Location(s):
United States of America
City/Cities:
Atlanta
Travel Required:
00% - 25%
Relocation Provided:
No
Job Posting End Date:
April 11, 2025
Shift:
Job Description Summary:
Position Overview:
We empower our employees to challenge the status quo, make bold recommendations, experiment, and adapt to grow together and make a great business even better. This highly visible and unique position is a key member of the Enterprise Services (“ES”) Strategy & Operations team. The Director of Strategy & Operations is responsible for aiding in formulating and implementing ES strategies. Underpinned by a strong internal network, a passion for Process Improvement, and the ability to forge strong Business Partnerships, this position plays an integral role in Program / Portfolio Management, Annual Business Planning, and other Key Leadership Initiatives. The role is focused on the areas below:
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20% - Strategy Development and Strategic Priority Setting for ES
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30% - Business Partnership, Process Improvement, Disciplined Decision Support
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50% - Program / Portfolio Management and supporting the ES Business Planning Process
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What You’ll Do for Us:
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Strategy Development:
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Identify internal and external strategic issues and opportunities impacting Global Business Organizations today.
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Identify value creation opportunities and business model innovation and facilitate cross-enterprise initiatives.
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Program / Portfolio Management:
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Lead and support the ES Business Planning process through Program / Portfolio Management of key initiatives and all related financials.
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Orchestrate ES Digital Council governance, submission, and tracking.
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Partner closely with related stakeholders such as Global Planning, Global Functions, OU, and ES Hubs.
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Expertise in leveraging enterprise tracking systems to manage a portfolio of initiatives, with advanced analytics capabilities (e.g., Power BI) to present information to diverse audiences effectively.
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Business Partnership & Process Improvement
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Orchestrate and reinforce key initiatives and Steering Committee routines as a supportive business partner to other parts of the networked organization (ES Hubs, Global Functions, and OU’s).
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Improve existing general business processes to meet business goals:
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Apply continuous improvement principles against our ways of working in partnership with the ES Transformation and Communications leads.
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Embody design thinking principles to improve service quality, end-user experience and customer satisfaction.
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Promote and share best practices that sustain business process improvement across the organization.
Education Requirements:
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Required: Undergraduate degree in business, economics or related field
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Preferred: MBA, Masters in business or finance, and/or professional certification such as CFA
Qualifications & Requirements:
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The ideal candidate will have at least 5-7 years of experience in increasing responsibility roles, including strategy, planning, financial analysis, project management, and operational roles.
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Superior analytical and influencing skills are both required. The candidate ideally will also possess a strong proficiency in tools such as Power BI and be able to tailor reports to meet the specific needs of end users.
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Ability to work in a self-directed, agile manner and establish versions 1.0, 2.0, etc. Effectively balance competing priorities based on the highest priorities of the enterprise.
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Experience working internationally (though not necessarily living overseas) is preferred, as this position deals daily with stakeholders around the world.
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Curiosity with a high level of learning agility is critical, as well as understanding any given initiative’s upstream and downstream interdependencies.
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As this is a highly visible position, the candidate must have strong communication skills and prepare meaningful, insightful, and actionable presentations and recommendations for management to aid decision-making.
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Strategic thinking to be able to see the big picture from a business perspective yet have the tools and experience to drill down and perform detailed analysis as needed.
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Important to be able to connect the dots in ambiguous situations.
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Enterprise mindset puts the enterprise first in decision-making.
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Strong Business Partnership Mindset for supporting Platform Services Hubs on Key Initiatives.
Functional Skills:
Core:
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Start with the End User
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Tell the Story
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Align the Resources
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Design for Scale
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Execute and Improve
What We Can Do For You
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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.
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Expansive & Diverse Customers: We work with a diversified group of customers, which range from retail & grocery outlets, theme parks, movie theatres, restaurants, and many more each day.
Skills:
Analytics Software, Communication, Data Mining, Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling, Influencing, Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Long Term Planning, Microsoft Office, Professional Presentation, Relationship Building, Risk Mitigation Strategies, Stakeholder Management, Storytelling, Strategic Thinking, Tactical Planning
Pay Range:
$164,000 - $193,000
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 Coca-Cola.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.
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What We Do
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a total beverage company, offering over 500 brands in more than 200 countries and territories. In addition to the company’s Coca-Cola brands, our portfolio includes some of the world’s most valuable beverage brands, such as AdeS soy-based beverages, Ayataka green tea, Dasani waters, Del Valle juices and nectars, Fanta, Georgia coffee, Gold Peak teas and coffees, Honest Tea, innocent smoothies and juices, Minute Maid juices, Powerade sports drinks, Simply juices, smartwater, Sprite, vitaminwater and ZICO coconut water.
