Senior Director, Global Juice Quality

Location(s):

United States of America

City/Cities:

Apopka

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

Yes

Job Posting End Date:

May 19, 2025

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

This leadership role within the Flavor Supply function is a “leader of leaders” responsible for 2 laboratory teams located in Florida and France. The Senior Director, Global Juice Quality provides leadership and strategic direction to the Midi Juice Quality Center (Signes, FR) and direction and primary management of the Florida Juice Quality Center (Apopka, Fl) under Flavor Supply. This leader may also interact with Coca-Cola Analytical Services Shanghai about the testing of juice ingredients. Due to the nature of this work being “business essential on-site, there is limited flexibility for remote work. The position reports to the Senior Director of Coca-Cola Analytical Services (also based in Apopka, FL) and is responsible for the Company juice quality center laboratories providing quality assurance testing of all juices used by the Company including batch release. This leader is responsible for approving all new juice ingredients to be used by the Company globally. This position regularly interacts with all levels of global leadership of Technical, Juice Procurement, Supplier Quality teams, Ingredient and Product Governance, Commercial Product Supply, Product Integrity and Scientific and Regulatory Affairs. The position also interacts with juice suppliers to influence overall performance and with leaders of external laboratories. The function is directly responsible for leadership, providing juice ingredient quality to operating units and corporate functions to help assure the quality and regulatory compliance of TCCC products, supporting the business in the investigation and resolution of IMCRs related to juice ingredients, and providing troubleshooting and problem-solving support operating units and corporate functions. The role is also responsible for strategic development of the Juice Quality Centers programs, processes, and capabilities to meet future needs. Key Responsibilities: 

• Oversee the development of short- and long-range business plans for Global Juice Lab operations that are comprehensive, realistic, and aligned with broader Company and business plans. 
• Develop strategies, goals, and plans for work that focus on and enables the Company to better serve or work with customers, bottlers, or suppliers, and always with focus on the work that matters most. This includes continuous evolution of support programs and juice ingredient quality plans. 
• While the laboratories are distributed around the globe and in different time zones, this leader is responsible for demonstrating strong leadership, guidance, and coaching to the laboratory managers to achieve work objectives and continuously improve culture, engagement, performance and skills. 
• Act as a scientific, regulatory, technical or quality expert and consultant by responding to targeted questions from across our Coca-Cola system and providing support to supply chain functions, operating units and bottlers. This includes acting as a resource for general information and acting as a consultant for other technical personnel in the Company. 
• Create and communicate laboratory management strategy/long-term plan to address issues and future trends expected to affect the business. This includes anticipating changes in analytical technology, regulatory and consumer shifts, changes in agricultural ingredient supply impacting performance of juice ingredients and finished beverages, and evolution of Company portfolio and route to market. 
• Review and evaluate reported crisis in relation to juice ingredients as related to Coca-Cola system incidents with immediate negative implications for the Company) and contribute or formulate a plan of action for handling the incident/issue based on area of expertise/responsibility. This work is in strong collaboration with the Ingredient Quality Department, Quality, Safety & Environment (QSE), Global Development & Innovation (GDI), Operating Units (OU’s), and other key stakeholders. 
• Provide leadership in building laboratory organizational capabilities (infrastructure and people) by identifying needs or gaps, creating a plan to close gaps, and ensuring plan execution. 
• Lead, coach and inspire the Global Juice Quality teams to deliver best-in class results and ISO17025 accreditation while fostering individual growth and development. 
• Provide expertise and leadership in the development and implementation of standardized problem-solving methodologies and across juice ingredient laboratories. 
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