Cold Drink Equipment Manager

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida
life insurance, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)
United States, Florida, Winter Haven
Jan 09, 2026
Who We Are: Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) is a family-owned independent Coca-Cola bottler that is the third largest privately-held and the sixth largest independent Coca-Cola bottler in the United States. Coke Florida sells, markets, manufactures and distributes over 600 products of The Coca-Cola Company and other partner companies including Monster Beverage Corporation and BODYARMOR. In 2025, for the 4th year in a row, Coke Florida was named as a US Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal. This program recognizes outstanding U.S. private companies and the achievements of their management teams in four key areas: strategy, ability to execute, corporate culture, and governance/financial performance. What We Offer: Eligible full time Coke Florida Associates can participate in our Total Rewards Program which includes: Total Wellness Programs including health, dental and vision plans 401K program with healthy company match Supplemental Life Insurance Three weeks of vacation pay, and 10 company paid holidays* Tuition reimbursement Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) Competitive compensation Coke Florida is looking for a Cold Drink Equipment Manager based out of Winter Haven working Monday-Friday. What You Will Do: As a Coke Florida Cold Drink Equipment (CDE) Manager, you will be working with the Make Ready Center, (MRC), Field Service and Sales organization to ensure adequate levels of CDE inventory are available to support customer initiatives. Ensure quality standards of CDE from MRC, while working with various CDE Suppliers to ensure equipment meets the needs of the business. Work within a Capital budget while communicating with key stakeholders as required. Roles and Responsibilities: Responsible for working with the Field Service team to support meeting our customer's expectations for equipment installation and service levels in support of the achievement of Coke Florida's objectives for share, volume, and profit growth, all being done with a "Safety-First" culture. Serve as a business partner for Field Service/MRC as well as a Liaison to various functions within Coke Florida (Finance, Planning, Sales, etc.) Collaborate cross functionally to ensure alignment and effectiveness of support provided to local Sales teams/ programs. Direct daily interaction with Field Service Leadership to ensure accurate equipment order fulfillment and Cold Drink Equipment (CDE) provided from MRC meets quality standards. Regular monthly visits to Coke Florida Field Service hubs to ensure proper CDE management for inbound/outbound equipment. Creation of CDE Purchase Orders in SAP Approval of CDE Disposal Orders in SAP Lead weekly MRC/Planning calls. Review MRC Scorecard (measuring Coke Florida metrics) Invoice coding and processing (daily) Work closely with Field Service Capabilities Manager to develop CDE training modules as needed. Collaborate cross functionally to ensure alignment with key stakeholders and effectiveness of support provided to local sales teams/programs. Financially responsible to work within established Cold Drink Equipment Capital budget. Primary support functions include Field Service organization, Make Ready Center, (MRC) leadership, CDE demand planning, and customer scheduling coordinators. For this role, you will need: B.S. or B.A. Degree or equivalent experience 4 years leadership experience Proven entrepreneurial experience. Experience in leading continuous improvement initiatives with large teams Must be a positive people leader with a demonstrated ability to drive results cross functionally. Proven ability to creatively, effectively, problem-solve to meet local market demands. Strong analytical skills with ability to draw insights from data. Financial Planning and Budgeting experience preferred. Ability to collaborate with key stakeholders to effect change and drive improvement. Must support and directly influence team towards Coke Florida Cultural pillars of Passion-Partnership-Performance Knowledge of Cold Drink Equipment and working within SAP preferred. Additional qualifications that will make you successful in the role: MS/MA/MBA 5+ years leadership experience Six sigma greenbelt or equivalent process certification This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. Coke Florida reserves the right to revise the job description at any time and to assign additional duties and responsibilities as needed. Employment with Coke Florida is at-will. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship. Coca-Cola Beverages Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does 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.