Manager Procurement Operations

Responsibilities

• Lead development of data-driven insights and reporting to improve visibility into procurement performance, compliance, and supplier management.
• Identify, design, and implement automation opportunities (e.g., workflow optimization, system integrations, low-code solutions) to reduce manual effort and cycle time.
• Apply advanced analytics and emerging AI tools to enhance forecasting, anomaly detection, and decision support.
• Partner with business and technical teams to translate requirements into scalable digital solutions (Power Platform, SAP/Ariba, etc.).
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, standardization, and best practices across procurement operations.
• Procurement Business Administration and partner to various stakeholders, including representation of procurement requirements, defects, and enhancements for implementations and/or ongoing maintenance of:
• SAP Ariba upgrades to Next Gen products
• Spend HQ and Sligo agentic AI
• Commodities forecasting modeling and dashboard
• Company CLM platform
• SAP Joule base and premium enablement on Ariba products
• S4 integrated Ariba direct materials line item pricing contracts
• Joule Studio agentic AI use case development and implementation for procurement
• Contract analytics pipeline insights management with procurement towers
• Identification and support of automation use cases across Global Procurement. Partnering with Enterprise Services and IT where appropriate
• Develop and maintain Python-based automation workflows, API integrations, and ETL pipelines executed via dedicated Global Procurement service accounts.
• Qualifications & Requirements :
• 3+ years of experience in business operations, technology delivery, digital transformation, consulting, or related roles
• Working knowledge of SAP HANA ERP and related data domains (e.g., budgeting, purchasing, spend, master data)
• Advanced analytical capabilities, including: Ability to assemble, analyze, and interpret large data sets
• Experience with should-cost models, benchmarking, and scenario modeling
• Ability to translate data into actionable insights and business recommendations
• Proven experience leading multiple initiatives or portfolios within a complex, matrixed organization
• Strong execution and delivery leadership skills, with a track record of achieving measurable outcomes and driving performance improvements
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, make delivery decisions, and operate effectively in dynamic, ambiguous environments
• Experience partnering with Digital teams to deliver, scale solutions, and enable business outcomes
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presenting insights and recommendations to senior leaders
• Collaborative, outcome-oriented leadership style with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to model business scenarios and assess costs, risks, impacts, and benefits to inform decision-making

Requirements

• Advanced degree
• Demonstrates proficiency with the 7-step sourcing process
• Demonstrated understanding of CLM tools and processes (authoring, clause libraries, approval workflows, e-signing, pipeline and expiry management)
• Demonstrated understanding of eSourcing tools and processes (RFI, RFP, RFQ, auctions, etc)

Additional Information

Job Description Summary: At The Coca-Cola Company 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. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our Performance & Strategy team within Global Procurement as a Procurement Operations Manager. This individual will play an integral role in driving efficiency, operational excellence, and enabling data-driven decision-making. The position partners closely with cross-functional stakeholders to streamline workflows, enhance reporting, and scale capabilities through automation and AI-enabled solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data analytics, upstream finance & procurement, downstream purchasing & payables transactions, and relationship management.

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