Strategic Commercial Planning Lead – Australia

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) is seeking a strategic Commercial Planning lead based in our North Sydney head office. The role owns the Australia Commercial Planning Cycle, translating enterprise strategy into a prioritised 12-month plan and a 3-year roadmap, integrating Sales, Marketing, RMGM, Finance and Supply Chain decisions.

You will build planning capability, govern forums, and drive cross-functional alignment to enable growth, resource allocation and impactful execution with a

Qualifications

• Significant experience in commercial planning, commercial strategy, strategy execution or business transformation within FMCG or complex matrix organisations.
• Experience leading annual planning cycles, governance forums and cross-functional prioritisation processes.
• Strong commercial acumen with ability to balance strategic ambition with operational execution.

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

Education

Tertiary qualification

Agile/Lean Six Sigma/PMP/PRINCE2 certifications

Tools

Planning tools

Job description

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) is seeking a strategic Commercial Planning lead based in our North Sydney head office. The role owns the Australia Commercial Planning Cycle, translating enterprise strategy into a prioritised 12-month plan and a 3-year roadmap, integrating Sales, Marketing, RMGM, Finance and Supply Chain decisions.

You will build planning capability, govern forums, and drive cross-functional alignment to enable growth, resource allocation and impactful execution with a