Senior Director, Distribution and Warehousing

Job Description Summary:

The Coca-Cola Company, a global leader in the beverage industry, is seeking a Senior Director II, Distribution & Warehousing. We empower our employees to challenge the status quo, make bold recommendations, experiment, and adapt, so we can grow together and make a great business even better. This position provides center of excellence leadership and we’re looking for a dynamic leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about optimizing operational goals and service levels.

The Senior Director II of Distribution & Warehousing COE is responsible for establishing and leading an enterprise‑wide Center of Excellence that defines, enables, and governs best‑in‑class warehousing and distribution capabilities across multiple business units.

Each business unit operates its own warehouses (in‑house and/or 3PL‑operated). This role does not own daily operations, but is accountable for establishing the long-term strategy, network design, systems, automation strategy, KPIs, strategic relationship building and capability building to ensure consistent performance, scalability, and ROI across the enterprise.

The COE serves as the owner and partner for business units on warehouse design, new DC builds, automation, WMS logic, and 3PL governance.

The Sr Director II of Distribution & Warehousing is responsible for leading end-to-end distribution, inventory management, and warehouse operations across the network. This leader ensures best-in-class service levels, cost efficiency, safety, and operational excellence while enabling business growth and customer satisfaction.

What You Will Do for Us.

Center of Excellence Leadership

• Establish and lead an enterprise Distribution & Warehousing COE supporting multiple business units.
• Define clear engagement models outlining when and how the COE partners with business units.
• Balance enterprise standardization with business‑unit flexibility.

Enterprise Warehousing Strategy & Standards

• Define the enterprise warehousing vision, principles, and multi‑year roadmap.
• Develop and maintain standardized design, process, and technology frameworks to be deployed across business units.
• Own enterprise warehouse design standards covering:
• Facility layout and capacity
• Slotting and flow strategies
• Labor models and productivity standards
• Health, safety, and compliance

New Distribution Center Builds & Network Expansion Support

• Lead or support multiple greenfield and brownfield DC builds across business units.
• Provide end‑to‑end COE support for:
• Requirements definition and capacity modeling
• Facility and automation design
• Startup planning and go‑live readiness
• Develop repeatable startup playbooks, templates, and readiness checkpoints.
• Ensure lessons learned are captured and institutionalized across the network.
• Partner with Procurement to establish a best in class distribution commercial structure with 3PLs.

Automation & Advanced Fulfillment Enablement

• Own the enterprise warehouse automation strategy, standards, and vendor ecosystem.  External benchmarking will be needed to identify the best options.
• Lead evaluation, selection, and design of automation solutions in partnership with business units.
• Establish business case, ROI, and payback standards for automation investments.
• Ensure automation solutions integrate with WMS and control systems and are scalable across BUs.

Technology, WMS & Systems Architecture

• Define enterprise WMS and warehouse systems standards, including:
• Preferred platforms and configurations
• Standard WMS logic (allocation, waving, cartonization, pick paths)
• Integration patterns with ERP, OMS, TMS, and automation (WCS/WES)
• Partner with IT to govern system changes and ensure interoperability.
• Enable customer order connectivity, visibility, and reporting across business units.

Performance Management & KPI Governance

• Define standard enterprise KPIs, metrics, and reporting frameworks for warehousing.
• Establish benchmarking across business units and external best practices.
• Lead automation investments.
• Develop a 3PL strategy including supplier segmentation and synergies across platforms.

3PL Strategy & Governance Enablement

• Define enterprise standards for 3PL selection, contracting, SLAs, and incentives.
• Support business units in selecting and onboarding 3PL partners.
• Provide governance tools, scorecards, and best practices to ensure consistent 3PL performance.
• Act as escalation and advisory support for critical 3PL performance issues.

Capability Building & Knowledge Management

• Develop training, toolkits, and playbooks for business unit teams.
• Ensure best practices, lessons learned, and innovations are captured and shared enterprise‑wide.
• Build internal bench strength in warehouse design, systems, and automation.

Financial & Capital Governance

• Establish capital approval frameworks and standards for DC and automation investments.
• Review and challenge business cases to ensure financial and operational rigor.
• Track realized benefits and ROI post‑implementation.

Cross‑Functional Leadership & Influence

• Partner with Operations, Supply Planning, Transportation, IT, Procurement, Engineering, Finance, and Commercial teams.
• Influence senior business unit leaders through insight, data, and expertise—without direct line control.
• Provide executive‑level reporting and recommendations to enterprise leadership.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in distribution and warehousing leadership (12+ for Senior Director).
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise COEs or multi‑site networks.
• Proven track record supporting multiple DC launches and automation implementations.
• Deep expertise in warehouse design, systems, and 3PL models.
• Strong understanding of omni‑channel fulfillment environments.
• Ability to lead through influence and partnership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in large‑scale automation and advanced fulfillment technologies.
• Lean / Six Sigma or similar certifications.

Leadership Capabilities

• Enterprise mindset with strong cross-functional influence
• Strategic + operational balance (can set direction and execute)
• Data-driven decision-making
• Capability builder with strong people leadership

What We Can Do For You:

• You will be part of a company that is committed to sustainability and social impact, focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• You will have the opportunity to work with a diverse and global team, contributing to the growth of our key global customers.
• You will have access to professional development opportunities and the chance to make a real impact in a company that values innovation and forward-thinking

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:

Pay Range:

United States of America: 181,000 USD - 221,000 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:

50

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.

Long-term Incentive Reference Value Percentage:

20

Long-term Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role.

Location(s):

United States of America

City/Cities:

Atlanta

Travel Required:

26% - 50%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

July 24, 2026

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.

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