Location(s): Mexico
City/Cities: Ciudad de Mexico
Travel Required: 00% - 25%
Relocation Provided: Yes
Job Posting End Date: October 17, 2024
Shift:
Job Description Summary:
The Global Development and Innovation (GDI) Center is pivotal to The Coca‐Cola Company's innovation in beverages across multiple categories, covering product development, packaging & equipment development. The Director, Product Development PBB has full responsibility over the GDI agenda for the PBB in Latin America including its Innovation, Regulatory and Superior Product Experience (Quality Improvement) programs and acts as an enabler of the Productivity and Business Continuity Programs. This role oversees the End-to-End process from Strategy to Solution Development and Commercialization. This role offers a unique blend of regional 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.
Focus Areas
Key areas of focus of this role can be summarized as follows:
KEY SUCCESS PARAMETERS
Work Focus
GDI Dairy & PBB Leadership:
People Leadership:
Communication Focus
Proper, timely and effective communication is key to this role’s success, it communicates internally with the GDI network, the Operating Unit’s Extended Category Team, global communities and externally with suppliers, partners, and associations.
The role requires significant influencing and negotiation skills to drive the category agenda, to influence and manage stakeholders and effectively delivering programs.
Experience
Skills:
Chemistry, Communication, Continual Improvement Process, Data Compilation, Environmental Science, Food Safety and Sanitation, Food Sciences, Food Technology, Green Solutions, Laboratory Testing, Microbiological Test, Product Development, Quality Control (QC), Research and Development Operations, Sensory Testing, Waterfall Project Management
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.