The Coca-Cola Company

D2C Operations Director

The Coca-Cola Company  •  Mexico City, MX (Onsite)  •  3 days ago
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Job Description

Our products are available to consumers in more than 200 countries and territories. Thebrands are brought to our consumers through a network of independent, Company-owned or controlled bottling plants, as well asdistribution operations who manufacture, package, merchandise, and distribute the finished branded beverages to our customers and vending partners. The D2C Operations Director serves as the primary point of contact representing the total region portfolio and will steward the development of the brands with primary accountability of growing revenue, volume, share and transactions through. We are looking for candidates with bottling or general management experience that can build relationships and execute our strategies across our network.

What You’ll Do for Us

  • Responsible for weekly/monthly performance management, which includes reporting on revenue, volume, share, transaction metrics.
  • Monitors performance versus execution objectives, re-plans as necessary and provides feedback to key stakeholders Also, manages discretionary budgets based on regional need.
  • Executes the commercial strategy and plans with franchise (bottling partners) owners for local market execution.
  • Responsible for collaborating on the contingency plan to deliver annual business plan performance in channels to include revenue, volume, share, net outlets, SOVI (share of visual inventory), and pricing.
  • Standardizes common approach to capability building based on bottler segmentation.
  • Assesses local Bottler commercial capabilities against established commercial strategies and objectives using the core measures within the Global Commercial Leadership Diagnostic Analysis Model; identifying gaps and develops action plans to improve capabilities.
  • Coordinate'straining/development enables more effective processes, scorecards and business routines to achieve the annual business plan.
  • Work with franchise commercial manager to steward the planning process that is in place bi-monthly, ensuring all customer plans are included.
  • Be the SME for Large Store, Small Store and FSOP Channel Plans and work with respective Directors and their sales teams at thebottler sto execute the plan. Participate in all channel planning routines from Atlanta.
  • Provides Bottler performance feedback to Franchise Leadership “serving as voice of the market.
  • Monitor'smarket conditions and reports competitive activity to management, Bottler and local associates in order to understand program effectiveness and any implementation barriers.
  • Work with Commercial Manager to support the development of commercial stewardship bi-monthly planning stewardship.
  • Ensure all National Retail, National Foodservice and Regional customer plans are communicated within planning process to ensure end to end execution.
  • Responsible for negotiation and resolvingbottling contract sand National Supply Chain agreementsas well as governance agreementsand managesgovernance routines​

Qualifications & Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Management with a Master’sdegree is preferred
  • 5 or more years in CPG organization responsible for direct sales, key account or franchise management with P&L responsibility.
  • Must have experience as a Business Partnerwithdirect Bottler or manufacturingexperience in theFood and Beverage industryand how to develop capacity plans to meet customer demand.
  • Must have experience with annual business planning, forecasting, customer and distributor managementand demonstration a track record for delivering positive revenue results.
  • Demonstrate passion for selling, negotiating, relationship building in an entrepreneurial environment.
  • Understanding of channel marketing, syndicated marketing research and competitive analysis and how to utilizethis knowledge to drive sales.
  • Must possess excellent relationship building skills, as well as strategic leadership abilities
  • Distribution center knowledge is ideal
  • The ability to influence outcomes and be persuasive are ideal

What We Can DoForYou

  • Iconic Brand:Work on the most recognized brand in the world and be part of developing the brands next chapter.
  • Exposure to World Class Leaders Availability to global marketing leaders that will expand your network and exposure you to emerging digital platforms and marketing insights.
  • Learning Culture:Access to resources such as Coke University, LinkedIn Learning and management programs that give you the resources to continually develop your skills and knowledge.

Skills:

Analytical Analysis, Client Development, Collaboration, Commercial Acumen, Commercial Developments, Financial Analysis, Franchise Leadership, Results-Oriented, Teamwork

Location(s):

Mexico

City/Cities:

Mexico

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

April 10, 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.

The Coca-Cola Company

About The Coca-Cola Company

From our roots at the counter of a local Atlanta pharmacy, to our current portfolio of more than 200 beverages, The Coca-Cola Company is one of the most globally-recognized brands in the world. Today, our lineup features beloved beverage brands, including ​

Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, smartwater, Dasani, Topo Chico, BODYARMOR, Powerade, Costa, Georgia, Goldpeak, Minute Maid, Simply, fairlife and more. ​

The Coca-Cola Company is committed to bringing about real change – to our industry, to our local economies, and to the world around us. Through constant evolution, we continue to reimagine the way we refresh the world and make a difference.​

We're innovating our portfolio with products that give people more varieties that meet our consumers where they are. ​

We're working with global partners to transform our business, and grow it in more sustainable ways. ​

And we're providing jobs and opportunities to the local economies where our people live and work, employing 700,000 people throughout our global system alongside bottling partners.​

If you're a changemaker looking to make a change, come join us in our mission to refresh the world and make a difference.​

Learn more at: www.coca-colacompany.com/careers

Industry
Food & Beverage
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Atlanta, GA
Year Founded
Unknown
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