At Coca-Cola, every employee is a leader. In the Juice Category across LATAM, that means shaping product strategy with a strong enterprise mindset, translating consumer and business needs into winning technical solutions, and leading cross-functional teams through complexity with clarity and courage.
- We are looking for a **Senior Manager, Product**Development** to lead the development and renovation agenda for the **Juice Category in LATAM**. This role goes beyond strong technical product development expertise. It requires a leader who can connect **consumer understanding, category strategy, R&D; depth, operational reality, and stakeholder alignment**to deliver scalable, high-quality, and commercially successful juice, nectar, and juice drink solutions.
**- What**You’ll**Do**
Lead the **product development and execution** for Juice Category initiatives across LATAM, from early concept shaping through commercialization
Translate **consumer**understanding**, business, and market insights** into product solutions that are technically feasible, commercially relevant, and regionally scalable
Drive a **holistic R&D; approach**, integrating formulation, processing, regulatory, quality, sensory, packaging, scale-up, cost, and supply considerations from the start
Partner across **Marketing, Regulatory, Quality, Procurement, Operations, Supply Chain, Commercialization,** and bottling partners to build alignment and accelerate decision-making
Make clear recommendations on key trade-offs involving **speed, quality, cost, complexity, scalability,**and**consumer experience**
Lead development and renovation of **juice, nectar, and juice drink portfolios**, including reduced-sugar, functional, and value-optimized platforms
Understand **beverage**systems,**food**processing, ingredient functionality, sensory performance, shelf life,



and manufacturing feasibility**
Guide teams through pilot trials, plant trials, and commercialization, ensuring strong technical rigor and execution discipline
Build credibility with senior stakeholders through **clear technical storytelling, data-based recommendations, and enterprise-oriented decision-making**
Strengthen category capability by **coaching and developing product developers and technical talent**across the Juice network
Act as a leader who can **challenge constructively, make courageous choices, and keep teams focused on what matters most for the business**
**- Leadership Skills Required for This Position**
This role requires a leader who can operate beyond technical excellence and consistently demonstrate the following capabilities:
**Strategic thinking** - Connects individual projects to broader category, business, and LATAM growth priorities
**Stakeholder**alignment** - Builds trust and alignment across technical and business functions, especially in a complex matrixed environment with multiple priorities
**Courageous decision-making** - influence across network, making difficult calls, surfaces trade-offs clearly, and takes accountability when priorities conflict or ambiguity is high
**Leadership presence** - Communicates with clarity, brings structure to complexity, and creates confidence with senior leaders, peers, and cross-functional partners




**- What Will Make You Successful**
You think beyond your immediate project and make decisions with the **enterprise, category, and market**mindset
You connect **consumer needs** with technical development choices
You move fluidly between **strategy and execution**, from portfolio priorities to formula and plant realities
You create alignment across functions, especially when priorities conflict
You are comfortable making decisions in ambiguity and taking accountability for difficult calls
You bring both **technical depth**and**leadership** **presence**
**- Qualifications**
Bachelor’s degree in **Food Engineering**,**Bioc**hemical Engineering,**Food Technology**or related field**required**; Master’s degree or PhD preferred
**8+ years** **of product development experience in the beverage industry,** with preference in **juice drink categories**.**
Demonstrated success leading **complex, cross-functional product development projects**from concept to launch
Desired expertise in fruit **ingredients, sweeteners,**additives** used in juice systems
Strong knowledge of **non-carbonated beverage processing**, including blending, pasteurization, aseptic processing, filling, and scale-up
Experience navigating **regional complexity** including different markets, plants, bottlers, and regulatory environments
Strong understanding of **sensory, quality, and consumer relevance** in fruit-based beverage development
Ability to **influence across a matrix** and align technical and non-technical stakeholders
Strong communication skills, including the **ability to synthesize complexity** into clear recommendations for senior leadership
**Why Join Us**
Shape the future of the **Juice Category in LATAM** through meaningful inn

📌 Senior Manager, Product Development - Juice Category Latam (Ciudad de México)
🏢 Coca Cola
📍 Ciudad de México