Plant General Manager, Northampton MA

Plant Manager

The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC). Our vision is "Loved Brands Done Sustainably, for a Better Shared Future." 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!

Our Northampton Plant is slated for closure in approximately 1 Year. We are seeking a leader to oversee and manage various operational aspects such as production, maintenance, warehousing, quality, and continuous improvement through the decommissioning of the Plant. The selected candidate will help to maintain positive employee morale and cultivate an atmosphere of operational excellence, collaborative teamwork, all within a customer-centric framework.

Position Related Activities and Key Role Responsibilities

• Play a key role as a leader of the Local Leadership Team implementing the long-term strategy, vision and mission
• Provide leadership and strategic direction for the Plant, in all areas of Plant Management, Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, QSE, Finance, HR and Operational Excellence. A key part of this will be to increase flexibility (in line with the changing portfolio of TCCC) and productivity for now and for the future.
• Act as the site leader with local legal entity responsibility, including local regulatory, authority relationship and management.
• Be responsible for ensuring that the Plant achieves its annual business plan, implementation of key programs, compliance with all TCCC Standards and local regulations. This will require extensive use of standardized procedures, processes, technologies and equipment and will require close collaboration with other members of the Local Leadership Teams implementing agreed strategies in the Plant.
• Ensure that the Plant is working collaboratively with key stakeholders (including Operating Units, Local Technical Functions and Bottlers) with a very customer-focused mind-set to satisfy our customers with continuous supply at the optimum cost, with the highest levels of quality and service.
• As a member of the General Manager community, ensure alignment and standardization across all sites on a number of strategic matters.
• Lead and manage a team of direct reports while also providing inspirational leadership to a large number of indirect reports to maintain and further enhance employee engagement. Will ensure that the right level of capability is developed and maintained within the Plant for now and for the future. Will also identify, develop and grow the next generation of Local leaders through active performance management, coaching, feedback and the People Development Forum (PDF) process.

Customer Experience Responsibilities

Required Functional and Technical Skills

Preferred Competencies

Education and Additional Qualifications

The Coca-Cola Company will not offer sponsorship for employment status (including, but not limited to, H1-B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require The Coca-Cola Company's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

Pay Range : $145,000 - $169,000

Base 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 : 30

Annual 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.

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.