Senior Manager, Product Development

Senior Manager Product Developer

The Global Development and Innovation (GDI) center is pivotal to The Coca-Cola Company's innovation in beverages across multiple categories. As a Senior Manager Product Developer, you will lead a program of projects across various categories, contributing to our portfolio's growth by developing new or enhancing existing beverages. You will support the development of a strategy for the department and the category. This role offers a unique blend of local and global impact, demanding technical expertise, creativity, and an eye for future trends as well as strong digital savvy and collaboration skills to leverage Coca-Cola global network of expertise.

Key Responsibilities :

• Work as part of a cross-functional team to plan and manage a program of projects to deliver product enhancements and innovations.
• Strategy development and decision making : Contribute to and influence the product portfolio strategy in collaboration with GDI global Category manager and / or regional category / department lead (and Marketing).
• Project Execution and decision making : Execute and oversee the execution of new recipe development or adaptations, ensuring projects meet quality, timing, budget targets, and alignment within the category strategy.
• Innovation and Prototyping : Develop and / or supervise development of lab-scale prototypes, conduct sensory tests, and facilitate pilot-scale productions and co-lead with the operating unit the scale up trial run in bottler / manufacturing plants.
• Communication and Collaboration : Report project outcomes, share learnings, participate in cross-functional teams, and provide insights and data to guide decisions and innovations.
• System and Market Understanding : In-depth understanding of the Coca-Cola's system dynamics, from bottling operations to global supply chains, and translate trends and the science of taste into compelling product propositions.
• Sustainability and Technology : Integrate sustainability principles and digital tools early in the development process to map impacts and accelerate innovation.
• New Risk Awareness : Stay informed about emerging risks, especially those related to agricultural ingredient selection and product design, to ensure safety.
• External Focus and Innovation : Ability to identify and pilot novel propositions that can give our brands or products a competitive edge.
• Market Insights and Competitor Awareness : Maintain a strong interest in the activities and strategies of our competitors, as well as overall market trends.
• Digital Savviness for Innovation : Harness digital tools, technologies, and platforms to gather insights for product development, such as market trends, consumer preferences, and social media information.

Qualifications & Requirements :

Desired Skills and Competencies :

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 is 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.

Skills : Leadership; Product Development; Chemistry; Continual Improvement Process; Environmental Science; Researching; Microbiology; Waterfall Model; Food Sciences; Food Technology; Communication; Laboratory Testing; Data Compilation; Quality Control (QC); Green Solutions; Food Safety Management; Sensory Testing

The Coca-Cola Company will not offer sponsorship for employment status 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.

Pay Range : $131,000 - $153,000 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 : 15 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.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.