Sr Manager, QSE KORE Optimization & Systems Governance

The Senior Manager,QSEKOREOptimizationand SystemsGovernanceis accountable for theend‑to‑endKOREoptimization,governance, maintenance, change management, and integrity of KORE requirementsdocumentation and mappingwithin the QSE Quality Management System (QMS). This role ensures that corporate QSE requirements, specifications, and standard methods are current, clear,risk‑based, andfit‑for‑purpose, whileremainingaligned to business needs and regulatory expectations. The role serves as the corporate authority for requirements coherence, ensuring that Operating Unit (OU) requirements and Bottler requirements align to corporate KORE expectations, with clear guardrails, controlled deviations, and consistent application across the system. The role enables “freedom within a framework” while protecting enterprise risk, brand integrity, andlicense‑to‑operate.

Scope & Impact

• Global ownership of corporate QSE requirements within KORE

• Governance authority over OU requirements alignment to corporate standards

• Direct impact on Bottler,Co‑packer, and Contract Manufacturer compliance expectations

• Keycontributorto governance effectiveness, audit outcomes,continuousimprovementand system simplification

Key Responsibilities

1. Corporate KORE Requirements Lifecycle Management

• Own the revision, maintenance, and optimization of corporate KORE requirements, specifications, and standard methods across Quality, Food Safety, Environment, and Safety domains.Owns Document Change Requestsystem&process.

• Ensure requirementsremainfit‑for‑purpose,risk‑based, and aligned to evolving business models, innovation, and regulatory landscapes.

• Lead structured periodic reviews toeliminateduplication, retire obsolete requirements, and simplifyrequirementlanguage and structure.

• Execute KORE optimization and document mapping to strengthenrequirementscoherence, traceability, and usability across the QSE QMS.

2. Governance of Operating Unit (OU) Requirements

• Serve as the corporate governance point for OU requirements, ensuring alignment to KORE while enabling local applicability.

• Define and enforce guardrails forOU‑specificrequirements, including: 

• What OUs may add vs. what must remaincorporate‑controlled

• Structure, taxonomy, and traceability back to KORE

• Lead theDocument Change Request processforOU Requirement Reviewofmaterial changes, ensuring transparency, consistency, andrisk‑baseddecision‑making. 

3. Bottler & Contract Manufacturer Requirements Alignment

• Ensure Bottler,Co‑packer, and Contract Manufacturer requirementsremainfully aligned to corporate KORE expectations and are not used to bypass corporate standards.

• Partner with Legal, Supply Chain, and OU teams to ensure KORE requirements are correctly translated into contractual, authorization, and governance mechanisms.

• Maintain clarity onnon‑negotiablecorporate requirements versus OU execution models.
  

4. Publication, Change Control & Traceability

• Own theend‑to‑endpublication process for KORE requirements, including approvals, version control, effective dates, and structured change communication.

• Ensure governance content hygiene, versioning discipline, and lifecycle management (creation, review cadence, approval, retirement/archiving) across KORE requirements and related governance artifacts.

• Lead KORE change management for governance content updates, including stakeholder engagement, release planning, communications, and adoption support.

• Ensure clear traceability between: 

• Corporate KORE requirements

• OU requirements

• Bottler and supplier obligations

• Support audit readiness by ensuring requirementsareaccurate, current, and consistently referenced across governance documents. 

5. Stakeholder Engagement & Governance Enablement

• Act as the primary corporate contact for KORErequirementsinterpretation and governance.

• Partner with Governance, Technical Risk, Audit, Digital, and OU leaders to resolve requirement gaps, ambiguities, or overlaps.

• Support capability building through guidance, FAQs, and structuredinterpretationmat