Director, Performance Evaluation

Please note: This is not a Remote role and will require the incumbent to be based in Atlanta, GA and work a hybrid schedule.

Overview:

This is an individual contributor role

Overview:

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. This unique position is a key member of the Procurement Performance & Insights team (P&I), supporting performance analytics and evaluation for P&I and the Global Procurement organization (GP). The candidate will be responsible for driving and monitoring the performance of multiple projects that have high strategic impact on P&I and various tower in GP. The candidate will be required to have strong project management skills, in addition to the ability to provide recommendation on the appropriate metrics to monitor and evaluate various projects, with different size and complexity. Also, the role will require communicating and influencing the decision-making process across various stakeholders in GP, Platform Services and other units in The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC).

Responsibilities:

• Lead project management of large, often complex projects managed by P&I that have an impact on the overall GP organization and potentially, the Enterprise Services organization.
• Champion the implementation of best practices in performance evaluation across GP, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives.
• Define performance metrics given the project/area of assessment and lead the independent evaluation of various projects, tools, systems and processes for P&I and GP.
• Monitor industry trends and best practices in performance evaluation to continually enhance the effectiveness of the P&I team.
• Facilitate regular review meetings with key stakeholders to report on performance metrics, insights, and recommendations for action.
• Analyze and interpret complex data sets to identify trends, challenges, and opportunities within the procurement process, using advanced analytics tools and methodologies.
• Develop and implement creative solutions to business issues for procurement that may vary across procurement categories by bringing business acumen and strategic thinking to a variety of Procurement-related issues.
• Design and develop decision models that provides direction on the optimal way to add value to GP.
• Work cross-functionally to gather required data and information to develop data models, drive collaboration with colleagues, and develop multiple options for senior leaders to choose from.
• Understand the output of various analyses and provide explanations for questions from senior leaders in procurement, including the CPO, anticipating the questions and proactively preparing.
• Continuously identify areas for process improvement, lead various process improvement initiatives, and drive change management efforts.
• Draft fact-based, compelling, and succinct communications in PowerPoint format to explain issues, provide insights, address questions, show sensitivities, and make recommendations.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including procurement leaders across various towers, operating units, and Corporate functions.

Qualification & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, or related field required; CFA, MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
• 5-10 years of experience in procurement, finance, or related field, with at least 3 years in a management role.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex data and develop creative solutions to business issues.
• Experience designing and developing complex and large data models.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex data issues in an easy-to-understand manner.
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to lead a project team and collaborate cross-functionally.
• Experience in process improvement and change management initiatives.
• The candidate should be able to adapt to the “whitespace” environment for this role given the varying types of business issues to solve and demonstrate ability to bring structured thinking to unfamiliar areas.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and influencing skills are required.
• Succinct and concise communication (verbal and written) with more senior stakeholders internally and externally are critical for this role.
• The candidate should be able to maintain high levels of accountability, independence, and objectivity while being able to problem solve and align key stakeholders.
• Advanced technical skills in programming languages such as Python, R, SQL or Java is key for this role.
• Advanced experience with data visualization tools like Tableau or Power BI is required for this role.
• This role will be an individual contributor.

What We Can Do for You

• Unique role which will allow the candidate to utilize their data & analytics skills in a direct business context within Global Procurement.
• Opportunity to work along side a strong data & analytics team, powering the analytics engine of the global procurement organization across the company and CEPG.  
• Exposure to World Class Leaders: Availability to global leaders that will expand your network.