Director, New Technology, Technical Innovation and Supply Chain function, Japan & South Korea OU

al excellence.

What You'll Do for Us

Business Strategy & Technology Mapping

• Translate complex technical data insights into actionable strategies that support JSK OU business direction and deliver measurable economic impact.

• Anticipate industry trends and emerging technologies to proactively position the system ahead of market challenges.

Technology Program & Portfolio Management

• Establish and drive productivity projects pipeline related to technical advancement, follow-up on implementation with bottling partners on committed projects, timeframe and expected results, including providing engineering expertise to steward work.

• Collaborate across a broad set of stakeholders (including GDI, RTE, Global Supply Chain & suppliers) to identify best practices, break through innovation to enable productivity and enable path to implementation across the JSK OU bottling system.

• Work with finance, procurement, manufacturing, and logistics teams to determine the best vendors and distributors as potential productivity gains.

Technical Assessment & Decision Support

• Guide senior leaders through complex technical assessments to enable informed, high-impact decisions, including investments and risk assessment in new technologies and operational changes.

• Sponsor business case development with bottler for large-scale technical and supply chain initiatives, ensuring alignment with profitability and competitive goals.

Performance Management & Governance

• Sponsor KPIs that measure productivity impact, operational success, and strategic alignment.

• Align and be accountable for the productivity delivery with Bottlers

GTEC Stakeholder Engagement

• Represent JSK OU in global GTEC system forums, bringing forward regional successes, challenges, and opportunities

Qualification & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, manufacturing or related discipline required

• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in Technical Operations, Innovation, Supply Chain, Engineering or Manufacturing,

• Proven capability in identifying and driving enterprise efficiency and productivity.

• Proven record of leading enterprise-wide technical programs that drove transformational operational and financial results.

• Demonstrated ability to operate with autonomy, influence strategy, and successfully navigate complex stakeholder environments.

• Advanced knowledge of beverage manufacturing processes, equipment, supply chain economics, and industry best practices.

• Strong financial acumen, relevant investments initiatives and budgets.

• Influencing and negotiation skills, able to lead across organizational boundaries without direct reporting lines.

• Track record of fostering innovation, technical excellence, and sustainability initiatives within a large-scale supply chain.

What We Can Do For You

• Purpose Driven: Purpose driven approach that empowers our people to protect the environment and communities we serve while delivering safe & quality products.
• Brand Reputation: We lead the beverage industry, with a portfolio featuring over 200 brands worldwide.
• Large & Connected Network: Ability & exposure to cross-functional connected teams across the country & globe allow you to enhance and maintain global connections that allow us to move faster and learn from others.

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Skills:
**Collaborative Leadership; Mechanical Engineering; Process Control; Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP); Supply Chain Processes; Computer-Aided Design (CAD); Risk Assessments; Process Engineering; Microsoft Office; Communication; Statistical Process Control (SPC); Quality Engineering; Data Compilation; Manufacturing Analytics; Lean Six Sigma (LSS); Production Processes