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The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is the world's largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands. At The Coca-Cola Company you can cultivate your career in a challenging and dynamic environment. We are the largest manufacturer and distributor of nonalcoholic drinks in the world-selling more than 1 billion drinks a day. Unlock your full potential with a future-focused company that is known and respected throughout the world. We are recruiting to fill the position below:     Job Title: BU Supplier Manager Job ID: R-21025 Location: Lagos Job ID: Full time Position Overview

  • This is a high profile position with significant influence and interaction with Ingredient, Packaging and Sales and Marketing Equipment Suppliers as well as Global Subject Matter Experts and Corporate GP&T Platform Leaders, to ensure business is not constrained from a material supply continuity perspective.
  • This position also interacts with the highest levels in the various bottling operations. This position is responsible for the overall supplier management program within the Business Unit.
Duties and Responsibilities Supplier Performance Management:
  • Ensure all Company and Local Regulations, KORE Policies, Requirements and Standards are clearly addressed in the quality programs of the suppliers. Report and implement relevant corrective actions for any deviations. This includes FSSC 22000.
  • Ensure suppliers are compliant to Supplier Guiding Principles (SGP) / internationally recognized ethical sourcing principles.
  • Monitor the supplier’s performance against The Companies routine sample requirements.
  • Follow up and verify close out of all non-conformances against which corrective action was requested.
  • Develop and execute supplier quality improvement initiatives.
  • Actively request information regarding supplier service levels and quality incidents within the bottler and assist with the close out of the corrective action.
  • Manage changes to the approval status of existing suppliers.
Supplier Auditing:
  • Annually, prepare and publish a supplier audit schedule as per the BU procedure.
  • Manage the external audit companies used for supplier audits and provide training.
  • Ensure the supplier audits are performed as per the supplier audit schedule, update as necessary.
  • Review all audit reports and ensure corrective action plans are being implemented in a timely manner.
  • Track progress and coach the responsible supplier people to achieve compliance.
  • Manage the annual budget for supplier audits.
New Supplier Approval:
  • On request and within the business requirements of the B, manage the authorization of new ingredient packaging and sales and marketing equipment suppliers as per the relevant KORE requirements.
  • On request from the bottler and s per the relevant technical bulletin authorize suppliers of processing aids and auxiliary material.
  • Provide recommendation to the BU Technical Director and BU QSE manager concerning the approval status of the new supplier.
  • Publish authorization letters to the suppliers confirming the approval status.
Suppler Capability Building:
  • Build capability within the BU concerning supplier partnership, by working with the relevant Bottler Procurement and Quality Assurance Managers, BU QSE Managers and supplier technical management.
Record Keeping:
  • Recommend all policies, governance related technical bulletins and certification criteria on supplier management to the BU QSEy Manager and BU Technical Director.
  • Maintain all relevant records on achiever plus and PICASSO
Qualifications
  • 5+ years experience in the Quality Area with an experience in the development and implementation of supplier management programs with Coca-Cola or other Blue chip Companies in food, chemicals or pharmaceutical industry.
  • Bachelor of Science (degree or equivalent) in Food Science & Technology, Mechanical / Chemical / Materials & Metallurgical Engineering.
  • English and/or French Fluency.
Job Requirements Growth Behaviors:
  • Growth Mindset: Demonstrates curiosity. Welcomes failure as a learning opportunity.
  • Smart Risk: Makes bold decisions/recommendations.
  • Externally Focused: Understands the upstream and downstream implications of his/her work. Tracks and shares external trends, best practices or ideas.
  • Performance Driven and Accountable: Has high performance standards. Outperforms her/his peers.
  • Fast/Agile: Removes barriers to move faster. Experiments and adapts. Thrives under pressure and fast pace.
  • Empowered: Brings solutions instead of problems. Challenges the status quo. Has the courage to take an unpopular stance.
How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply     Job Title: Digital Transformation Manager Job ID: R-23300 Location: Lagos Job ID: Full time Position Overview
  • Support the identification, prioritization, design, development and support of integrated digital choices that the Business Unit (BU) needs to make to deliver superior, sustainable returns ahead of business plan targets in the near (operational) and long term (Strategic) focused on (i) Consumer, (ii) Customer and (iii) Analytics
  • Advise key system stakeholders across Strategic Digital imperatives that result in the identification of competitively advantaged solutions to key digital priorities and growth opportunities delivered through optimal resource allocation thereby maximizing the BU’s ROI and resulting in sustainable performance ahead of BU targets
Function Specific Activities Key focus areas: Digital: Align on a common vision and strategy for the consumer, customer and analytic digital transformation of our System, leveraging both internal and external partnerships (tech firms, agencies, eRetailers, CPGs, startups) to maximize value and impact
  • BU digital champion: Liaise with TCCC Digital community to identify opportunities and share best practices
  • Set an end-to-end integrated, common vision and strategy for the Digital transformation across our system focused on
    • Lead the Digital strategic planning and prioritization in the BU, including overall goal setting and performance management
    • Build a digital measurement discipline, based on common KPI’s for targeting, tracking and evaluating System investments, in order to maximize ROI and delivery of shared learnings across markets
    • Ensure BU’s digital strategy remains ahead of relevant digital trends
  • Lead effort to drive BU digital experimentation: (1) Idea / opportunity Identification ® (2) Experiment (build business case for seed funding) ®  (3) Best practices (justification for commercialization funding) ® (4) Mass Adoption (Scale funding)
    • Renewal: Known to KO and the world but new to the BU (Localize)
    • Disruptive: Known to TCCC but new to the world (Lift and shift and localize)
    • Transformative: Known to the world but new to TCCC
    • Exponential: New to TCCC and the world (innovate)
  • Work with Marketing and Commercial teams to integrate Digital strategy into Digital Marketing and eCommerce plans
  • Steward and role-model the organization to embrace a Digital growth mindset in all we do, by:
    • Creating foundational digital capabilities to support the connected ecosystem
    • Serving as a catalyst to digitize internally, in order to be more agile and engaging
    • Encouraging a fluid, learning culture that monitors trends, disruptive market forces and competitive moves
  • Drive innovative business development and partnership opportunities with the leading players in the digital space, including e-commerce, why leveraging the System’s massive manufacturing and distribution capabilities, in order to grow with consumers and customers
  • Support effectively the EMEA Digital Council in order to maximize synergies and common bets
  • Represent KO System as a digital ambassador in appropriate forums
  • Capability building: Support BU Digital agenda via talent development and capability building
  • Ensure that the BU builds the requisite current and future generation digital capabilities to remain competitive and better informed
  • Ensure that there is a consistent, accurate, reliable, dynamic (up-to-date), accessible, system wide single source-of-truth to inform near term (operational) and long term (strategic) decisions
Job Requirements Growth Behaviors:
  • Growth Mindset: Demonstrates curiosity. Welcomes failure as a learning opportunity.
  • Smart Risk: Makes bold decisions/recommendations.
  • Externally Focused: Understands the upstream and downstream implications of his/her work. Tracks and shares external trends, best practices or ideas.
  • Performance Driven and Accountable: Has high performance standards. Outperforms her/his peers.
  • Fast/Agile: Removes barriers to move faster. Experiments and adapts. Thrives under pressure and fast pace.
  • Empowered: Brings solutions instead of problems. Challenges the status quo. Has the courage to take an unpopular stance.
How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply   Application Deadline: 5th March, 2019.