Senior Director, Safety & Risk

CocaCola

1. Strategic Health & Safety Leadership

• Define, execute, and continuously evolve the AOU s Occupational Health & Safety (H&S) strategy, ensuring alignment with global frameworks, Long Range Plans (LRP), and Annual Business Plans (ABP).

• Champion safety culture transformation through visionary leadership, ensuring a Zero is Possible mindset and embedding H&S as a competitive advantage.

• Integrate safety into business outcomes, influencing investment decisions, innovation pipelines, and operational design.

• Implement global H&S systems and governance structures, ensuring compliance with KORE requirements and occupational license-to-operate regulations.

• Lead the adoption of cutting-edge safety technologies and process innovations from high performing external industries (e.g., oil & gas, chemical, automotive, pharma).

2. Risk & Crisis Management

• Lead Incident Management & Crisis Resolution (IMCR) processes for the AOU, ensuring preparedness, proactive risk identification, and rapid response to protect people, operations, and brand reputation.

• Maintain robust Technical Risk Management Framework (TRMF) and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) integration, with actionable mitigation plans across manufacturing, logistics, innovation, and marketplace operations.

• Partner with PACS, Strategic Security, and franchise system leadership on risk mitigation, scenario planning, and high impact decision making.

3. Business Continuity

• Own and implement the AOU Business Continuity Plan (BCP) to ensure operational recovery during disruptions.

• Coordinate cross functional recovery teams and external bottler partners for synchronized effective responses.

• Keep leadership informed via clear, concise, and timely status reporting.

4. Stakeholder Engagement & Influence

• Engage with senior internal and external leaders, industry associations, and regulatory bodies to drive alignment and share best practices.

• Communicate with impact across multiple levels from executive boardrooms to plant floor teams adjusting style and messaging accordingly.

• Negotiate and align on safety priorities where strategic or operational interests may differ.

5. People & Capability Development

• Build and empower a high performing H&S team; mentor, coach, and enable others to lead safety effectively at all levels.

• Establish the AOU as a regional center of excellence for safety knowledge, benchmarking, and capability development.

• Foster cross system, cross functional collaboration to ensure One Team execution and shared accountability for safety goals.

Skills:

Business Continuity Crisis Management (Inactive), Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Crisis Management, Franchise Leadership, Handling Crisis Situations, People Leadership, Risk Management, Safety Management, Safety Programs