What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Director Procurement, Glass position at The Coca-Cola Company?
The Senior Director, Cross Enterprise Procurement Group (CEPG), leads the Global Glass Packaging Program for the Coca‑Cola system, spanning The Coca‑Cola Company, company-owned bottlers, and franchise bottlers across all regions. This leadership role owns the full glass value chain: primary packaging sourcing, sustainability, upstream raw materials (soda ash, gas, electricity, cullet), technology, supplier strategy, and long-term investment planning. The Senior Director is accountable for setting system-wide strategy, managing a global category spend of approximately $850M, aligning Operating Units and bottlers, negotiating at senior levels, developing sustainability roadmaps aligned with KO’s 2030 goals, and ensuring supply continuity and competitiveness across the network.
Team Structure
Global Category Leadership
Financial Acumen, Global Category Management, Negotiation, Procurement, Supplier Relationship Management, Supply Chain
Pay Range
$181,000 - $221,000
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
50
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.
Long-term Incentive Reference Value Percentage
20
Long-term Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role.
Location(s):
United States of America
City/Cities
Atlanta
Travel Required
00% - 25%
Relocation Provided:
No
Job Posting End Date
April 13, 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.
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. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.
Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:50
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.
Team Structure
- Leads a Core CEPG Glass team
- Manages an extended network of bottler procurement & technical leaders
- Partners cross-functionally with Procurement, Technical, Sustainability, Supply Chain, PACS, Finance, Innovation, R&D and Operating Unit (OU) leadership.
Global Category Leadership
- Lead the end-to-end Global Glass Packaging procurement program
- Conduct value chain mapping, cost modeling, supply/demand analytics, and risk assessments.
- Provide authoritative insights to senior stakeholders.
- Present business plans, cost outlooks, and strategies to the CEPG Operating Committee.
- Ensure cross-system alignment and governance.
- Maintain rigorous confidentiality and data stewardship.
- Lead senior-level supplier negotiations.
- Influence supplier investments, technology upgrades, and sustainability programs.
- Assess supplier performance and future capability.
- Lead Glass category sustainability strategy aligned with Packaging Sustainability 2030 goals.
- Drive circularity initiatives, cullet strategy, and decarbonization pathways.
- Expand supplier participation in sustainability initiatives.
- Ensure aligned strategy execution across all bottlers.
- Drive sourcing events, long-term contracts, and financial delivery.
- Strengthen bottler relationships up to SVP/CPO level.
- Identify innovation in materials, furnace efficiency, lightweighting, and circularity.
- Monitor global Glass industry trends and regulatory changes.
- Build long-term strategic options for system competitiveness.
- Develop contingency strategies and long-term capacity planning.
- Monitor commodity trends affecting Glass economics.
- Create alternative supply strategies aligned with bottler networks.
- Coach and grow CEPG and system Glass procurement capability.
- Improve global collaboration and alignment.
- Promote digital tools and AI for enhanced insights.
- Strengthen analytical visibility into cost drivers and supplier performance.
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred.
- 10 years procurement/supply chain leadership experience.
- Proven global glass category or multi-regional leadership background.
- Strong influence capability across cultures and seniority levels.
- Supplier negotiation experience at executive levels.
- English fluency; Spanish is a plus.
- Ability to travel up to 30%.
- Strategic Leadership & Vision
- Category Management Expertise
- Financial Acumen & Cost Modeling
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Sustainability Strategy Development
- Global Stakeholder Leadership
- Negotiation Excellence
- Risk Management & Continuity Planning
- Digital Fluency & Data-Driven Decision Making
Financial Acumen, Global Category Management, Negotiation, Procurement, Supplier Relationship Management, Supply Chain
Pay Range
$181,000 - $221,000
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
50
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.
Long-term Incentive Reference Value Percentage
20
Long-term Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role.
Location(s):
United States of America
City/Cities
Atlanta
Travel Required
00% - 25%
Relocation Provided:
No
Job Posting End Date
April 13, 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.
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. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.
Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:50
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.
Salary : $181,000 - $221,000