Location(s) : United Kingdom

City / Cities : London

Travel Required : 0% - 25%

Relocation Provided : No

Job Posting End Date : October 5, 2025

Shift : First Shift (United Kingdom)

Job Description Summary

This position will be responsible for the development and execution of Metal Procurement strategies for the The Coca-Cola’s Cross Enterprise Procurement Group (CEPG) – with a specific focus on EMEA. This role requires an experienced professional with a demonstrated history of delivering savings, leading complex regional / global multi-year contracts, managing diverse stakeholders, and securing the long-term health of the supply chain. The position reports to the Managing Director, Metals.

What You’ll Do for Us

Deliver results supporting the System’s profitable growth while maintaining a robust / reliable supply network
Lead and influence internal stakeholders to implement Metal strategies on a regional basis, while through collaboration w / team capture our global buying power of our system.
Assess current and future business environments to determine if changes in objectives are required
Develop Global Procurement Business Plans through leadership and ensure regional alignment and understanding of Business Needs
Develop and execute negotiation strategies that deliver value against Coca-Cola System business objectives and achieve sustainable relationships with suppliers
Analyze complex business issues associated with contract negotiations using industry analysis and The Coca-Cola Company's historical experience to make business recommendations that mitigate risk
Analyze industry trends to proactively identify supply base issues to minimize risk, protect continuity of supply, and exploit emerging opportunities that benefit the Coca-Cola system
Lead Supplier Relationship Management partnerships that generate business specific objectives and execute against objectives to generate shared value between organizations, that include continuous cost optimization for the Coca-Cola System
Proactively contributes to the development / implementation of CEPG’s sustainable global strategies for Metal Packaging.
Influence key stakeholders in the bottler system and within the Coca-Cola company up to the SVP / CPO levels. Lead a matrixed team of procurement and technical personnel from the bottling community on projects.
Influence suppliers' manufacturing processes, technology decisions and policies in ways that are mutually beneficial and sustainable for both organizations by leveraging the volume of the Coca-Cola system.
Build alignment with internal stakeholder groups of the sourcing strategy and procurement process for products / services to identify business needs and to ensure compliance with operational standards.
Develop relationships with management of strategically important global and regional suppliers to support and enhance the supply strategies of the KO system
Influence global suppliers to address critical supply issues that could cause business interruption if not resolved expediently
Support regional bottlers teams w / metal related issues.

Qualifications & Requirements

Establish productive relationships and work collaboratively with a highly diverse cultural and functional internal and external stakeholder groups, e.g. Bottlers, Suppliers, TCCC leadership, legal, R&D, Marketing, TCCC Business Unit technical and business leadership, etc…
Build and develop relationships with peers and others to exchange feedback on product / service issues, identify and / or solve problems, assess needs, and / or achieve business results.
Take continuous action to improve one's own knowledge, development and skills, and demonstrate an ability and passion to quickly learn industry specific fundamentals and value creation levels.
Determine priorities for one's area of accountability to create clarity about focus and enable work to be completed efficiently
Establishing Strategic Direction : Creating a clear view of the destination for the business; helping others understand how and why things need to be different; building commitment and inspiring action toward the destination
Leading through Change : Communicates the need for change and a compelling vision of change; makes decisions and priorities consistent with change objectives; takes responsibility for the implementation and acceptance of change within the workplace
Attention to Detail : Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how small; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time.

Function Specific Knowledge and Skills

Metal Packaging and / or Procurement : Knowledge of manufacturing processes and standards
Coca-Cola System Knowledge or similar Fortune 500 company : Operational awareness and experience (preferred) of supply chain functions
Negotiation skills
Experience with a defined sourcing model, (The 7-Step Sourcing process preferred)
Strong analytical skills
Strong communication and presentation skills – including w / senior suite executives.
Stakeholder management skills
Category specific Sustainability knowledge and passion
Contract negotiation
Cost Modelling
Supplier Performance Management : efficient supplier performance management, including score-carding, best practice sharing, Operational Excellence applications and leadership relationship stewardship

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.

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Senior Director, Procurement -Metals Packaging

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