Apac Workplace Business Strategy Director

The Coca-Cola Company is a 135+ years old total beverage company, offering over 500 brands in more than 200 countries and territories. We’re constantly transforming our portfolio, from reducing sugar in our drinks to bringing innovative new products to market. We’re also working to reduce our environmental impact by replenishing water and promoting recycling. With our bottling partners, we employ more than 700,000 people, helping bring economic opportunity to local communities worldwide.

**Position Overview**:
The Coca-Cola Company is looking for a APAC Workplace Business Strategy Director to ensure s/he serves as the primary customer relationship management role in the region balancing Platform Services (PS) strategy with the needs and interests of Operating Units (OU’s).

**What You’ll Do for Us**:

- Ensure that all Global Workplace services in EMEA, including real estate, project management and facilities management, are planned, managed and delivered in a manner that aligns with PS and Workplace SLAs and expectations.
- Partner with a networked workplace team including RE, Program Management, Facilities Management, Design, Experience to collectively deliver real estate and workplace services in the region.
- Be responsible for partnering with the OU Executive Leadership (President, CFO, HR & OU leadership teams) and Category Leadership to drive effective decision making.
- Support thought leadership and build collaborative business partnership with the OU Leadership & Capability Center Function Leaders to facilitate financial forecasting, balancing of risk and opportunity, and other recommendations and decisions that enable PS to deliver results over the real estate portfolio life cycle.
- Ensure that regional governance complies with global standards and manages regional performance reporting to the Global Platform Services team.

**Educational Qualifications & Experience**:

- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or equivalent required
- Masters’ degree preferred with 15 + years in corporate real estate, with 5+ years in supplier/project/people management
- Certification in corporate real estate, project management, LEED and/or facilities management preferred
- 15+ years business experience in relationship management
- 5+ years corporate real estate managing a large HQ environment
- 5+ years corporate real estate across broad geographies
- 5+ years global experience
- The position benefits from an understanding of multi-country dynamics within company; therefore, potentially multi country experience would be preferred
- Excellent communication and organizational skills; facilitation skills with ability to influence change at higher levels
- Strong stake holder management
- Demonstrated ability to understand approach & drive discussions
- Proven analytical skills - can process information quickly to drive decisions in a timely manner
- Comfort in holding team members accountable for achieving their goals
- Leads by example, creates a sense of urgency, energy and ownership
- Strong sense of self
- awareness, can relate well, learn quickly and adapt to changes in fast paced environment while remaining calm under pressure
- Experience working in multinational companies with global, cross-functional teams

**Competencies and Skills**:

- Strategic thinking and business-focused mindset
- Strong analytical skills
- Financial knowledge, including experience managing budgets and foundational knowledge of basic finance and accounting principles
- Mastery of relationship management and proven experience optimizing strategic relationships and networks
- Proven knowledge of Real Estate, Project Management, and Facilities Management leading practices, and trends
- Demonstrated ability to define, set expectations, influence and execute multiple concurrent projects
- Proven experience in implementing large scale initiatives
- Track record of having managed and developed high performance teams, working within a leveraged, outsourced operating environment, in collaborative and integrated manner
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical matters to non-technical staff and to interact with Executive Leadership
- International and/or Multi-national organization experience, desired

Travel Requirements:

- Minimum 25% travel is required

**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.
- Global Connections: Allows you to develop, enhance and maintain global connections that allow us to move faster and learn from others.
- Community of Belonging: We’re an organization that believes our ability to continually grow and build the right atmosphere where people feel safe and empowered, lets you bring your best self to work.

**Skills**

Leadership; Taking Initiative; Stakeholder Management; Customer Relationship Management