Procurement Category Manager - Logistics

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Product allowance

Staff discounts

Discounts platform – Cheers Rewards

Job summary

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners seeks a commercially driven Category Manager to lead the Logistics category across the Asia Pacific region from Sydney or Auckland. You will develop sourcing strategies, strengthen supplier partnerships and deliver meaningful commercial value across multiple markets.

The role requires a hands-on approach, travel across Australia and New Zealand, and a track record of delivering cost savings, service improvements and supplier innovation in FMCG or multi-market

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in procurement or category management in FMCG or multi-market organisations.
• Experience in indirect services procurement and strategy development across geographies.
• Hands-on, proactive approach to drive initiatives to completion.
• Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced regional environment.
• Strong commercial acumen, analytical skills, and cost-savings delivery.
• Experience negotiating complex contracts and managing supplier relationships.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence senior leaders.
• Willingness to travel across Australia and New Zealand.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the Logistics category strategy across Asia Pacific cluster.
• Manage end-to-end sourcing activities (RFIs, RFPs, supplier evaluations, contracts).
• Build strategic supplier relationships and monitor performance.
• Identify cost-saving, supply optimisation and harmonisation initiatives.
• Lead negotiations delivering sustainable savings and improved cash flow.
• Develop cost forecasts and budgets; monitor performance and communicate risks.
• Identify supply market risks and develop sourcing strategies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to align priorities and deliver results.
• Support sustainability commitments by ensuring supplier standards.

Skills

Procurement

Category management

FMCG experience

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Cost savings

Multi-market collaboration

Job description

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

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a commercially driven and hands‑on Category Manager to join our Asia Pacific Procurement team, managing our Logistics category across the region. This role can be based in either North Sydney or Auckland, you’ll work across multiple markets to develop sourcing strategies, strengthen supplier partnerships and deliver meaningful commercial value.

This role is ideal for someone who can think strategically but is equally comfortable rolling up their sleeves and getting into the detail. You’ll take ownership of initiatives from strategy through to execution, working autonomously to deliver cost savings, improve service performance and identify new opportunities to create value for CCEP. Travel across Australia and New Zealand will be required.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the Logistics category strategy across the Asia Pacific cluster, aligning sourcing decisions with business priorities and commercial objectives.
• Manage end-to-end sourcing activities, including RFIs, RFPs, supplier evaluations, contract negotiations and supply agreements.
• Build strong strategic supplier relationships, monitor performance and drive accountability for service delivery, cost and quality.
• Identify and deliver cost-saving, supply optimisation and harmonisation initiatives to reduce total cost to serve and improve business outcomes.
• Lead negotiations and commercial initiatives that deliver sustainable savings, improved cash flow and broader financial benefits.
• Develop accurate cost forecasts and budgets, monitor performance against targets and proactively communicate risks, opportunities and variances.
• Identify supply market risks and develop sourcing strategies that protect continuity of supply and strengthen CCEP’s competitive position.
• Partner with Logistics, Supply Chain, Finance, Legal and Procurement stakeholders across the region to align priorities and deliver results.
• Identify opportunities for supplier innovation, new sources of supply and improved ways of working.
• Support CCEP’s sustainability commitments by ensuring suppliers meet relevant standards and requirements, including supplier guiding principles, renewable energy, SBTi and EcoVadis.
• Ensure sourcing activities, supply agreements and supplier decisions comply with procurement governance and approval requirements.

About You

• 5+ years’ experience in procurement, category management or a related commercial role, ideally within FMCG or a complex, multi-market organisation.
• Experience managing indirect services procurement and developing category strategies across multiple geographies or business functions.
• A hands‑on, proactive approach, with the willingness to roll up your sleeves, get into the detail and personally drive initiatives through to completion.
• Comfortable working autonomously, taking ownership and managing competing priorities in a fast‑paced, regional environment.
• Strong commercial acumen and analytical skills, with the ability to evaluate opportunities, manage risk and deliver measurable cost savings.
• Proven experience negotiating complex, business‑critical contracts and managing strategic supplier relationships.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the confidence to engage senior leaders and challenge constructively.
• Ability to operate effectively within a matrix organisation, collaborating across different functions, markets and stakeholder groups.
• A continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to identify opportunities for supplier innovation, cost optimisation and process improvement.
• Willingness to travel across Australia and New Zealand as required.

What We Offer

• Work with some of the world’s most recognisable brands.
• Enjoy a generous monthly product allowance and access to discounted staff purchasing across a wide range of CCEP products.
• Access 700+ exclusive discounts across groceries, fitness, leisure, travel and retail through our Cheers Rewards & Recognition platform.
• Shape your future with learning, development and career progression opportunities locally and across our global network.
• Build your financial future through our Employee Share Purchase Plan, with the opportunity to own part of the business you help grow.
• Enjoy greater flexibility and wellbeing support through our hybrid work model, purchased leave options, paid parental leave and confidential Employee Assistance Programs for you and your family.
• Be part of a people‑first culture that celebrates diverse talent, recognises success and gives back to local communities through paid volunteering opportunities.

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 preemployment checks, which may include references, working rights, background checks and/or medical assessments.

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