Senior Director, Operations Transformation

Job Description Summary:

The Senior Director, Operations Transformation is accountable for designing, starting up, stabilizing and institutionalizing a next-generation manufacturing operation through the greenfield start-up of Coca-Cola’s Tlaxcala, Mexico CPS facility.

This role serves as the operations architect for the site embedding CPS discipline, Industry 5.0, digital and AI capabilities, and high-performance culture into the factory from inception through steady-state operations. As a core member of the leadership team, the role ensures the facility launches on time, per standards, and at top-quartile performance, while establishing a scalable model for the broader network.

What You’ll Do for Us

Set the Operations Transformation Agenda

• Define and own the long-term operational vision and performance ambition for the new site at Tlaxcala, aligned with Supply Chain strategy and business growth plans.
• Benchmark against internal and external leaders to position the site as a system benchmark for manufacturing excellence.

Embed Excellence into Design & Execution

• Act as the single point of accountability for operational readiness, influencing capex, design, and technology decisions from the earliest project phases. Translate operational strategy into URS and design requirements, integrating CPS safety, quality, environmental, digital, and automation standards.
• Position the site as a CPS-GDI and Industry 5.0 innovation platform, enabling rapid adoption and replication across the network.
• Ensure the factory is designed to deliver right-first-time performance minimizing risk at start-up and accelerating value realization.

Lead Digital, AI & Innovation Enablement

• Sponsor and scale digital, AI-enabled, and data-driven manufacturing capabilities across, production, warehousing, quality, and maintenance.
• Drive structural simplification and innovation to unlock COGS, productivity, and quality improvements.

Deliver Vertical Start-Up & Stability

• Own end-to-end accountability for commissioning, qualification, vertical start-up, and certification.
• Deliver a disciplined start-up that meets commitments for safety, quality, service, cost, and ramp-up speed.
• Ensure a seamless transition from project to operations, including governance, Manufacturing Dossier completion, and performance stabilization.

Build Leadership Capability & Culture

• Build and develop the site leadership and operations organization in partnership with People & Culture team.
• Establish a high-performance, CPS-centric culture grounded in safety, accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Model enterprise leadership behaviors and serve as a visible change leader through transformation.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field (advanced degree preferred).
• 10-15+ years of senior manufacturing leadership experience, including greenfield and/or brownfield start-ups.
• Proven track record leading operations transformation, vertical start-ups, and sustained performance improvement.
• Deep expertise in CPS/TPM, operational excellence, and modern manufacturing systems.
• Strong strategic, analytical, and influencing capabilities across complex, matrixed organizations.
• Credibility with senior leaders and the ability to translate strategy into execution.

What We Can Do for You

• Provide a high-visibility, enterprise-critical leadership role with direct impact on system performance.
• Enable you to shape a future-ready manufacturing blueprint for Coca-Cola CPS Operations.
• Offer meaningful scope to lead change, build capability, and leave a lasting legacy within the global supply chain.

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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.