Senior Director Procurement, Glass

Job Description Summary:

The Senior Director, Cross Enterprise Procurement Group (CEPG), leads the Global Glass Packaging Program for the Coca‑Cola system, spanning The Coca‑Cola Company, company-owned bottlers, and franchise bottlers across all regions. This leadership role owns the full glass value chain: primary packaging sourcing, sustainability, upstream raw materials (soda ash, gas, electricity, cullet), technology, supplier strategy, and long-term investment planning. The Senior Director is accountable for setting system-wide strategy, managing a global category spend of approximately $850M, aligning Operating Units and bottlers, negotiating at senior levels, developing sustainability roadmaps aligned with KO’s 2030 goals, and ensuring supply continuity and competitiveness across the network.

Team Structure

• Leads a Core CEPG Glass team

• Manages an extended network of bottler procurement & technical leaders

• Partners cross-functionally with Procurement, Technical, Sustainability, Supply Chain, PACS, Finance, Innovation, R&D and Operating Unit (OU) leadership.

What You’ll Do for Us

Global Category Leadership

• Lead the end-to-end Global Glass Packaging procurement program

• Conduct value chain mapping, cost modeling, supply/demand analytics, and risk assessments.

• Provide authoritative insights to senior stakeholders.

Strategic Alignment & Governance

• Present business plans, cost outlooks, and strategies to the CEPG Operating Committee.

• Ensure cross-system alignment and governance.

• Maintain rigorous confidentiality and data stewardship.

Supplier & Market Strategy

• Lead senior-level supplier negotiations.

• Influence supplier investments, technology upgrades, and sustainability programs.

• Assess supplier performance and future capability.

Sustainability Leadership

• Lead Glass category sustainability strategy aligned with Packaging Sustainability 2030 goals.

• Drive circularity initiatives, cullet strategy, and decarbonization pathways.

• Expand supplier participation in sustainability initiatives.

Program Execution

• Ensure aligned strategy execution across all bottlers.

• Drive sourcing events, long-term contracts, and financial delivery.

• Strengthen bottler relationships up to SVP/CPO level.

Innovation & Industry Leadership

• Identify innovation in materials, furnace efficiency, lightweighting, and circularity.

• Monitor global Glass industry trends and regulatory changes.

• Build long-term strategic options for system competitiveness.

Supply Continuity & Risk Management

• Develop contingency strategies and long-term capacity planning.

• Monitor commodity trends affecting Glass economics.

• Create alternative supply strategies aligned with bottler networks.

Leadership, Talent & Network Development

• Coach and grow CEPG and system Glass procurement capability.

• Improve global collaboration and alignment.

Digital & Analytical Excellence

• Promote digital tools and AI for enhanced insights.

• Strengthen analytical visibility into cost drivers and supplier performance.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred.

• 10+ years procurement/supply chain leadership experience.

• Proven global glass category or multi-regional leadership background.

• Strong influence capability across cultures and seniority levels.

• Supplier negotiation experience at executive levels.

• English fluency; Spanish is a plus.

• Ability to travel up to 30%.

Critical Capabilities

• Strategic Leadership & Vision

• Category Management Expertise

• Financial Acumen & Cost Modeling

• Supplier Relationship Management

• Sustainability Strategy Development

• Global Stakeholder Leadership

• Negotiation Excellence

• Risk Management & Continuity Planning

• Digital Fluency & Data-Driven Decision Making

The Coca-Cola Company will not offer sponsorship for employment status (including, but not limited to, H1-B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for thi