This job has expired, please see additional jobs below
Director, Cross Enterprise Innovation Development
Coca-Cola Company
Atlanta, GA, United States
Job Details - this job has expired, please see similar jobs below
It’s an exciting time to work in The Coca-Cola Company’s flagship market. We’re accelerating our momentum as the fastest-growing large consumer goods company in North America by putting people at the heart of our business and everything we do – whether we’re innovating to give consumers the drinks and packaging sizes they want, or building our eCommerce capabilities. People are our focus when we’re collaborating with our diverse network of locally-connected bottling partners, and when we’re returning every drop of water we use to communities and nature. And people – with the different backgrounds, skills and perspectives they bring to our workplace – are helping transform our business, one big idea at a time. We empower our employees to challenge the status quo, make bold recommendations, experiment and adapt, so we can grow together and make a great business even better.
Function Specific Activities:
The Director of Cross-Enterprise Innovation plays a critical role in driving optimal alignment of innovation resources across our business units. Working closely with the Group Director and resources across the Strategy, Technical, and Brand Innovation teams, the Director of Cross-Enterprise Innovation supports the identification, prioritization, and resourcing of the multi-year CCNA innovation strategy and pipeline. The Director of Cross-Enterprise Innovation also interfaces with each BU across CCNA to drive alignment with Innovation guidance and parameters while also identifying and stewarding cross-enterprise innovation platform opportunities.
Function Related Activities/Key Responsibilities
• Development and stewardship of cross-enterprise innovation platform opportunity business cases across Business Units. Partner with Technical and BU Innovation leads to define multi-year vision and required resources and capabilities for platform advancement.
• Partner with BU Innovation Leads to Support Development of Multi-Year Innovation Pipeline
◦ Translate innovation guidance from portfolio strategy into specific, quantifiable goals for innovation by BU
◦ Support and promote consistent approach and delivery of unconstrained innovation ideation process across categories
• Stewardship of consistent Cross-Enterprise Innovation Pipeline Management in partnership with key x-functional teams across Technical, Brand, Finance, Commercial, and Supply Chain
◦ Drive and steward a standardized set of innovation inputs for pipeline management system across Business Units. Partner with Technical, Brand, Finance, and Commercial teams to drive disciplined and consistent input entry and timing.
◦ Create and promote a standard set of innovation portfolio evaluation tools and views to inform on-going innovation resource prioritization decisions and to identify innovation pipeline gaps across Business Units for in-year and multi-year views of the pipeline.
◦ Drive development and alignment of standard set of innovation prioritization criteria across strategic, technical, and market opportunity measures.
◦ Create disciplined resource allocation approach to support in-year and multi-year innovation priorities
◦ Lead and support key cross-enterprise innovation routines including quarterly multi-year innovation pipeline review and monthly innovation portfolio prioritization routine
• Serve as key business partner for Technical Transformational Innovation team. Develop business case and strategic approach to enable a more entrepreneurial, nimble, and fast approach to innovation across multiple potential value creation corridors.
• Lead discrete strategic value creation projects of cross-enterprise innovation nature in absence of owner within business units or functions.
Education Requirements:
Minimum Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree
Preferred Requirements: MBA or other advanced degree
Related Work Experience:
7-10+ years related work experience.
Proven track record of developing and commercializing new processes and frameworks
Experience with project management of multi-layered cross-functional teams
Strategic thinking and decision making
Familiarity with innovation best practices desired
Functional Skills:
• Entrepreneurial mindset. Willing to take risks and challenge the status quo
• Strong project management skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead and align cross-functional partners
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Strategic thinking and decision making.
• Ability to quickly synthesize data and input from multiple sources and stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with and influence senior leaders. Strong presence.
Leadership Behaviors:
• DRIVE INNOVATION: Generate new or unique solutions and embrace new ideas that help sustain our business(encompassing everything from continuous improvement to new product and package innovation).
• COLLABORATE WITH SYSTEM, CUSTOMERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS: Develop and leverage relationships with stakeholders to approximately stretch and impact the System (Company and Bottler).
• ACT LIKE AN OWNER: Deliver results, creating value for our Brands, our System, our customers, and key stakeholders.
• INSPIRE OTHERS: Inspire people to deliver our mission and 2020 Vision, demonstrate passion for the business and give people a reason to believe anything is possible.
• DEVELOP SELF AND OTHERS: Develop self and support others' development to achieve full potential.
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.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do 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.