Director of Procurement - Coca-Cola Beverages Florida

Director of Procurement

Tampa, FL, USA Req #25514

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Who We Are:

• Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) is a family-owned independent Coca-Cola bottler that is the third largest privately-held and the sixth largest independent Coca-Cola bottler in the United States.
• Coke Florida sells, markets, manufactures and distributes over 600 products of The Coca-Cola Company and other partner companies including Monster Beverage Corporation and BODYARMOR.
• Coke Florida was named as a 2023 US Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal. This program recognizes outstanding U.S. private companies and the achievements of their management teams in four key areas: strategy, ability to execute, corporate culture, and governance/financial performance.

What We Offer:
Eligible full time Coke Florida Associates can participate in our Total Rewards Program which includes:

• Total Wellness Programs including health, dental and vision plans
• 401K program with healthy company match
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Three weeks of vacation pay, and 11 company paid holidays*
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Competitive compensation

Coke Florida is looking for a Director of Procurement to work out of our Tampa Headquarters area office.

What You Will Do:

The Procurement Director is responsible for overseeing direct and indirect procurement for the Company. The role requires deep procurement and category knowledge, facilitating with leading sourcing, contracting, negotiating, designing, and implemented strategic sourcing methodology, and partnering strategies across business functions. The Director will lead a team that serves as a resource regarding procurement policies and procedures, sourcing requirements, products and services, and administrative requirements for procurement of goods and services. Additionally, the position manages and monitors supplier performance, which includes initiating and managing ongoing projects to reduce overall procurement costs and improve supplier flexibility, delivery, and performance.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Experienced in designing, coordinating, and implementing enterprise and business unit vision to sourcing strategy
• Provide assistance to stakeholders with acquisition strategies and sourcing & procurement options.
• Design Procurement the strategy and policy to aligned with corporate vision and values.
• Drive the vendor selection process to determine total cost of ownership with achieving optimum product quality, service, and delivery.
• Research, recommend, implement, and manage supplier programs that result in cost savings, process improvements, and risk mitigation.
• Manages competitive RFx development and execution.
• Ability to problem solve and be seen as a thought leader in the Procurement space.
• Draft SOWs, managing communication with suppliers, Legal, Risk Management, and Business
• Develop and implement Supplier Diversity program.
• Analyze total procurement spend on an annual basis to ensure overall effectiveness and efficiency of spend.
• Analyze current and potential suppliers, as well as develop strategic alliances with suppliers to maintain competitive pricing, flexible lead times and high standards of quality.
• Identify and resolve issues that promote enterprise compliance.
• Track vendor performance through periodic financial reviews, product performance, customer satisfaction surveys, discrepancies, damage claims, contract compliance, etc.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of category managers responsible for the overall supplier relationship and performance management.
• Experience in selecting and implementing spend analytic tools.
• Visit supplier sites to investigate suppliers' ability to meet quality requirements, specifications and delivery dates.
• Drives the strategy and yearly planning for the procurement department.
• Drives and integrated and frequent review with the business to ensure Procurement is meeting the business needs.
• Maintains a technology roadmap in accordance and jointly with the CFO and CIO.

For this role, you will need:

• 10+ years of progressive experience in Procurement with leadership experience preferred.
• Undergraduate degree with concentration in Finance, Economics, or other business-related focus.
• Advanced knowledge of supply chain management, sourcing and/or procurement.
• Designed and implemented category sourcing strategy.
• Experience in leading organizational change management.
• Team player, self-motivated, desire to learn and take on new challenges.
• Achievement oriented (timeline driven, detail oriented, good planning, and negotiation skills).
• Adaptable and flexible
• Ability to build internal/external strategic relationships.
• Strong critical thinking skills.
• Interpersonal and communications skills.
• Ability to apply advanced analytics and Industry benchmarking techniques and tools.
• Knowledge and experience with e-sourcing tools.

This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. Coke Florida reserves the right to revise the job description at any time and to assign additional duties and responsibilities as needed.

Employment with Coke Florida is at-will. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does 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.

Other details

• Job Family Finance
• Job Function Procurement
• Pay Type Salary

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initStaticMap(true); Coke Florida is looking for a Director of Procurement to work out of our Tampa Headquarters area office. What You Will Do: The Procurement Director is responsible for overseeing direct and indirect procurement for the Company. The role requires deep procurement and category knowledge, facilitating with leading sourcing, contracting, negotiating, designing, and implemented strategic sourcing methodology, and partnering strategies across business functions. The Director will lead a team that serves as a resource regarding procurement policies and procedures, sourcing requirements, products and services, and administrative requirements for procurement of goods and services. Additionally, the position manages and monitors supplier performance, which includes initiating and managing ongoing projects to reduce overall procurement costs and improve supplier flexibility, delivery, and performance. Roles and Responsibilities: Experienced in designing, coordinating, and implementing enterprise and business unit vision to sourcing strategy Provide assistance to stakeholders with acquisition strategies and sourcing & procurement options. Design Procurement the strategy and policy to aligned with corporate vision and values. Drive the vendor selection process to determine total cost of ownership with achieving optimum product quality, service, and delivery. Research, recommend, implement, and manage supplier programs that result in cost savings, process improvements, and risk mitigation. Manages competitive RFx development and execution. Ability to problem solve and be seen as a thought leader in the Procurement space. Draft SOWs, managing communication with suppliers, Legal, Risk Management, and Business Develop and implement Supplier Diversity program. Analyze total procurement spend on an annual basis to ensure overall effectiveness and efficiency of spend. Analyze current and potential suppliers, as well as develop strategic alliances with suppliers to maintain competitive pricing, flexible lead times and high standards of quality. Identify and resolve issues that promote enterprise compliance. Track vendor performance through periodic financial reviews, product performance, customer satisfaction surveys, discrepancies, damage claims, contract compliance, etc. Lead, coach, and develop a team of category managers responsible for the overall supplier relationship and performance management. Experience in selecting and implementing spend analytic tools. Visit supplier sites to investigate suppliers' ability to meet quality requirements, specifications and delivery dates. Drives the strategy and yearly planning for the procurement department. Drives and integrated and frequent review with the business to ensure Procurement is meeting the business needs. Maintains a technology roadmap in accordance and jointly with the CFO and CIO. For this role, you will need: 10+ years of progressive experience in Procurement with leadership experience preferred. Undergraduate degree with concentration in Finance, Economics, or other business-related focus. Advanced knowledge of supply chain management, sourcing and/or procurement. Designed and implemented category sourcing strategy. Experience in leading organizational change management. Team player, self-motivated, desire to learn and take on new challenges. Achievement oriented (timeline driven, detail oriented, good planning, and negotiation skills). Adaptable and flexible Ability to build internal/external strategic relationships. Strong critical thinking skills. Interpersonal and communications skills. Ability to apply advanced analytics and Industry benchmarking techniques and tools. Knowledge and experience with e-sourcing tools.

• Tampa, FL, USA