Enterprise Architect, Operational Productivity at Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola is the most popular and biggest-selling soft drink in history. An icon of all times, Coca-Cola is the best-known product in the world. Created in Atlanta, Georgia, by Dr. John S. Pemberton, Coca-Cola was first offered as a fountain beverage by mixing Coca-Cola syrup with carbonated water. Coca-Cola was introduced in 1886, patented in 1887, registered as a trademark in 1893 and by 1895 it was being sold in every state and territory in the United States. In 1899, The Coca-Cola Company began franchised bottling operations in and outside the United States taking Coca-Cola to consumers in other parts of North America and Europe and in subsequent years to other parts of the world. In 1951, the refreshing wave of Coca-Cola arrived in Nigeria and has remained a hit with consumers across the country. Packages Coca-Cola is available in: 35cl and 50cl classic glass contour bottle; 33cl on-the-go Can, 50cl and 1.5L PET bottle. Ingredients Carbonated water, sugar, Carbon-dioxide, caffeine, Phosphoric acid, caramel color and flavouring.

The Enterprise Architect, Operational Productivity is a key Enterprise Architecture leader and trusted advisor to the business, accountable for architectural coherence across the Supply Chain and Finance domains.

The role shapes, owns, and governs the enterprise architecture for these domains, ensuring alignment between business strategy, operating models, and the technology landscape. The Enterprise Architect provides a long-term, enterprise-wide perspective while actively supporting initiatives to ensure architectural decisions translate into sustainable business outcomes.

Operating with a forward-looking enterprise mindset, the role drives simplification, consistency, and reuse across people, processes, applications, and data. Increasingly, the Enterprise Architect is hands-on and embedded in delivery, ensuring execution remains aligned with enterprise architecture principles and target states.

Our Enterprise Architecture, Operational Productivity is responsible for:

Enterprise Architecture Strategy & Ownership

• Own and evolve the Enterprise Architecture vision and strategy for Supply Chain and Finance
• Define and maintain target architectures and transition roadmaps guiding transformation initiatives
• Ensure architectural coherence and consistency across programs, products, and platforms

Architecture Principles, Standards & Governance

• Define, communicate, and enforce enterprise architecture principles and standards
• Act as an architectural authority, governing solution designs and key technology decisions
• Ensure new systems integrate smoothly into the enterprise landscape and support long-term objectives

Business Transformation & Value Enablement

• Lead enterprise-level architectural thinking for Supply Chain and Finance transformation
• Advise senior stakeholders on architectural trade-offs, risks, and opportunities
• Drive simplification of the application and data landscape to improve agility, resilience, and cost efficiency

Investment Protection & Delivery Alignment

• Provide architectural assurance and due diligence for major initiatives
• Reduce enterprise risk by ensuring alignment with approved architectures and roadmaps
• Collaborate with Agile and SAFe delivery teams to ensure architecture is actionable and supports effective execution 

You can be successful in this role if you have:  

• Extensive experience as a Senior Enterprise Architect in complex organizations
• Ability to operate at enterprise and executive level, influencing business and IT decisions
• Deep understanding of Supply Chain and Finance domains and their end-to-end processes
• Strong experience with SAP-based enterprise landscapes
• Microsoft Dynamics experience is a plus
• Familiarity with planning and supply chain solutions such as Anaplan and Blue Yonder
• Familiarity with TOGAF, applied pragmatically (principles, target states, roadmaps, governance)
• Experience operating in Agile and SAFe environments
• Strong communication skills, able to convey architectural concepts to non-technical stakeholders

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