Commercial Strategy Execution Manager & PMO

Coca-Cola; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CCEP Australia is seeking a Senior Commercial Planning Leader to own the Australia Commercial Planning Cycle, translating enterprise strategy into a clear 12-month plan across Sales, Marketing, RMGM, Finance and Supply Chain. Based in North Sydney, you will govern planning cadence and decision forums, guiding cross-functional teams to prioritise investments and deliver growth.

You will partner with executives to optimise resource allocation, drive strategic trade-offs and build planning

Qualifications

• Significant experience in commercial planning, commercial strategy, strategy execution or business transformation within FMCG, consumer goods or a complex matrix organisation.
• Demonstrated success leading annual planning cycles, governance forums and cross-functional prioritisation processes.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance strategic ambition with operational execution.
• Experience building planning frameworks, governance models and executive-level decision-making processes.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing capability across senior leadership groups.
• Strong analytical, presentation and communication skills, with the ability to create executive-ready materials.
• Experience working across multiple functions to align priorities, investments and delivery commitments.
• Exposure to planning, workflow, collaboration or business intelligence technologies.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications, with certifications in Agile, Lean Six Sigma, PMP, PRINCE2 or similar considered advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own and govern the Australia Commercial Planning Cycle, ensuring enterprise strategy is translated into prioritised and executable commercial plans.
• Establish and lead the Commercial planning rhythm, governance structure and decision-making forums.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain and Commercial Development teams.
• Facilitate strategic trade-offs, investment choices and prioritisation decisions.
• Provide governance and planning oversight for Commercial "Big Bets" and priority initiatives.
• Ensure planning forums are decision-focused, action-oriented and outcome-driven.
• Identify risks, dependencies and barriers to execution, escalating when required.
• Build the Commercial planning capability roadmap and continuously improve planning processes, tools and governance.
• Champion the use of AI, automation and modern planning practices to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Partner with executive leaders to strengthen planning discipline and execution readiness across the organisation.

Skills

Commercial planning

Strategy execution

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Executive presentation

Planning governance

Business transformation

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/commerce or related field

Agile certification

Lean Six Sigma

PMP

PRINCE2

Job description

Full time

We are Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP). We have 39,000 people serving 4 million customers in 31 markets. We combine the strength andscaleof a large, multi-national business withanexpert, local knowledge of the customers we serve and communities we support. We invest, employ, manufacture, and distribute locally.

In Australia, our portfolio includes the Coca-Cola family of products and well-loved brands such as Sprite, Fanta, Monster and Mother Energy, Mount Franklin, Powerade, Billson’s, and Grinders Coffee.

Role Purpose

This role owns the Australia Commercial Planning Cycle, ensuring enterprise strategy is translated into a clear, prioritised and executable commercial plan across the 12-month horizon, while building planning capability over a 3-year roadmap. Itgoverns the planning architecture, calendar, forums, decision rights and cross-functional inputs required to align Sales, Marketing, RMGM, Finance and Supply Chain around clear commercial priorities, trade-offs and execution commitments.

This is a unique opportunity to define and lead a critical enterprise capability. You'll have significant visibility across the Leadership Team and play a central role in shaping how the organisation makes decisions, allocates resources and delivers growth.

This is a permanent role based in our North Sydney head office.

Key responsibilities

• Own and govern the Australia Commercial Planning Cycle, ensuring enterprise strategy is translated into prioritised and executable commercial plans.
• Establish and lead the Commercial planning rhythm, governance structure and decision-making forums.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain and Commercial Development teams.
• Facilitate strategic trade-offs, investment choices and prioritisation decisions.
• Provide governance and planning oversight for Commercial "Big Bets" and priority initiatives.
• Ensure planning forums are decision-focused, action-oriented and outcome-driven.
• Identify risks, dependencies and barriers to execution, escalating when required.
• Build the Commercial planning capability roadmap and continuously improve planning processes, tools and governance.
• Champion the use of AI, automation and modern planning practices to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Partner with executive leaders to strengthen planning discipline and execution readiness across the organisation.

Key stakeholders

• Internal: Australian LT, Commercial VPs, General Managers of Category & Insights, Enterprise Strategy, RGM, Finance and Supply Chain
• External: brand partners

About you

• Significant experience in commercial planning, commercial strategy, strategy execution or business transformation within FMCG, consumer goods or a complex matrix organisation.
• Demonstrated success leading annual planning cycles, governance forums and cross-functional prioritisation processes.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance strategic ambition with operational execution.
• Experience building planning frameworks, governance models and executive-level decision-making processes.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing capability across senior leadership groups.
• Strong analytical, presentation and communication skills, with the ability to create executive-ready materials.
• Experience working across multiple functions to align priorities, investments and delivery commitments.
• Exposure to planning, workflow, collaboration or business intelligence technologies.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications, with certifications in Agile, Lean Six Sigma, PMP, PRINCE2 or similar considered advantageous.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is committed to an inclusive, equitable and safe workplace where everyone is supported. If you need any accessibility adjustments during the process, please let us know. Your wellbeing matters to us.

When you join CCEP, you’re stepping into a global organisation known for developing exceptional talent. We invest deeply in learning, mobility and long-term growth, creating an environment where your ambition is backed and your career can thrive.

This role is subject to standard pre-employment checks, which may include references, working rights, background checks and/or medical assessments.