**TECHNICAL OPERATIONS & INNOVATION LEAD **WEST & SOUTH CLUSTER (ID/PNG/SIMA/AU/NZ/PI)**
**Geographies responsible**: INDONESIA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, SINGAPORE & MALAYSIA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, PACIFIC ISLAND**
**Function**: OU Technical, Innovation & Supply Chain (Ti&SC)**
**Reports to**: OU **Technical Operations & Innovation Director**
**Location**:AUSTRALIA OR SINGAPORE**
**DIRECT & INDIRECT REPORTS**: 6**
**KEY WORKING PARAMETERS**
**Scope, & Impact**:
- Provide technical franchise leadership and execution support to the OU franchise units and bottling partners across all TI&SC functional areas
- Act as the execution arm for TI&SC strategies at the FO and individual market levels
- Technical Franchise leadership to support specific and challenging goal settings for each bottling plant while supporting an efficient execution. Key areas at the assigned territory (including performance and execution cups) such as QSE scores, continuity of supply, processes efficiency and performance, timely investments to expand capacity among others
- Support the development and execution of the specific innovation plans working directly with the bottling partners, CPS, suppliers, other FO functions
- Leadership and operational support for the Coca-Cola System at the assigned territory level to build capabilities and capacities of product/package, supply chain and production infrastructure, processes, people and cost optimization solutions in order to drive growth in the specific territory
- Lead, support and orchestrate as necessary the execution of productivity initiatives at the country and FO levels
- Contribute to developing SC contingency plans and BCPs at the country or market level, coordinate demand and supply at the FO or market level in alignment with the OU SC team and the bottling partners
- Support actions of bottling plants to optimize manufacturing cost and yields to support profitability requirements in the assigned territory.
- Support as necessary the identification and execution of productivity initiatives at the assigned territory levels
- Execute the SC contingency plans and BCPs at the assigned territory level, coordinate demand and supply in alignment with the Supply Chain team and the bottling partners
- Act as technical contact point for the bottling partners in the assigned territory in relation to troubleshooting, cross-functional corrective action plans and IMCR immediate actions
- Is responsible to stir the KO system towards creating and executing sustainable manufacturing and logistic operational plans to deliver competitive growth
- Act as a catalyst for system networking with internal and external partners, identify and communicate insights, trends, risks relevant for the overall business and TI&SC specific
Develop/Coach and Challenge the Next Generation of Leaders:
- Promote a strong two-way feedback culture; one built on trust, transparency, and accountability
- Foster resilience, giving the team tools and techniques to deal with obstacles
- Develop a pipeline of talent to not only backfill yourself, but other cross-functional leadership positions
- Drive a well-rounded Market and commercial acumen & knowledge agenda to ensure tangible impact and connection with the local market and bottlers
- Flatten the structure; promote all levels of the team to communicate, contribute and lead, regardless of title or position
Goals and objectives for the role are mainly focused on the annual business plan delivery for the assigned territory or FO.
Responsibilities could include one or multiple bottlers within the assigned territory or FO.
**KEY SUCCESS PARAMETERS**
**Work Focus**
- The role is focused on specific FO, single or multiple countries based on business indicators such as volume, revenue and operating income in addition to geographical and supply chain complexity and the maturity levels of the bottling partners considered.
- Provide technical leadership and execution support to the assigned territory, within the franchise units and bottling partners across all TI&SC functional areas.
- Technical Franchise leadership to support specific and challenging goal settings for each bottling plant while supporting an efficient execution. Key areas at the assigned territory (including performance and execution cups) such as continuity of supply, processes efficiency and performance, timely investments to expand capacity among others
- Lead actions of bottling plants to optimize manufacturing cost and yields to support profitability requirements in the assigned territory.
- Act as the execution arm for TI&SC strategies at the assigned territory, FO and individual market levels
- Leadership and operational support for the Coca-Cola System at the assigned territory level to build capabilities and capacities of product/package, supply chain and production infrastructure, processes, people and cost optimization solutions in order to drive growth in the specific territory
- Support as necess