Director, Operational Excellence & Digitalization

Location(s):

Mexico

City/Cities:

Mexico

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

June 5, 2025

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

At the Coca-Cola Company, we are a dynamic hub of excellence, pioneering the future of operational strategies. We are seeking for a Director of Operational Excellence who is ready to define, facilitate, and lead the development and implementation of lean-driven Operational Excellence strategies. In this role, you will have the opportunity to build an OE culture and capabilities, including mindsets and behaviors, at the site level. The successful candidate will be a strategic thinker with a proven ability to lead key projects, build strategic partnerships, and implement effective training strategies. If you are passionate about continuous improvement and ready to inspire and be inspired, we invite you to join us on this exciting journey.

What You’ll Do for Us

• Define, facilitate, and lead the development and implementation of lean-driven Operational Excellence strategies, programs, and Program Management Office (PMO) framework.
• Identify, plan, and implement organization process improvements to reduce costs, defects/errors, rework, etc.
• Introducing new methods and processes to improve product/service quality and customer satisfaction.
• Promote and share best practices that sustain business process improvement across the organization
• Lead key projects in the plant, region or global level applying lean/six sigma techniques and coordinating a multicultural team.
• Build strategic and value-added partnerships with internal and external customers.
• Define and implement effective training, mentoring and coaching strategies and programs for associates.
• Facilitate and lead Business Excellence Assessment.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of food and/or manufacturing integrated environment work experience, leading Lean/Operational Excellence experience.
• Excellent understanding of lean manufacturing and world class manufacturing concepts.
• Strong Lean-driven Operational Excellence knowledge with proven practical experience in the use and application of lean principles and tools.
• Proven Project Management capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience in people management, in a people-focused, team-based environment.
• Ability to manage multiple conflicting demands and to prioritize accordingly.
• Strong demonstrated experience in change management.
• Excellent Negotiation and Influencing skills.
• Excellent Decision-Making Skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• High level of PC literacy, SAP, Microsoft etc.

What We’ll Do For You

• Iconic Brand: Work on the most recognized brand in the world and be part of developing the brand's next chapter.
• Exposure to World Class Leaders: Availability to global manufacturing leaders that will expand your network.
• Career Growth: We are committed to your professional development, offering opportunities for growth and advancement.

Skills:

Agile Methodology, Business Process Improvements, Change Management, Change Management Methods, Communication, Data Analysis, Data Research, Leadership, Lean Six Sigma (LSS), Operational Excellence, Strategic Analysis, Waterfall Model

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 Coca-Cola.