Location(s):

United States of America

City/Cities:

Atlanta

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

November 19, 2025

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

Purpose of the Role

The Global Packaging Implementation Director – CPS leads the execution of the global packaging strategy, translating vision into actionable plans that deliver measurable results across all CPS sites. This role drives programs through strong cross-functional engagement with plant SMEs, Corporate, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Technical, Engineering, and Quality, ensuring “fit for purpose” packaging that meets regulatory, sustainability, quality, and value creation goals. Accountable for governance, operational excellence, and continuous improvement, the Director champions packaging performance and innovation to enable CPS business objectives worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

Packaging Program Execution – Leads end to end packaging program execution from concept to implementation, managing timelines, budgets, and resources to ensure alignment with the global packaging strategy. Responsibilities span regulatory compliance, standardized and optimized specifications, value creation projects via PMO, packaging performance improvement, risk management and business continuity implementation, governance and metrics for process, quality, and sustainability, and capability building through targeted team training.
Data Governance & Reporting Excellence – Leads governance of packaging data platforms (KOSMOS, SAP Master Data, and Picasso), ensuring integrity, accuracy, and compliance with KORE, regulatory requirements, and ESG reporting standards. Enhances dashboards and analytics to identify hotspots and opportunities, facilitates best practice replication through structured communication, enforces governance to established standards, and develops and delivers defined sustainability targets and metrics.
Cross-Functional Partnerships – Influence and collaborate across global functions, Operating Units, Procurement, Engineering, Quality, Plant Operations to deliver operational goals, ensuring cross‑functional that leverages technical subject matter experts, customers, and suppliers. Builds technical capability and fosters best‑practice sharing via monthly Packaging Network Calls, aligning priorities with CPS Packaging and Quality, driving value creation, optimizing packaging ranges and specifications, and developing and maintaining training materials for the global packaging network.
Risk Management – Manages packaging supply risk by executing mitigation programs and coordinating alternate sourcing solutions. Proactively engages stakeholders to identify risks, implement reduction methodologies, and deliver business continuity projects with Procurement and BCP teams, eliminating single‑source situations through standardization and backup packaging authorizations.
Strategic Insights – Translate complex sustainability data into actionable intelligence for leadership and stakeholders; identify high-impact interventions to accelerate quality, sustainability and regulatory objectives.

Qualifications

7-10 years of relevant technical or manufacturing experience in a multinational food or pharmaceutical environment, 3 of those years must have been in a managerial role.
Strong record of influencing cross-functional teams and suppliers to deliver measurable results, leading in a virtual environment.
Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills. Demonstrate a continuous improvement mindset.
Technical expert in industrial food-grade B2B packaging. Returnable packaging knowledge is desirable.
Advanced communication skills with ability to engage at all organizational levels.
PACS and regulatory background is beneficial.
Advanced proficiency in data platforms and analytics tools, including SAP, Picasso, SFM, KOSMOS, PowerApps and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI).
Understanding of LCA methodologies.

Location – Preferred Atlanta or Ireland location (Dublin, Drogheda, Ballina). All candidates CPS based will be considered.

No relocation provided.

Travel – Limited (<15%).

The Coca-Cola Company will not offer sponsorship for employment status (including, but not limited to, H1-B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require The Coca-Cola Company's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

Skills:

Business Objectives, Collaborating, Communication Network, Compliance, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Data Visualization, Fabrication, Leadership, Manufacturing Analytics, Planning, Prioritization, Production Processes, Project Management, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Strategic Objectives, Supply Chain Processes, Technical Knowledge

Pay Range:

$149,000 - $173,000

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.

CPS Global Packaging Implementation Director

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