Lead Engineer, Cooling and Packaging Development R&D

Location(s):

Mexico

City/Cities:

Ciudad de Mexico

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

November 25, 2024

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

Value proposition to you.

At Coca-Cola, we offer an unparalleled opportunity to lead and innovate within the Cooling drink equipment segment, working with state-of-the-art coolers, fountains, and dispensing units that define industry standards for safety and performance, making it an ideal fit for experts looking to make a significant impact in the industry.

Our commitment to excellence and sustainability ensures that you will be at the forefront of technological advancements, driving competitive advantages and delivering high-efficiency, differentiated, and environmentally sustainable solutions, making this a perfect role for professionals eager to shape the future at the next generation cooling equipment & dispensing segment.

Join our dynamic Latin America Group and play a crucial role in implementing global strategies, fostering supplier development, and sharing key information with global leaders, offering a unique platform for both seasoned experts and ambitious talent to thrive and contribute to sustainable success.

Position Overview

As the R&D Director for Cooling Drink Equipment (CDE), you will lead innovation by identifying and developing new technologies to enhance the performance and operational effectiveness of our CDE portfolio, providing a competitive business advantage in the marketplace.

You will provide technical and project management facilitation, advising on global, divisional, and regional CDE technology, marketing, and environmental initiatives, ensuring alignment with our strategic objectives.

In this role, you will drive continuous improvement and sustainability efforts, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions that meet both company specifications and international safety standards

As part of the career plan, you will supports gradually low-medium complex initiatives related with packaging (with the mentoring of the packaging expert team), enhancing your knowledge about the company in other field.

Function Related Activities/Key Responsibilities

• Technical project management leadership: project schedule management, risk management, able to elaborate technical results to support business needs.
• Regular stakeholders' communication (specifically with commercial leadership and procurement team, suppliers)
• Support development of technical equipment roadmap and long-term capability development.
• Extract data and draw conclusions from laboratory information management systems.
• Manage supply chain relationships though CEPG and Bottlers independently.
• Draft equipment validation & laboratory protocols 
• Supply chain management with minimal supervision

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor of Engineering: Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Chemical or related field.
• Advance degree may require less work experience, if in same discipline or field.
• Project management.

Related Work Experience:

• +7 years relevant work experience in roles such technical project management, sustaining engineering or new product introduction.
• REQUIRED experience on Cooling equipment or refrigeration systems.

Functional Skill

• Advanced project management & time management
• Knowledge of data science and data analysis capabilities.
• Influence and communication skills in cross-functional interactions to drive decision-making.
• Leverage IP, competitive and consumer insights to recommend an execute winning and sustainable solutions.
• Strategic Compliance: understand regulatory impacts, quality specifications
• Sustainability by design
• Lead the interface with digital systems
• System Thinking
• Ability to interface with technology and digital systems
• Process Improvement
• Strategic Compliance
• Advanced statistical analysis foundation
• Technical Communication

Skills:

Communication, Communication, Compliance, Compliance Policies, Consumer Behavior Insights, Cross-Functional Leadership, Decision Making, Design of Experiments (DOE), Digital Technology, End-to-End Testing, Influencing Skills, Innovation, Leadership, Process Improvements, Project Management, Project Management Leadership, Project Time Management, Software Design, Standards Compliance, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Data Analysis, Storytelling Presentations, Sustainability, Sustainability by Design, Systemic Thinking {+ 3 more}

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.