The Senior Director Innovations holds full accountability for the end-to-end innovation and product commercialisation portfolio across the allocated markets.
Managing the full innovation portfolio from a commercialisation and project management perspective across the allocated territories.
Clear escalation, communication, and prioritization of KO Gate/Slims decisions.
Define priorities, sequencing and resource allocation across projects.
Establish and govern stage-gate discipline and risk escalation routines.
Provide executive transparency to OU LT and Bottler leadership.
Ensure alignment between innovation strategy and supply chain capabilities.
Act as the central counterpart to the Bottler Lead Commercialisation.
Ensure integrated milestone planning across all projects.
Personally lead selected high-visibility, complex or strategically critical commercialisation initiatives.
Drive feasibility, trials, validation and launch readiness for these key projects.

10+ years in Technical, Supply Chain or Innovation leadership roles.
Proven experience managing complex innovation portfolios.
Led project management teams and ensured effective execution of multiple initiatives.
Strong executive stakeholder management experience.
Demonstrated ability to balance strategic governance with operational delivery.
Experience working directly with bottler leadership teams.
Strong systems thinking and portfolio prioritization capability.
Proficiency in data and digital competencies, transforming data into valuable insight.
Adaptable and resilient, with a growth and continuous learning mindset; comfortable leading through ambiguity and change.
Proven ability to lead, coach and develop teams and individuals, fostering a culture of collaboration, trust, accountability and high performance.

A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position is offered.
Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage: 30%

Senior Director, Technical Innovation, IT

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