Senior Manager, Area Customer Operations

The Senior Manager, Area Customer Operations is responsible for providing operational leadership and management of Foodservice customers and clients, execution of customer specific volume and profit generating strategic initiatives with equipment and/or service components, creation and management of the annual Service and capital budgets for assigned foodservice account teams. (This includes Planning, Rolling Estimates & course corrections) and collaborate with Local Finance and Foodservice Sales Team on planning & rolling estimates, forecasting, new products & platforms, and program execution, and customer value creation.

This role is based in the Mid-West AOT or Chicago Office. This is a customer facing role and the ideal candidate would feel comfortable communicating at both the CEO and Service Technician Level.


What You’ll Do for Us

  • Project management: Create, lead and execute customer strategic initiatives.
  • Financial Management: Leads the operational elements of customer annual business plans.
  • Manage customer rolling estimates for service and capital expense.
  • Direct participation in customer selling efforts of operational products & services and customer stewardship.
  • Provides operational Subject Matter Expertise to internal client groups.


Qualifications & Requirements

  • BA or BS degree preferred, but not required.
  • 2-4 years customer management experience or customer operational management experience
  • 2-4 years of general Operations experience
  • 2-4 years of Project Management experience
  • 2-4 years of experience in contract negotiations and financial modeling
  • Ability to Influence and drive customer solutions (Sales experience required)


What We Can Do for You

  • Iconic & Innovative Brands: Our portfolio represents over 250 products with some of the most popular brands in the world, including Coca-Cola, Simply, fairlife & Topo Chico
  • Expansive & Diverse Customers: We work with a diversified group of customers which range from retail & grocery store outlets, theme parks, movie theatres, restaurants and many more each day

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.

Account Management, Business Development, Business Planning, Communication, Consultative Sales Management, Contract Agreements, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Decision Making, Forecasting Process (Inactive), Leadership, Marketing, National Account Sales, Negotiation, Pitch Presentations, Sales Forecasting, Sales Management, Sales Process, Teamwork

Pay Range:

United States of America: 119,000 USD - 145,800 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:

15

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:

Chicago

Travel Required:

26% - 50%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

June 12, 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.
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