**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 Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.