Manager, Commercialization Engineer

Location(s):

United States of America

City/Cities:

Atlanta

Travel Required:

51% - 75%

Relocation Provided:

Job Posting End Date:

September 26, 2024

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

We’re constantly transforming our portfolio, from reducing sugar in our drinks to bringing innovative new products to the market. As an Engineer with The Coca-Cola Company, you’ll help us transform our business. In this role, you’ll be responsible for leading the management, implementation, and execution of the technical projects. You’ll work closely with Coca-Cola customers, software development teams, hardware teams, and product owners to investigate and triage issues in the field, identify defect patterns, and develop project plans that meet our transformation goals. The qualified candidate will be solutions-oriented and will have a track record of successfully finalized projects, along with the ability to work in teams and manage conflicting interests.

What You’ll Do for Us

• Manage Commercialization, Productivity, & Strategic projects across internal and external manufacturing locations to deliver new products and technologies.  Develop and manage scopes, budgets, schedules, and risks for all projects.
• Identify, develop and lead Productivity, Continuous Improvement, Sustainability, and Quality projects across internal and external manufacturing locations.
• Leads technical aspects in the evaluation, troubleshooting and implementation of new products and packages, working with market development team and bottlers.
• Collaboratives with technical teams in the execution of new technologies, processes, and innovative solutions and products in the market and provides technical operations support in the implementation of promotions and line extensions.
• Drives productivity initiatives across the system (bottlers, suppliers, FU), identifies opportunities in the system to lower our supply chain cost and influences in the implementation of practices to improve the affordability of our products.
• Involved in the development of the business plan objectives and works collaboratively to assure the timely execution of the technical supporting activities.
• Supports package and product quality, co-leads to minimize the risk to the company and the brand assuring the compliance of the technical policies in our internal and external network and influences the producing locations to make the appropriate investment and improve the human capabilities of their personnel in their operations.
• Reviews prototypes and defines appropriate improvements to ensure brand fit and aligns with producing locations on implementation and establishes the necessary investment where needed.
• Coordinates and leads technical projects that require cross-system and cross-functional co-operation to deliver innovations in products, packaging, and promotions.
• Works with internal and external manufacturing sites to deliver initiatives and projects.

Qualification & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Food Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in a fast-moving consumer goods company and the ability to leverage technical knowledge & provide competitive advantage. Experience in the food, dairy, beverage/brewery or personal care industries is highly preferred
• Ability to triage problems, prioritize accordingly, and propose resolutions.
• Ability to work independently, raise issues and take corrective action.
• Detail oriented, analytical, and creative thinker with passion for quality processes
• Fluent in software QA metrics, operations, and statistics
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to develop and deliver strategies for new projects, products, and technologies
• Must have experience from concept to launch using a defined NPD (New Product Development/Stages & Gates) or change management process
• Ability to demonstrate strong project management experience with the ability to define and lead projects and direct/motivate project teams.
• Demonstrated track record of identifying and reducing to practice technologies for consumer-packaged goods companies to solve challenging business needs.
• Ability to refine solutions and manage internal and external partner’s expectations against technical and business success criteria with limited available resources.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite of programs (Word, XLS, PPT, Project)
• Travel Requirements: 80% (visiting manufacturing sites and vendor locations)

What We Can Do For You

• Purpose Driven: Purpose driven approach that empowers our people to protect the environment and communities we serve while delivering safe & quality products.
• Global Connections: Allows you to develop, enhance and maintain global connections that allow us to move faster and learn from others.
• Community of Belonging: We’re an organization that believes in our ability to continually grow and build the right atmosphere where people feel safe and empowered, lets you bring your best self to work.

Skills:

Change Management, Continual Improvement Process, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), ISO 14001, Lean Manufacturing, Microsoft Office, Production Management, Production Processes, Quality Control (QC), Six Sigma, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Waterfall Project Management

Pay Range:

$105,000 - $129,000

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:

15

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.