Director, New Technology, Technical Innovation and Supply Chain function, Japan & South Korea OU

Location(s):

Japan

City/Cities:

Tokyo

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

December 31, 2025

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

This is a strategic leadership role, accountable for optimizing operational performance and technical capabilities across JSK OU Bottlers. In this capacity, you will design and execute JSK OU system’s technology vision, creating competitive advantage through introducing cutting-edge technology.

To achieve this, you will collaborate with the Global Supply Chain team and senior system stakeholders to design and lead transformational initiatives across the Manufacturing & Engineering area via platforms like BM2VC and Factory of the Future. In parallel, you will orchestrate Logistics, Quality, and Sustainability initiatives within a network organization, working closely with the Quality & Sustainability team across the system.

Throughout this work, you will influence decisions at the highest levels of the organization while steering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.

What You’ll Do for Us 

Business Strategy & Technology Mapping

• Translate complex technical data insights into actionable strategies that support JSK OU business direction and deliver measurable economic impact.
• Anticipate industry trends and emerging technologies to proactively position the system ahead of market challenges.

Technology Program & Portfolio Management

• Establish and drive productivity projects pipeline related to technical advancement, follow-up on implementation with bottling partners on committed projects, timeframe and expected results, including providing engineering expertise to steward work.
• Collaborate across a broad set of stakeholders (including GDI, RTE, Global Supply Chain & suppliers) to identify best practices, break through innovation to enable productivity and enable path to implementation across the JSK OU bottling system.
• Work with finance, procurement, manufacturing, and logistics teams to determine the best vendors and distributors as potential productivity gains.

Technical Assessment & Decision Support

• Guide senior leaders through complex technical assessments to enable informed, high-impact decisions, including investments and risk assessment in new technologies and operational changes.
• Sponsor business case development with bottler for large-scale technical and supply chain initiatives, ensuring alignment with profitability and competitive goals.

Performance Management & Governance

• Sponsor KPIs that measure productivity impact, operational success, and strategic alignment.
• Align and be accountable for the productivity delivery with Bottlers

GTEC Stakeholder Engagement

• Represent JSK OU in global GTEC system forums, bringing forward regional successes, challenges, and opportunities

Qualification & Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, manufacturing or related discipline required
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in Technical Operations, Innovation, Supply Chain, Engineering or Manufacturing,
• Proven capability in identifying and driving enterprise efficiency and productivity.
• Proven record of leading enterprise-wide technical programs that drove transformational operational and financial results.
• Demonstrated ability to operate with autonomy, influence strategy, and successfully navigate complex stakeholder environments.
• Advanced knowledge of beverage manufacturing processes, equipment, supply chain economics, and industry best practices.
• Strong financial acumen, relevant investments initiatives and budgets.
• Influencing and negotiation skills, able to lead across organizational boundaries without direct reporting lines.
• Track record of fostering innovation, technical excellence, and sustainability initiatives within a large-scale supply chain.

What We Can Do For You 

• Purpose Driven: Purpose driven approach that empowers our people to protect the environment and communities we serve while delivering safe & quality products. 

• Brand Reputation: We lead the beverage industry, with a portfolio featuring over 200 brands worldwide.

• Large & Connected Network: Ability & exposure to cross-functional connected teams across the country & globe allow you to enhance and maintain global connections that allow us to move faster and learn from others.

Skills:

Collaborative Leadership, Communication, Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Data Compilation, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Lean Six Sigma (LSS), Manufacturing Analytics, Mechanical Engineering, Microsoft Office, Process Control, Process Engineering, Production Processes, Quality Engineering, Risk Assessments, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Supply Chain Processes

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.