AP Packaging Category Manager – Procurement (Hybrid)

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Product allowance

Staff discounts

Cheers Rewards & Recognition access

Learning and career progression

Hybrid work model

Parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) is seeking a Category Manager AP Procurement – Secondary Packaging to lead category strategy and supplier partnerships across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region.

You will drive strategic sourcing, negotiations and value creation with cross-functional teams, balancing cost savings, supply continuity and sustainability while travel across the AP cluster.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in procurement or commercial category management.
• Experience developing and executing category strategies across geographies.
• Strong negotiator with experience managing high-volume contracts and strategic supplier relationships.
• Strong analytical thinking and ability to assess risks and quantify impact.
• Effective communicator and influencer with senior stakeholders in a matrixed organisation.
• Strong project and change management skills, managing competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the secondary packaging category strategy, delivering cost savings and sustainable value.
• Lead strategic supplier relationships, including performance reviews, sourcing processes, tenders, negotiations and supply agreements.
• Identify and deliver cost reduction, supply optimisation and harmonisation initiatives across the AP cluster.
• Drive competitive sourcing strategies to achieve best total cost of ownership while protecting quality and continuity of supply.
• Forecast and budget material and service costs, monitor performance against targets and communicate risks.
• Develop risk management strategies to address supply market volatility and identify alternative sources of supply.
• Drive supplier innovation to improve product and service performance and create competitive advantage.
• Ensure compliance with procurement governance, supply agreements and approval processes.
• Partner with suppliers to support sustainability commitments including supplier standards and emissions targets.

Job description

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) is seeking a Category Manager AP Procurement – Secondary Packaging to lead category strategy and supplier partnerships across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region.

You will drive strategic sourcing, negotiations and value creation with cross-functional teams, balancing cost savings, supply continuity and sustainability while travel across the AP cluster.