Director, Dispensed Innovation

Location(s):

United States of America

City/Cities:

Atlanta

Travel Required:

Relocation Provided:

Job Posting End Date:

April 4, 2024

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

The Director, Dispensed Innovation will play a critical role leading Coca-Cola Freestyle Commercialization and the FSOP Innovation pipeline.  This Hybrid role will be responsible for working across category/brand teams to partner on targeted Innovation opportunities for the FSOP organization and customer teams on specific, high impact Coca-Cola Freestyle Commercial opportunities. This role will be the conduit between FSOP, commercial, customer and category to prioritize product, package, and equipment innovation.  This agile role will be required to pivot across FSOP innovation and Coca-Cola Freestyle Commercial informed by the “work that matters most”.

What You’ll Do for Us

Coca-Cola Freestyle Commercial 

• Represent the Coca-Cola Freestyle commercial perspective in customer discussions and steward initiatives to customer teams.
• Partner with Coca-Cola Freestyle Operations and Marketing on commercial initiatives.
• Develop and communicate commercial selling collateral to the customer teams.

FSOP Innovation

• Represent FSOP voice of customer and proper translation of brand innovation strategies across foodservice/on premise channels.
• Use data and insights to identify trends to support innovation strategy.

• Partner with the category teams and key cross-functional stakeholders on product/package innovation (scalable & customer specific).
• Serve as the innovation SME with the customer teams including code 10/5s.

Qualifications & Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or another related field.
• 5-7 years of experience, preferably in the consumer goods/beverages industry
• Leadership and experience working in Foodservice/On Premise channels.
• Experience in brand and category management.
• Demonstrates strong business acumen through the ability to create a 1-3-year business plan for brand/category and a path to achieve that vision, anticipating future trends and needs in the marketplace and business; demonstrates innovation/creativity.
• Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate and build relationships at all organizational levels; communicates long-term vision and shorter-term opportunities through clear & simple messages.
• People leadership/management – specifically, managing virtual teams and influencing multiple stakeholders with different priorities.
• Strong track record of leadership across cross-functional teams

Location - AOC/Atlanta

Travel - Approximately 20%

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 from QSR outlets, theme parks, movie theatres, restaurants, and many more each day.

Skills:

Branding, Channels Strategy, Conversion Rate, Customer Data, Customer Engagement, Customer Insights, Demand Generation, Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Leadership, Marketing Insights, Marketing Strategies, Market Segmentation, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Power BI, Product Commercialization, Sales Channel Development, Strategy Development

Pay Range:

$153,000 - $175,000

Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.

Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:

30

Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:

We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coc