Director, Franchise Operations - Total Portfolio, NorCal MU

Coca-Cola is hiring a Director, Franchise Operations - Total Portfolio, NorCal MU for a remote role open to applicants in United States. It pays $145k-$169k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Coca-Cola.

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Job Description Summary:

Location: Sacramento, CA- co located in RCCB office

The Director, Franchise Operations - Total Portfolio, NorCal is accountable for the ongoing partnership with designated bottlers to drive all aspects of the Coca-Cola business. Key deliverables will be agreement to and execution of detailed annual business plans based on mutually agreed to company / bottler objectives as well as specific capability plans to enable a sustainable long term business model.

What You’ll Do for Us

Ongoing Bottler Management

Relationship & Contractual management:

Manages all aspects of Bottler relationships with NAOU and serves as primary contact

Ensures development of annual investment letter with Bottler agreements on Price-Package-Trade decisions on total Portfolio

Gains agreement to Customer Leadership Council SKU/pricing decisions and customer governance.

Supports Alternate Route To Market process

Gains agreement to Customer Trade Marketing

Maintains business continuity

Business Planning

Ensures Market/Bottler business assessments are completed and incorporates assessment/opportunities into plans

Builds and directs the development of an annual commercial plan & tactical objectives with Bottler

Gains commitment to commercial plan components and resources needed to fully execute

Business Plan and Stewardship

In conjunction with Bottler, actively manages bottler P&L to achieve annual objectives

Weekly/monthly performance management stewardship; Revenue, Gross Profit, Transactions, Incidence and Value Share

Monitors performance versus execution objectives, re-plans as necessary and provides feedback to key stakeholder

Requirements & Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree Required

MBA Preferred

7– 10 years Coca-Cola System/direct bottler experience

Understanding of franchise relations aspects of Coca-Cola North America system

Cross functional working knowledge (customer, commercial, product supply, customer care, sales operations, etc.)

Understanding of bottler operations

Complex project management capability

Direct accountability for franchise leadership with an Independent Bottler

Experience and understanding of running the full value chain

Full understanding of system and bottler economics including P&L

What We’ll Do for You

Enable you to lead complex system initiatives that reshape how Coca‑Cola competes in market and builds future growth capabilities across our bottling partners.

Provide scope to apply transformation leadership that bridges strategic thinking and market execution within a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.

Offer opportunities to build and enhance system capabilities that make our franchise network more agile, data-enabled, and efficient.

Support your development as a transformation leader through exposure to regional and enterprise-level challenges that strengthen long-term business readiness.

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.

Skills:

Annual Business Planning, Business Plan Implementation, Capacity Planning, Channels Strategy, Contract Management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Distribution Operations Management, Financial Performance Management, Negotiation, Strategic Leadership, Teamwork

Pay Range:

United States: 145,000 - 169,000 USD

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:

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.

Location(s):

United States of America

City/Cities:

Atlanta

Travel Required:

26% - 50%

Relocation Provided:

Job Posting End Date:

November 5, 2026

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.

How we rate this

Director, Franchise Operations - Total Portfolio, NorCal MU at Coca-Cola rates 34 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Key facts

Director, Franchise Operations - Total Portfolio, NorCal MU is an open job at Coca-Cola.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $145k-$169k a year.
The role is based in US – REMOTE and is marked remote.
The job was posted on October 30, 2026.
Seniority: executive.
Applications are handled by Coca-Cola. Apply on Coca-Cola