Senior Manager, Warehouse Equipment Platform Engineering

The Coca-Cola Company is dedicated to innovating and transforming warehouse operations. As Senior Manager, Warehouse Equipment Platform Engineering, you will lead the development, engineering, and global standardization of warehouse automation equipment platforms.

About the role

This role establishes reusable design principles, technical specifications, reference architectures, and performance standards for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), four-way shuttle systems, automated guided vehicles (AGVs), robotic picking, goods-to-person picking, and automated truck loading. You will collaborate with plants, cross-functional partners, external equipment suppliers, and system integrators to support concept development and detailed design for both greenfield facilities and brownfield modernization projects, balancing enterprise standards, site constraints, safety, scalability, and business value.

Responsibilities

• Own and govern the global catalog of warehouse equipment platforms, including approved technology options, reference configurations, and application criteria.
• Develop and maintain technical standards, design guidelines, reference configurations, equipment specifications, and approved component strategies for AMRs, AS/RS, four-way shuttles, AGVs, robotic picking, goods-to-person systems, and automated truck loading.
• Define platform requirements for safety, throughput, capacity, availability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Partner with plants and project teams to translate operational demand, product flows, storage profiles, and service requirements into fit-for-purpose equipment concepts.
• Support greenfield projects from concept development through detailed equipment design, technical acceptance, commissioning, and operational handover.
• Support brownfield assessments and modernization strategies that account for existing infrastructure, operational continuity, phased implementation, installation constraints, and migration risk.
• Collaborate with equipment manufacturers, system integrators, and engineering consultants through market assessment, solution development, technical evaluation, design reviews, factory and site acceptance, commissioning, and performance validation.
• Support creation of reusable engineering tools, design templates, simulation inputs, test protocols, lessons learned, and governance processes that reduce project risk and accelerate deployment.
• Monitor technology and supplier developments, qualify new solutions, and manage platform obsolescence and continuous improvement across the installed base.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, industrial, controls, systems, automation, or a related engineering field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 5+ years of engineering, design, deployment, or operational experience with warehouse automation and material-handling equipment.
• Demonstrated experience with one or more of the following: AMR, AS/RS, four-way shuttle, AGV, robotic picking, goods-to-person, or automated truck-loading solutions.
• Experience developing equipment specifications, evaluating vendor proposals, leading design reviews, and supporting commissioning and acceptance testing.
• Working knowledge of warehouse software and controls integration, including WMS, WES, WCS, MES, PLCs, industrial networks, and equipment interfaces.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders and align teams on strategic objectives and project outcomes.
• Ability to communicate complex technical information clearly and influence internal and external partners regarding standards, design decisions, risks, and recommended practices.
• Proficiency with Autodesk AutoCAD, engineering design, platform management, warehouse control, warehouse design, warehouse management, and warehouse processes.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing, project engineering, and materials handling.

Benefits

• Purpose Driven: Approach that empowers our people to protect the environment and communities we serve while delivering safe and quality products.
• Global Connections: Opportunities to develop, enhance, and maintain global connections that allow us to move faster and learn from others.
• Community of Belonging: An organization that believes fostering an inclusive culture allows people to bring their best selves to work.

Pay

Base pay range: 131,000 USD – 153,000 USD. Offered pay may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and other benefits is available, dependent on the position.

Annual Incentive Reference Value: 15% of base pay (market-based competitive value for the role, indicating performance at target).

Long-term Incentive Reference Value: 0% – 20% of base pay.

Schedule

• Location: Atlanta, United States of America.
• Travel: 0% – 25%.
• Relocation: Not provided.

This position does not offer sponsorship for employment-based nonimmigrant visas (e.g., H1-B). Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.