Posted:
1/23/2026, 4:48:20 AM
Location(s):
Georgia, United States ⋅ Atlanta, Georgia, United States ⋅ Plano, Texas, United States ⋅ Texas, United States
Experience Level(s):
Senior
Field(s):
Growth & Marketing
Location(s):
United States of AmericaCity/Cities:
AtlantaTravel Required:
26% - 50%Relocation Provided:
NoJob Posting End Date:
January 30, 2026Shift:
Job Description Summary:
The Senior Director, Dispensed Innovation will serve as a strategic people leader responsible for shaping and advancing the FSOP innovation pipeline while leading a high-performing team. This role requires strong leadership, cross-functional influence, and the ability to set a compelling long-term vision for dispensed innovation across FSOP initiatives.
This leader will guide a team of innovation experts, ensuring alignment with category, brand, commercial, customer, and operational teams. The role is accountable for prioritizing and advancing product and package innovation that drives growth, meets customer needs, and accelerates FSOP innovation delivery. This role requires agility and the ability to shift focus based on the "work that matters most."
What You’ll Do for Us
FSOP Innovation
Champion FSOP voice of customer and proper translation of brand innovation strategies across foodservice/on premise channels.
Use data and insights to identify trends to support innovation strategy.
Partner with the category teams and key cross-functional stakeholders on product/package innovation (scalable & customer specific).
Serve as the innovation SME with the customer teams including code 10/5s.
Team Leadership
Lead, coach, and develop a team of Directors within Dispensed Innovation, fostering high performance, collaboration, and accountability.
Set team priorities, establish clear objectives, and provide ongoing direction aligned to the FSOP Innovation and Freestyle commercialization strategies.
Build and sustain a culture of innovation, empowerment, and continuous improvement.
Ensure team alignment across key functions including category management, brand teams, commercial leadership, and customer teams.
Qualifications & Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or another related field.
7+ years of experience, preferably in the consumer goods/beverages industry
Leadership and experience working in Foodservice/On Premise channels.
Experience in brand and category management.
Demonstrates strong business acumen through the ability to create a 1-3-year business plan for brand/category and a path to achieve that vision, anticipating future trends and needs in the marketplace and business; demonstrates innovation/creativity.
Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate and build relationships at all organizational levels; communicates long-term vision and shorter-term opportunities through clear & simple messages.
People leadership/management – specifically, leading teams and influencing multiple stakeholders with different priorities.
Strong track record of leadership across cross-functional teams
What We Can Do For You
Leadership Development: Our Company’s purpose clearly speaks to the importance of leadership. We feel everyone has potential to be a great leader at Coca-Cola and have set the bar high.
Total Rewards: Our benefits, called Total Rewards, is about the total value of working at The Coca-Cola Company. It is focused on the complete package of pay, benefits, learning and personal support you receive as a Coca-Cola employee.
Learning & Development: At The Coca-Cola Company we believe innovation can't happen without continuous learning and we provide our employees many ways to grow professional and personally.
Skills:
Branding, Category Management, Channels Strategy, Commercialization Strategies, Customer Insights, Demand Generation, Digital Advertising, Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Marketing Strategies, Market Segmentation, Microsoft Office, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, Social Media, Strategy DevelopmentPay Range:
$193,000 - $224,000Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.
Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:
30Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.
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.
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. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.Website: https://www.coca-colacompany.com/
Headquarter Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Employee Count: 10001+
Year Founded: 1892
IPO Status: Public
Industries: Consumer Goods ⋅ Fast-Moving Consumer Goods ⋅ Food and Beverage ⋅ Manufacturing