Group Specialist: Network & Capacity at The Coca-Cola Company

• The purpose of this role is to lead the optimisation of CCBA’s supply chain infrastructure and capacity by delivering expert site master planning, long-range forecasting, and capital investment planning that supports scalable growth, efficient operations, and informed decision-making across all markets.

Key Duties & Responsibilities    

• Network Optimization: Deliver specialized knowledge and tools to enhance network planning, helping stakeholders optimize supply chain networks and make informed investment decisions.
• Site Master Planning: Lead the development and implementation of site master plans to ensure efficient site layout, equipment capacity, and long-term site development.
• Long-range Capacity Planning: Provide capacity forecasts for all operations to guide future investment, ensuring optimized resource allocation and meeting the needs of business growth.
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Analyze operational and market data to evaluate network models and identify latent capacity, informing the decision-making process.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work with cross-functional teams, including country leadership, plant management, and the projects department, to align strategies and optimize supply chain capacity.
• Capital Investment Management: Conduct thorough capital investment reviews to guide budgeting, prioritization, and approval processes, ensuring alignment with long-term goals and high ROI projects.
• Project Proposal Development: Support the projects department by developing site master plans and optimizing network data, ensuring that all proposals meet operational and investment requirements.
• Investment Planning Oversight: Consolidate and manage the 3-year capital expenditure (CapEx) plan for all countries and functions, ensuring the timely allocation of resources to high-priority investments.

Skills, Experience & Education    
Skills:

• Ability to analyze operational and market data to develop optimized network models, identify latent capacity, and make informed decisions on resource allocation.
• Proficiency in long-range capacity planning, enabling the development of future-focused strategies that align with business growth and investment requirements.
• Expertise in managing capital investment projects, from feasibility analysis to prioritization, budgeting, and approval processes, ensuring timely execution and ROI.
• In-depth understanding of network optimization tools and techniques to provide specialized services and optimize supply chain networks.
• Ability to address complex challenges related to network planning, site master planning, and capital investments, proposing practical solutions to optimize operations and improve efficiency.

Experience:

• 5 years in a FMCG environment
• Combination of experience in: Facilities Planning, Operations Research, TPM, Six Sigma, Lean, Operational experience in Bottling Operations
• Experience with network simulation packages (discrete, stochastic, non-linear, agent, math)
• Standard OR techniques such as Linear Programming, Critical Path Analysis, Simulation, Statistical Decision Theory, Queueing Theory and Inventory Control Theory

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering

Deadline:4th June,2026