Director, Technical Operations - Middle East Region

About the role

The Technical Operations Director for the Middle East Franchise drives operational excellence and provides technical leadership across designated markets, aligning bottler operations with the Franchise team and system-wide goals. The role covers single or multiple countries in the Middle East Franchise, focusing on volume, revenue and operating income, and acts as the TI&SC (Technical, Innovation & Supply Chain) lead for the Franchise operations in KSA, Kuwait and Bahrain.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and executional support to franchise units and bottling partners across all TI&SC functional areas, setting ambitious but achievable targets for each bottling plant.
• Work with Franchise Operations Managers to build capacity in supply chain, production infrastructure, process optimization and cost efficiency.
• Optimize manufacturing costs and yields at bottling plants while maintaining quality standards, and run productivity initiatives and supply chain contingency plans.
• Coordinate demand and supply between bottling partners and the Supply Chain team.
• Support commercialization and innovation plans with Corporate, CPS, bottling partners and other Franchise Operations functions.

Required profile

• Minimum 10 years of experience in one or more functional areas of food and beverage manufacturing operations.
• Good understanding of manufacturing, supply chain, production, QSE, SRA, commercialization and technical franchise leadership.
• Proven track record in complex manufacturing environments and strong knowledge of technical risk management, governance frameworks and KPIs.
• Familiarity with QSE metrics, operational assessments and project management tools.
• Demonstrated expertise in continuous improvement and lean practices in large-scale production and distribution.
• Open to travel of at least 40%; relocation is not provided.