Director, Transportation

Overview

The Director of Transportation plays a pivotal role in Coca-Cola’s North America Operating Unit (NAOU), leading a team responsible for end-to-end transportation strategy, sourcing, and execution. Accountable for a $1B annual transportation budget, this role manages one of three region teams responsible for a total of 600,000 shipments per year from 180+ origins across the U.S. and Canada, partnering with 80+ carriers to ensure reliable, cost-effective product movement.

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for all transportation modes in NAOU, managing 500–1,000 shipments daily from manufacturing and distribution sites to customers and intra-company locations.
• Oversee carrier sourcing, contracting, and performance, including the annual bid process, award decisions, and development of the annual transportation budget (≈$1B).
• Lead and coach teams in executing transportation planning, process compliance, escalation management, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure service and cost objectives are met.
• Direct carrier relationship management through KPI oversight, quarterly reviews, and performance improvement plans to ensure service excellence.
• Drive productivity initiatives, market benchmarking, and data-driven analysis to identify and implement operational and financial improvements.
• Partner with supply chain, finance, and global logistics teams to align capacity planning, procurement strategies, and business priorities.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or related field (Master’s/MBA preferred) or related field of experience of 5+ years of related experience or more
• 5+ years relevant work experience in Supply Chain/Operations or Transportation Management
• Strong leadership, collaboration skills and project management experience
• Strategic mindset with the ability to execute tactically in a high-volume, fast-paced environment. Ability to make decisions independently and to assume higher-level leadership responsibilities in critical situations
• Adept at helping team members identify opportunities to develop new strengths and capabilities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; clear, effective communication with internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent relationship-building, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills for internal and external stakeholder management.
• Continuous improvement focus, driving innovation and adopting best practices.
• High level of accountability, urgency, and adaptability to changing priorities

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: $137,000 - $164,000

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.