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[Apply on Coca-Cola’s careers site →](https://careers.coca-colacompany.com/job/24091161/director-franchise-commercial-execution-atlanta-ga/) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Coca-Cola](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/coca-cola/) / Director, Franchise Commercial Execution ## Job description ### Job Description The Director, Franchise Commercial Execution is responsible for translating aligned portfolio and commercial strategies into clear, executable plans across assigned categories, occasions, and commercial priorities for the South Region. The role works closely with Franchise Commercial leadership, bottler Commercial teams, Franchise Operations, Marketing, RGM, Customer teams, Finance, Supply Chain, and other cross-functional partners to develop the programs, PICOS, tools, investment choices, and stewardship required to deliver volume, revenue, transactions, share, and profitable growth objectives. The Director serves as the commercial subject-matter owner for assigned brands and categories, ensuring plans are grounded in South Region consumer and marketplace realities and are ready for effective deployment through bottler teams. The role operates as an experienced individual contributor, influencing through commercial expertise, clear recommendations, and strong system relationships. Franchise Operations owns geographic deployment and field execution; this role owns the quality, clarity, integration, and commercial stewardship of the assigned plans. What You’ll Do for Us - Own Assigned Commercial Categories, Occasions & Plans Develop and steward the South Region commercial agenda for assigned categories, occasions, and priority initiatives, translating enterprise and NAOU strategies into clear market choices, programs, PICOS, tools, and execution requirements. - Build Integrated, Market-Ready Commercial Plans Integrate portfolio, package, price, promotion, occasion, channel, customer, and investment choices into executable South Region plans in partnership with Marketing, RGM, Customer teams, Finance, Supply Chain, Franchise Operations, and bottler Commercial teams. Ensure plans reflect South Region consumer, customer, channel, and marketplace realities and include clear objectives, execution standards, measures, timing, ownership, and required system commitments. Translate complex strategies into simple, compelling commercial stories and practical tools that bottler Commercial and sales teams can use. - Lead Planning, Deployment Readiness & Stewardship Lead the assigned commercial contribution to JBP, annual business planning, trimester planning, and bi-monthly stewardship routines, ensuring linkage from strategy to customer and channel plans to marketplace execution. Establish deployment readiness with bottler Commercial and Franchise Operations teams, including aligned priorities, PICOS, tools, supply assumptions, investment requirements, timing, and ownership. Track performance of assigned plans across revenue, volume, transactions, share, mix, execution, and other relevant measures; diagnose gaps and recommend timely course corrections. - Strengthen Bottler Commercial Execution Partner with bottler Commercial teams to strengthen commercial planning, selling stories, PICOS, tools, routines, and adoption of assigned programs across Coca-Cola United and South Region Mainstream bottlers. Spend regular time in market with Franchise Operations, bottler Commercial, sales, and frontline teams to assess how plans are translating into outlet execution, identify barriers and opportunities, and improve future commercial plans. Identify effective practices, codify learning, and support adoption across relevant South Region bottlers and markets. - Drive Cross-Functional Alignment & Accountability Serve as the primary South Region commercial integrator for assigned categories, occasions, and initiatives, aligning cross-functional partners and bottler stakeholders around the commercial choices required to win. Surface unresolved trade-offs, execution risks, investment needs, and capability gaps to Franchise Commercial leadership with clear recommendations. Maintain disciplined follow-through on decisions, deliverables, milestones, and commitments associated with assigned commercial plans. ### Qualifications & Requirements Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred. 7 or more years of experience in CPG, beverage, commercial strategy, sales, category management, customer management, franchise, or general management roles. Demonstrated success translating portfolio or commercial strategies into executable category, occasion, channel, customer, or marketplace plans. Strong commercial and financial judgment, including understanding of revenue, volume, transactions, share, mix, pricing, promotion, investment choices, and P&L implications. Deep understanding of consumer, category, channel, customer, package, and in-market execution levers, with the ability to convert insights into clear commercial choices. Experience leading planning and stewardship routines and aligning cross-functional and bottler stakeholders without direct authority. 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. 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 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. ### Location(s) United States of America City/Cities: Atlanta Travel Required: 26% - 50% Relocation Provided: No 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. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Oct 30, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Nov 1, 2026 - Last checked: Nov 1, 2026 - Listed for: 2 days - Location: Atlanta, GA, US - Employment type: Full-time - Pay: Georgia[Apply on Coca-Cola’s careers site →](https://careers.coca-colacompany.com/job/24091161/director-franchise-commercial-execution-atlanta-ga/) ## Hiring at Coca-Cola - Open jobs: 215 - New in the last 7 days: After two weekly collections - Tracked since: Jul 10, 2026 [All Coca-Cola jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/coca-cola/) · [Weekly hiring report](/reports/hiring/) ## More jobs at Coca-Cola ### [Director, Franchise Commercial Execution - Integrated Execution](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/coca-cola/jobs/ca74a4a041fb09740255/) Atlanta, GA, US ### [Key Account Manager, Albertsons - Dallas TX or Phoenix, AZ](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/coca-cola/jobs/1f3e6c729d0af3067377/) Atlanta, GA, US ### [Sales Manager](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/coca-cola/jobs/b7dcf8058ca7b0014f99/) Atlanta, GA, US ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Portfolio Manager - Franchise Banking Director](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/huntington-bank/jobs/dea7c35f0e6cd266ef7b/) Huntington Bank · Atlanta, GA Columbus, OH Charlotte, NC Pittsburgh, PA OH ### [Director - Franchise Banking Portfolio Manager](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/huntington-bank/jobs/f98601353a747478468a/) Huntington Bank · Atlanta, GA Birmingham, AL Farmers, TX Houston, TX Nashville, TN Charlotte, NC Beckley, WV ### [Firmwide Risk Identification - Risk & Strategy Execution - Executive Director](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/08e607ea12e4b091c7cb/) JPMorganChase · New York, NY, United States ### [Director - Commercial Planning + Execution](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/gap-inc/jobs/ec161b0690daed14690d/) Gap, Inc. · San Francisco, California, US ### [Program Director- Commercial Governance and Performance Management, Executive Director](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/6f0edf26ccca4540c64a/) JPMorganChase · Plano, TX, United States OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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