Senior Director, Materials and Sustainability
The Coca-Cola Company
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Atlanta • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $192,100 - $223,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Provide enterprise leadership for packaging innovation enabled through material advances aligned with the core business
- Lead the global packaging network in sustainable material strategy and own a roadmap for material innovation
- Advance new material technologies by influencing product development directions of material suppliers and other technology providers
- Build and maintain material expertise for technologies associated with PET, glass, and fiber-based packaging
- Deliver new packaging solutions in collaboration with Engineering & Conversion group and GDI partners
- Develop influential external presence with industry associations (APR, ISBT) and coalitions (ISBP)
- Lead technical leadership on sustainable materials value chain, including circularity and decarbonization enablers and challenges
- Manage a team of direct reports in accordance with The Coca-Cola Company people management framework
- As part of Packaging Research & Engineering leadership team, deliver transformative packaging solutions through end-to-end collaboration and project management
- Manage a portfolio of projects and prioritize resource allocation in accordance with corporate strategy and OU/Category priorities
- Reports to the VP of Packaging Research & Engineering; position located in Atlanta
Requirements
- Doctorate degree in a science, engineering, or related field
- 10+ years of professional experience in research & development related to materials innovation
- Demonstrated expertise in PET (material structure-property relationships, conversion, application development)
- Experience working with a range of materials from concepts to commercialization, preferably for beverage applications
- Experience in leading a diverse team in multi-functional collaboration setting
- Skills: Cross-Departmental Collaboration, Experimentation, Innovation, Risk Management, Strategic Leadership
- Must be currently authorized to work in the United States and not require The Coca-Cola Company's sponsorship
- Travel Required: 00% - 25%
Benefits
- A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.
- Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage: 50
- Long-term Incentive Reference Value Percentage: 20
- Relocation Provided: Yes
- Career Development: support for career development, learning, and new experiences
- Support for the financial and personal well-being of our employees
- Inclusive and equitable workplace policies
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
materials innovationPETmaterial structure-property relationshipsconversionapplication developmentsustainable materialscircularitydecarbonizationproject managementresearch & development
Soft skills
cross-departmental collaborationexperimentationinnovationrisk managementstrategic leadershipteam leadershipinfluencingcommunicationcollaborationresource allocation
Certifications
Doctorate degree