This is a hands-on role, that will require the director to work directly with franchise GMs/team and bottlers to build and implement strategies to drive CDE 10/k growth in North American Operating Unit (NAOU), inclusive of:

• cooler innovation to capture insights on consumer traffic,
• cooler placements,
• State of the art equipment and prioritize NAOU investments in this space

The Director Cold Drink Equipment and Immediate Consumption (CDE/IC) will be responsible to:

• Provide Commercial leadership to develops equipment strategies that align with our IC growth mindset
• Provide support and direction throughout multiple trade shows, internal planning meetings and customer meetings that position NAOU as the “CDE thought leader” in the CPG industry
• Lead the CDE Commercial team through various CDE Bottler Pilots using an agile approach
• Establish annual CDE placement targets aligned to long range planning (LRP) strategies focused on our CDE/10K growth
• Ensure NAOU CDE execution plans align to brand, package and channel strategies for streamlined bottler adoption
• Works with RGM on System Health IC Pilots to ensure Share of visible inventory (SOVI) growth, recruitment and IC mix growth are captured
• Collaborates with Global on IC and CDE initiatives that drive stronger processes and routines related to CDE
• Responsible for leading the developing CDE Dashboard requirements that meet the needs of the NAOU leadership and bottlers and partners with Platform Services to drive automation of monthly scorecards/CDE Dashboard
• Leads Bottler CDE Forum that showcases Best In Class CDE processes, equipment, innovation, and pilot programs to drive faster adoption
• Lead NAOU through the development of key activities that align end to end processes of equipment and provides a common framework to execute CDE Assessments in a structed and consistent way across NAOU
• Collaborate with Franchise leads on Bottler CDE Assessments and leverage results to prioritize future capabilities needed from the center

Communication Focus

• Communicate with internal stakeholders and key Bottling partners
• Internal: Communication and alignment of key activities needed to advance CDE placements, program gaps and opportunities to be addressed
• External: Communication with Customers on CDE solutions and communicate with key advisors and other stakeholders to ensure IC growth/expansion through CDE
• System: Communication and alignment of key initiatives with Bottling community and other OU’s on key strategies, projects, activities, and business needs.

Key Competencies

• Consistently displays growth behaviors and has a growth mindset
• Strong communication skills
• Deep understanding of the NAOU System, bottler CDE processes, CDE movements, commercial planning process and equipment strategies
• Highly collaborative in multiple settings
• Ability to negotiate for the betterment of the system
• Problem solver with strong skills to overcome barriers
• Open minded for the possibilities of change needed to make progress in any given market
• Proven Project Management skills

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Management or similar degree field
• 10 years of experience with cold drink equipment, bottlers, or franchise teams
• Proven operational and brand experience
• Strong program and project management experience
• Strong change management capabilities
• Successful strategic thinking acumen – positioning, role, occasions
• Effectively communicates, collaborates, and builds relationships at all organizational levels

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