Regional Coca-Cola bottler with 8 production facilities across the Southeast
Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED operates a sprawling physical supply chain—8 production facilities and 48 distribution centers across six southeastern states—backed by SAP S/4HANA, legacy CMMS systems, and field equipment (PLC, HMI, VFDs). The hiring surge (141 roles in 30 days, 259 active) is heavily skewed toward operations and sales junior staff, signaling aggressive capacity scaling in logistics and account management rather than core transformation; ongoing pain points around equipment downtime, inventory discrepancies, and accounts receivable management suggest the tech stack is straining under volume.
Notable leadership hires: Warehouse Lead
Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED is a regional beverage bottler and distributor headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama since 1902. It ranks as the third-largest Coca-Cola bottler in the United States and the second-largest privately held Coca-Cola bottler in North America, operating approximately 10,000 employees across six southeastern states. The company produces and distributes over 750 beverage SKUs under the Coca-Cola brand portfolio (including Coke Zero Sugar, Sprite, Dr Pepper, Fanta, Dasani, Powerade, Minute Maid, and vitaminwater). Operations span eight production facilities for manufacturing and 48 distribution sales centers for route-based sales and service, supported by SAP enterprise resource planning and manufacturing control systems.
Primary systems include SAP S/4HANA for enterprise resource planning, Blackline for financial close, CMMS for maintenance management, and manufacturing control systems (PLC, HMI, variable frequency drives). Productivity tools include Outlook, Excel, and Microsoft Office; field equipment includes UPLC and HPLC analytical instruments.
Birmingham, Alabama. The company was founded there in 1902 and maintains its corporate headquarters in the same city. It operates across six southeastern U.S. states with eight production facilities and 48 distribution centers.
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