Director, Design to Value

As the Director of Design to Value, you will lead the enterprise-wide Design-to-Value process, driving innovation and cost optimization across our product and packaging portfolio. You’ll collaborate with Brand, Commercial, Finance, Procurement, R&D, and Supply Chain teams to align product design with consumer needs and operational capabilities. Your leadership will help fuel growth and ensure strategic alignment across functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership
• Own and continuously improve the Design-to-Value process from idea generation through program execution.
• Align with senior leadership on how best to structure and align with other enterprise-wide strategic processes 
• Ensure integration with Capital Approval, Productivity, and Innovation processes.
• Identify process gaps and lead cross-functional teams to implement corrective actions.
• Identify and build tools that enable technical and business teams to identify value creation opportunities.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner with Brand, Commercial, Finance, Procurement, R&D, and Supply Chain to align functional roadmaps into cohesive plans.
• Facilitate decision-making across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Help project teams identify roadblocks and provide structure for resolution.

• Leadership & Culture
• Mentor and develop junior team members; foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Champion KDP’s core values: Team First, Deliver Big, Think Bold, Be Fearless & Fair.
• Promote agile collaboration, time management, and change resilience.

• Continuous Improvement
• Collaborate with Operations Excellence to identify and implement process improvements.
• Drive innovation and efficiency through data-driven insights and cross-functional alignment.

Benefits:

Our people are the heart of our business, which is why we offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years leading Engineering or R&D teams in CPG or beverage manufacturing.
• Experience managing cross-functional decision-making processes.
• Strong program management skills and familiarity with common tools and practices.
• Background in packaging engineering or beverage development is a plus.
• Strong data analytics capabilities.
• Exceptional communication skills—written and verbal.
• Strategic thinker with strong leadership and managerial capabilities.
• Proven ability to build relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Excellent time management, organizational, and conflict resolution skills.

Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) is a leading beverage company in North America, with a portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partners brands and powerful distribution capabilities to provide a beverage for every need, anytime, anywhere. We operate with a differentiated business model and world-class brand portfolio, powered by a talented and engaged team that is anchored in our values. We work with big, exciting beverage brands and the #1 single-serve coffee brewing system in North America at KDP, and we have fun doing it!

Together, we have built a leading beverage company in North America offering hot and cold beverages together at scale. Whatever your area of expertise, at KDP you can be a part of a team that’s proud of its brands, partnerships, innovation, and growth. Will you join us?

We strive to be an employer of choice, providing a culture and opportunities that empower our team of ~29,000 employees to grow and develop.  We offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development, while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work.

Keurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and affirmatively seeks diversity in its workforce. Keurig Dr Pepper recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.