Who is Swire Coca-Cola? We are a family-owned bottling company with a story spanning over two centuries. We are one of the largest bottlers of Coca-Cola in North America and distribute more than 50 beverage brands and flavors creating joy for our customers every day. Our 8,000+ driven employees work hard as part of a team that delivers refreshment to over 30 million consumers across 13 states. Begin a journey with us at Swire Coca-Cola and belong to a community of dedicated team members who think big and believe in winning together.
Job Details:
Job Level: 7
Why you’ll love working at Swire Coca-Cola:
Swire Coca-Cola is committed to providing balance to support you in all aspects of your life, both at work and beyond. We offer the benefits you need for physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
- Health coverage (3 medical options, dental and vision). 401(k) Retirement Plan w/company match
- Health Savings Accounts w/company match
- FREE virtual primary care, acute care and physical therapy
- FREE Employee Assistance Program
- Company paid (vacation, holidays, sick time, bereavement, jury duty, maternity/parental, disability leave and volunteer time)
- Discounted & free product
- Tuition reimbursement
- Opportunities for career advancement
In addition to health benefits, Swire Coca-Cola is proud to offer you opportunities where you help give back directly to the communities and causes you care about. Note: Enrollment in a Swire Medical Plan is required for some benefits.
What does a Director, Logistics do at Swire Coca-Cola?
Accountable for the Market Unit transportation, last-mile delivery, and finished goods warehousing across a broad network of Distribution Centers. Leads and engages a staff of approximately 5-9 leaders and approximately 300 employees. Oversees an annual logistics spend of approximately $20-40 million, including direct responsibility for managing a $30M budget and ensuring the successful delivery of 20+ million full goods annually. Collaborates closely with Sales and Supply Chain to plan and execute an exceptional Customer Experience through on-time delivery and in-stock performance.
Responsibilities:
- Provide direction, leadership, and focus to the market unit’s warehousing, inventory and distribution functions
- Assess the existing and future requirements of the market unit to deliver optimal, effective and cost-efficient Customer Experience for the unit
- Build and develop the market unit’s leadership team and its capabilities to engage employees in delivering world class customer responsiveness. (Warehouse and distribution management.)
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and collaboration with the Sales and Supply Chain teams to improve execution and end to end success for the market unit
- Maintain connections to external customers to understand their requirements, fill the gaps as needed, and provide solutions to improve Customer Experience and cost
- Oversee market unit Logistics budget, annual plan development and metrics by analyzing and reporting data, providing leadership and direction to address areas of concern, and ensuring adequate capacity and capability are in place. Align with Sales to maximize market unit profitability through ongoing routines through service and cost trade offs
- Identify and deliver initiatives for improving Logistics capabilities and implement leading practices across the market unit’s distribution and warehouse network to contribute to Swire Coca-Cola’s industry-first position in the areas of efficiency, cost, and customer satisfaction
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree Logistics, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or General Business preferred
- 4+ years Operational experience in all aspects of Supply Chain Operations / Logistics Operations required
- 2+ years Operational experience in direct store delivery (DSD) required
- Demonstrated leadership and people management skills with experience leading teams; ability to coach and empower others and to develop talent required
- Proven record of success in managing the warehouse/transportation/last mile function in a best practices organization where success has been driven by trying new things required
- Demonstrated ability to deliver business results and a deep appreciation for customer service needs required
- Demonstrated success in building and delivering P&L, operating and capital budgets in medium- to large-size organizations required
- Strong analytical and information technology skills; understanding of new and emerging supply chain management systems
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or General Business
- 4+ years of operational experience in Supply Chain Operations or Logistics Operations
- 2+ years of operational experience in direct store delivery
- Leadership and people management experience, including coaching, empowering, and developing talent
- Successful experience managing warehouse, transportation, and last-mile functions in a best-practices organization
- Demonstrated ability to deliver business results and understand customer service needs
- Success building and managing P&L, operating, and capital budgets in medium- to large-size organizations
- Strong analytical and information technology skills
- Understanding of emerging supply chain management systems
Swire Coca-Cola Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Swire Coca-Cola and has not been reviewed or approved by Swire Coca-Cola.
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Healthcare Strength — The offering includes three medical plan options with dental and vision plus free virtual primary/acute care, virtual physical therapy, and virtual behavioral health counseling. An EAP and basic life insurance at no cost are also part of the package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match and an HSA with company match provide meaningful savings support. Free financial coaching and tuition reimbursement further bolster long‑term financial wellbeing.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, company‑paid holidays, floating holidays, and paid volunteer time are offered alongside paid maternity and parental leave. Additional paid leaves such as bereavement and jury duty are also available where applicable.
Swire Coca-Cola Insights
What We Do
With revenues of $3 billion, Swire Coca-Cola, USA produces, sells and distributes Coca-Cola and other beverages in 13 states across the American West. The company’s territory includes parts of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Employing more than 7,200 associates the company's headquarters is in Draper, Utah. Swire Coca-Cola, USA is part of JS&S (Beverages) Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of John Swire & Sons Limited.
