Position Overview:

The role is responsible supporting Freestyle Operations in Western Europe. A successful candidate will drive operational improvement in the areas of reliability, availability, service costs and connectivity. This will be achieved through measurement and reporting of these areas, identification of gaps, performing continuous improvement events and training. This individual will work collaboratively with international business units and bottlers, Freestyle engineering and software development teams, and international customer care organizations.

FUNCTION SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES:

• Drive operational improvements across system (in outlet, service network, supply chain, etc)
• Manage monthly reporting on key operational metrics,
• Primary point of contact for the Technical Center operations (feet on the street),
• Primary escalation point for European market on operational issues,
• Communication to tech network (tech bulletins)
• Manage projects against a plan and objectives to ensure commitments are met by monitoring, assessing, and resolving variances in budget, timing or quality of work.
• Develop communication protocol using input from stakeholders, Senior Management and project teams in order to ensure clear understanding of project scope, objectives, performance and changes.
• Communicate status of work to appropriate parties in order to keep them informed and involved.
• Design and document departmental procedures by consulting with appropriate stakeholders in order to facilitate internal efficiencies.
• Organize and coordinate project logistics and resources on a regular basis to meet deadlines and maintain quality.
• Conduct stewardship or supplier management meetings in order to review performance and develop corrective action plans.
• Remove tactical barriers and obstacles (e.g., insufficient funds or resources) that keep or could keep work in your area of accountability from being completed as committed.
• Document current state processes and business systems and compare to bench marking data and/or best practices in order to identify performance gaps.

EDUCATION

?Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience (11+ Yrs)

TRAVEL (European)

• 50- 75%

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS:

• Excellent verbal and written skills are critical as this is an individual contributor role who must leverage communication to drive actions within the business.
• Critical thinking to solve complex issues in the field with limited support.
• Ability to from strong working relationships with all levels of the organization and both technical and not technical functions.
• Creativity to develop new solutions and new ideas the improve Freestyle performance for the business.

REQUIRED FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE (7- 10 Yrs)

• Fountain: Knowledge of Fountain Manufacturing's capabilities, technology, distribution and business processes. Knowledge of fountain service policies and procedures.

• Distribution: Knowledge of distributor/distribution policies and procedures. Ability to understand costs/benefits of distributors and common carriers, third party capabilities, distribution structures to support customer order processes, and product availability.

• Information Systems: Knowledge and use of existing KO Technical Information Systems (e.g., JDE, DBS, SAP, Intranet) to generate necessary data. Ability to access, analyse and utilize information in a manner that adds value to the organization. Ability to propose system enhancements based on business needs.
• Supply Chain: Knowledge of elements that make up the supply chain and the interrelationship between these elements. Ability to manage and execute strategies across the supply chain to reduce costs and gain efficiencies in the completion of a quality finished good. Ability to analyse, balance, synchronize and synergize all internal and external resources and assets to ensure the progress and ultimate completion of a finished good.

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS (7- 10 Yrs)

• Inventory Management: Optimize inventory levels using statistical models to design min/max/reorder levels. Knowledge of asset management procedures, policies and information used to optimize inventory levels and/or fill rates (e.g., balance inventory levels against inventory carrying costs).
• Process Management - Process benchmarking and Mapping: Knowledge of and the ability to apply skills in benchmarking and process mapping techniques across a supply chain
• Process Improvement: Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and coordinate efforts around process improvement. Ability to analyse business processes and develop systems-based solutions that will improve current state.
• Contingency Planning: Knowledge of information used to establish contingency plans for supply chain processes. Ability to develop contingency plans that meet performance requirements.
• Business Activity Processes: Ability to establish and define processes, and continuously monitor and improve processes to facilitate the execution of business activities

Our Growth Culture:
One of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years is having a company culture that supports and rewards behaviors that lead to growth. Our “Growth Behaviors,” as we call them, are ways of being and working that help to make us successful. Think about how you can bring this to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

Curious
Keep seeking, never settle. Staying curious about what is outside, and two steps ahead inspires us to challenge the status quo. Having the courage to look and leap is the way we grow. Because asking “what if?” pushes us to the next level as people and as a company.

Empowered
Make it happen. True empowerment is the result of taking responsibility. This means giving yourself permission to see it, say it and do it, and owning the outcomes. Because we move forward faster when we all take action.

Version 1.0, 2.0, 3.0
Push for progress, not perfection. There are very few overnight successes. Greatness is borne of many little victories (and failures). Share v 1.0, test it, and make it better. Then create the next version. Because the moment we think something is perfect, it will be obsolete.

Inclusive
Include, value and trust each other. We are smart alone but together we are genius. This means being inclusive, giving the benefit of the doubt and being responsible for each other. Because, for our company to thrive for the next 100+ years, smart isn’t enough. We need genius.

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.