Director, Franchise Operations - Total Portfolio, San Diego MU

Job Description Summary:

Director, Franchise Operations – RCCB SoCal Total Portfolio

Location: Irvine CA

The Director, Franchise Operations - Total Portfolio, SD/No 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 for Total Portfolio

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

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:

Irvine

Travel Required:

26% - 50%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

November 9, 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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