will have experience in data mining, data visualization tools, machine learning frameworks, and Office 365.

This position requires strong collaboration and leadership skills, as it involves working closely with cross-functional teams, facilitating workshops, and developing data-driven insights that support business operations. A key focus will be on Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and optimizing reporting solutions to ensure stakeholders have the tools and insight they need.

Additionally, this role will serve as a liaison for supply chain data teams, ensuring data integrity and alignment across the organization. The candidate will also play a critical role in driving innovation, mentoring team members, and overseeing key operational processes, including year-end management.

Function Related Activities/Key Responsibilities:

• Review incoming distribution product support request and collaboratewith account teams, innovation, supply chain, Distribution National Sales Executives and Product Order Management to identify the most efficient distribution route to market
• Track and Monitor incoming product request across the region to aide towards building capabilityof the distributors in the region for new product innovations and low volume SKUs initiatives that are critical in executing to Coca-Cola Foodservice & On-Premise (FSOP) customer outlets, ultimately removing distribution barriers and providing support to bring the FSOP innovation portfolio to life
• Provide strategic guidancefor Alternate Routes to Market (ARTM) connectivity and Supply Chain processes for custom Brewed Tea, Frozen KO Product (custom and common), New Bottler introductions and Postmix introductions
Partnerwith FSOP Innovation Teams and FSOP Account Teams to support testing opportunities and future rollout programs
Provide supportto Customer Service and Sales teams with information that will support the creation of business and product strategies
Proactively obtain and perform analysisto relevant supply chain data to define business opportunities that will improve supply chain processes and distribution routes to market in collaboration with innovation teams, account teams, supply chain and distribution management team
Coordinate timing of activitiesfrom customer team commitment to activation while considering time necessary for distributor to build infrastructure
• Lead project planning and executionof all activities necessary to complete low volume SKU or plus one implementation from end -to end inclusive of distribution / transportation aspects
Resolve escalated product support request and oversee resolutionto ensure the most efficient distribution route to market is identified for the customer

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Related Work Experience:

• 3 or more years of relevant work experience
• 3 or more years of Supply Chain and Customer experience
• Other Knowledge:
  • Distributor & Bottler Operations
  • Freestyle Products
  • ARTM Products
  • Juice Products

Functional Skills:

• DRIVE INNOVATION: Generate new or unique solutions and embrace new ideas that help sustain our business
• COLLABORATE WITH SYSTEM, CUSTOMERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS: Develop and leverage relationships with stakeholders to appropriately stretch and impact the System (Company and Bottler)
• ACT LIKE AN OWNER: Deliver results, creating value for our brands, our System, our customers and key stakeholders
• INSPIRE OTHERS: Inspire people to deliver our mission and Vivid Vision, demonstrate passion for the business and give people a reason to believe anything is possible
• DEVELOP SELF AND OTHERS: Develop self and support others’ development to achieve full potential

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:

Warehouse Management; SAP Inventory Management; Cross-Functional Leadership; ERP Management; Logistics Management; Logistics Operations; Waterfall Model; Microsoft Office; Group Problem Solving; Mathematics; Communication; People Management; Detail-Oriented; Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (BI)