Senior Manager, Product Development – Juice Category LATAM

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.

The idóneo candidate brings expertise in

fruit juice systems and/or beverage development , along with the leadership maturity to make difficult trade-offs, influence across the network, and move initiatives forward in a highly interconnected environment.

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

Strategic thinking

– Connects individual projects to broader category, business, and LATAM growth priorities.

Apply Enterprise Mindset

– Makes decisions based on what is best for the enterprise, not only for one function, market, or short‑term project need.

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, Biochemical 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 innovation and renovation.

Work on high‑impact, cross‑market initiatives with strong enterprise visibility.

Join a collaborative environment where science, consumer understanding, and business thinking come together.

Grow as a leader in one of Coca‑Cola’s most dynamic and complex product spaces.

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📌 Senior Manager, Product Development - Juices (Ciudad de México)
🏢 The Coca-Cola
📍 Ciudad de México