Director, Franchise Operations - Total Portfolio, NorCal MU

Job Description Summary:

Location: Sacramento, CA- co located in RCCB office

The Director, Franchise Operations - Total Portfolio, NorCal is accountable for the ongoing partnership with designated bottlers to drive all aspects of the Coca-Cola business. Key deliverables will be agreement to and execution of detailed annual business plans based on mutually agreed to company / bottler objectives as well as specific capability plans to enable a sustainable long term business model.

What You'll Do for Us

Ongoing Bottler Management

• Relationship & Contractual management:

• Manages all aspects of Bottler relationships with NAOU and serves as primary contact

• Ensures development of annual investment letter with Bottler agreements on Price-Package-Trade decisions on total Portfolio

• Gains agreement to Customer Leadership Council SKU/pricing decisions and customer governance.

• Supports Alternate Route To Market process

• Gains agreement to Customer Trade Marketing

• Maintains business continuity

• Business Planning

• Ensures Market/Bottler business assessments are completed and incorporates assessment/opportunities into plans

• Builds and directs the development of an annual commercial plan & tactical objectives with Bottler

• Gains commitment to commercial plan components and resources needed to fully execute

• Business Plan and Stewardship

• In conjunction with Bottler, actively manages bottler P&L to achieve annual objectives

• Weekly/monthly performance management stewardship; Revenue, Gross Profit, Transactions, Incidence and Value Share

• Monitors performance versus execution objectives, re-plans as necessary and provides feedback to key stakeholder

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Required

• MBA Preferred

• 7- 10 years Coca-Cola System/direct bottler experience

• Understanding of franchise relations aspects of Coca-Cola North America system

• Cross functional working knowledge (customer, commercial, product supply, customer care, sales operations, etc.)

• Understanding of bottler operations

• Complex project management capability

• Direct accountability for franchise leadership with an Independent Bottler

• Experience and understanding of running the full value chain

• Full understanding of system and bottler economics including P&L

What We'll Do for You

• Enable you to lead complex system initiatives that reshape how Coca-Cola competes in market and builds future growth capabilities across our bottling partners.

• Provide scope to apply transformation leadership that bridges strategic thinking and market execution within a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.

• Offer opportunities to build and enhance system capabilities that make our franchise network more agile, data-enabled, and efficient.

• Support your development as a transformation leader through exposure to regional and enterprise-level challenges that strengthen long-term business readiness.

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:
Annual Business Planning, Business Plan Implementation, Capacity Planning, Channels Strategy, Contract Management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Distribution Operations Management, Financial Performance Management, Negotiation, Strategic Leadership, Teamwork

Pay Range:
United States: 145,000 - 169,000 USD

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.

Location(s):
United States of America

City/Cities:
Atlanta

Travel Required:
26% - 50%

Relocation Provided:
No

Job Posting End Date:
November 5, 2026