Director, Procurement

ng UK, Ireland, Poland, or Bulgaria as the position will support Glass initiatives mainly in the EMEA region.

Main Responsibilities:

• Plan and lead the sourcing process for Glass category annual expenditure.

• Influence key stakeholders in the bottler system and within the Coca-Cola company. Lead a matrixed team of procurement and technical personnel from the bottling community on projects.

• Develop sourcing strategies that deliver against business objectives and achieve sustainable relationships with suppliers.

• Develop and maintain relationships with senior management of strategically important global and regional suppliers to support and enhance the supply strategies of the system.

• Develop sustainability strategies for Glass and connect strategies with KO and CEPG leadership, increase participation by our key suppliers in sustainability initiatives, drive World Without Waste & climate goals, serve as a liaison to key TCCC (The Coca-Cola Company) and bottler sustainability stakeholders.

• Influence suppliers' manufacturing processes, technology decisions and policies in ways that are mutually beneficial and sustainable for both organizations by leveraging the volume of the Coca-Cola system.

• Deliver sustainable financial value in line with CEPG goals and category business plans by executing sourcing strategies, events, and projects

• Hands-on development of contract terms and conditions in collaboration with bottlers to deliver maximum procurement value.

• Assist in developing price forecast to KO and bottling system senior management as a critical input in the business planning process.

• Identify and monitor key supply chain cost components (unbundling) for relevant categories.

• Ensure continuity of supply through supply-based management and development and execution of business continuity plans.

• Analyze industry trends and evolving technology to proactively identify supply base issues to minimize risk, protect continuity of supply, and exploit emerging opportunities that benefit the Coca-Cola system.

• Monitor and project long term global supply/demand analysis (capacity planning) for all relevant regions to ensure Coca-Cola's global, regional and local needs are met.

• Develop alternative supply point strategies remaining cognizant of bottler assets as required.

• Provide subject matter expertise to Bottlers' associates to build relationships, improve collaboration and increase Network participation.

• Develop extended team member talent by providing leadership, coaching and opportunities, as appropriate, to strengthen System expertise in Glass procurement.

• Build alignment with internal stakeholder groups of the sourcing strategy and procurement process for products/services to identify business needs and to ensure compliance with operational standards.

• Embrace digital tools and AI to enhance category strategies, opportunities, and performance.

Related Education & Work Experience:

• Bachelors or masters degree, MBA preferred.
• 10 years' related work experience
• Procurement/supply management experience
• Internal stakeholder management & ability to influence
• International experience working across different geographies and cultures
• English proficiency, Spanish is a plus
• Travel ~30%

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Skills:
**Continual Improvement Process; Global Sourcing; Category Management; Sourcing and Procurement; Analytical Thinking; Competitor Analysis; Procurement Procedures; Budget Management; Contracts; Microsoft Office; Group Problem Solving; Sourcing (Inactive); Communication; Buyer Representation; Supplier Relationship Management; Low Cost Country Sourcing; Marketing Capabilities; Negotiation; Economic Cost Drivers