Please note:
This is not a Remote role and will require the individual to be based in Gurugram, India and follow a hybrid work schedule. This is an Individual Contributor role.We are looking for Manager- Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) – RTM Safety (Fleet & Non-Production Site) who will ensure compliance and governance for safety across Route-to-Market (RTM) operations, focusing on fleet safety, logistics, and non-production sites (e.g., warehouses). Additionally, this role integrates Manufacturing Safety Governance and Project Safety to ensure consistent safety practices across the value chain in alignment with The Coca-Cola Company’s Operational Requirements (KORE) and global H&S standards.This role includes managing RTM-specific risks such as fleet safety compliance, driver behavior, traffic safety, highway risks, and ensuring safe operational processes at non-production sites. The incumbent will ensure that safety standards are adapted to regional requirements, track key performance metrics, manage third-party vendors, lead cultural transformation, and implement safety improvement programs for bottling facilities, warehouses, and logistics operations. The focus will also extend to proactively mitigating high-risk areas, driving compliance, and aligning safety practices through collaboration with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.The Manager will play a tactical role in implementing global and regional safety initiatives while building a safety-first mindset through training, incident management, and capability development aligned with corporate and bottling system goals.
What You’ll Do For Us
RTM Safety Governance and Fleet Standards:
- Build and implement fleet safety governance frameworks to ensure compliance with KORE, Life Saving Rules (LSRs), and other fleet safety standards across owned and third-party logistics operations.
- Localize fleet safety standards, including telematics deployment, driver fatigue management, journey safety tracking, and defensive driving training programs.
- Conduct audits and provide actionable recommendations to improve compliance with global RTM safety requirements, including fire safety, man-machine interaction risks, and PPE usage across non-production sites such as warehouses.
- Collaborate with bottlers, transporters, and service providers to implement RTM-focused safety initiatives, particularly in high-risk regions.
Non-Production Site And Project Safety Alignment
- Manage safety governance for non-production facilities (warehouses, cold drink equipment, sales depots), addressing risks related to traffic management, loading/unloading operations, ergonomics, and fire safety.
- Ensure the adoption of Safety by Design principles during greenfield and brownfield projects to address potential safety risks during construction, commissioning, and operations.
- Lead compliance improvement programs at non-production sites, leveraging key insights from past audits and regional trends to address gaps.
Incident Reporting, RCA, And Risk Mitigation
- Establish processes to ensure that safety incidents, including Serious Injury and Fatality Potential (SIFp) cases, are reported accurately and transparently, and conduct root cause analyses (RCA) to close gaps.
- Partner with plant teams, non-production site leaders, and logistics teams to implement corrective action measures derived from incident trends and audit findings.
- Use safety analytics and performance data to identify systemic risks and develop scalable solutions across RTM and non-production operations.
Urban, Highway, And Road Safety Management
- Identify and mitigate road safety risks, focusing on reducing road fatalities, traffic incidents, and fatigue-related incidents for owned and third-party vehicles.
- Lead initiatives to address system inefficiencies in fleet operations, such as reducing dependence on spot-hire vehicles by developing structured policies and enforcing safety clauses in third-party contracts.
- Conduct safety campaigns (e.g., bi-monthly RTM safety campaigns) to promote awareness of fatigue, driving behavior, and journey management.
Capability Building And Cultural Transformation
- Develop and deliver robust training programs for key stakeholders, including drivers, contractors, and service providers, focusing on defensive driving certification, hazard awareness, and telematics adoption.
- Build RTM Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to enable system-level knowledge sharing and ensure alignment with global and industry best practices.
- Drive long-term safety culture transformation across RTM, warehousing, manufacturing, and non-production sites by embedding Zero Accident Culture.
Program Management And Stakeholder Collaboration
- Monitor execution of corporate safety programs such as HOP (Human and Organizational Performance) and deploy diagnostic tools to assess vehicle safety, journey management, and incident reporting across logistics.
- Act as a key collaborator between bottlers, franchise leaders, and external vendors, building alignment on corporate safety strategies for RTM and distribution operations.
- Manage contractor/vendor safety initiatives to ensure compliance with agreed safety standards and key deliverables for ongoing and upcoming projects.
Track Performance Metrics And Improve Systems
- Monitor and validate safety KPIs (e.g., audit scores, incident reduction rates) for RTM safety and non-production sites, ensuring continuous improvement in compliance levels.
- Regularly report progress against safety objectives, highlighting risks and achievements in alignment with the Annual Business Plan (ABP) and GAO objectives.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety, Engineering, or Technical Science.
- Advanced certifications such as CSP, NEBOSH, or equivalent in safety governance preferred.
- Minimum of 6–8 years of experience in RTM safety, fleet management, or non-production site safety in FMCG or logistics.
- Proven experience in implementing safety systems for distribution, supply chain, or project operations.
- Strong knowledge of Health and Safety standards and fleet management protocols.
- Expertise in incident investigation, RCA, and corrective action program management.
- Ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams such as bottling, logistics, and manufacturing.
- Proficiency in deploying digital tools such as telematics or safety diagnostics.
Communication Focus
- Internal: Collaborate with bottling leadership, sales teams, technical operations, and project managers to ensure adherence to safety programs.
- External: Engage with transporters, logistics providers, contractors, and vendors to align safety governance practices.
What can help you to be successful in the role?
Growth Behavior
- Growth Mindset: Demonstrates Curiosity. Welcomes failure as a learning opportunity.
- Smart Risk: Makes bold decisions/recommendations.
- Externally Focused: Understands the upstream and downstream implications of his/her work.
- Performance Driven & Accountable: Has high performance standards. Outperforms her/his peers.
- Fast/Agile: Removes barriers to move faster. Experiments and adapts. Thrives under pressure and fast pace.
- Empowered: Brings solutions instead of problems. Challenges the status quo. Has the courage to take an unpopular stance.
Leadership Behavior
- Act Like an Owner: Deliver results, creating value for our brands, our System, our customers and key stakeholders.
- Collaborate with the System, Customers and Key Stakeholders
- Develops Self and Others: Develop self and support others' development to achieve their full potential.
- Drive Innovation: Generate new or unique solutions and embrace new ideas that help sustain our business.
What We Can Do For You
- Career growth and development: Leveraging our boundaryless network, we provide access to educational platforms and provide coaching, mentoring and feedback, as a part of our Leadership & Development process.
- Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. We want to make our culture inevitable.
- International Experience: Become part of international projects and work along multicultural teams, through our global network.
Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:15
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