Assoc. Dir, IT Business Partner - NL

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners; Anderlecht; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners in the Netherlands seeks an Associate Director BPT to lead business transformation technology initiatives and align with the NL leadership team. You will bridge local management and global IT, defining strategy and delivering measurable business benefits.

With 5+ years in IT project leadership and strong communication skills, you will manage local BPT programs, collaborate with central teams, and drive change management, data analytics, and SAP/Salesforce platforms

Qualifications

• Master's degree in General Business Administration or Information Management or comparable education
• 5+ years on the job with IT project leadership
• Fluent English and strong communication skills
• Experience leading teams and driving change across programs

Responsibilities

• Consult and advise NL on BPT services, capabilities and innovation.
• Lead the local BPT strategy and roadmap in NL and align with ABP.
• Oversee IT-project implementations for NL market and collaborate with project managers.
• Partner with central BPT teams and ensure value delivery through BPT projects.

Skills

Leadership experience

Project management

Change management

Fluent English

Team management

Strategic thinking

Education

Master's degree

Tools

SAP

Salesforce

Data analytics

Job description

What if your IT and leadership talents could shape the future of one of the most iconic FMCG brands? That’s right. For Coca-Cola Europacific Partners in the Netherlands, we are looking for an Associate Director BPT Netherlands who will play a key role in leveraging technology for strategic growth and strengthen the Dutch Leadership Team. As a bridge between our local management and global IT teams, you will play a crucial role in enhancing our processes and results.

To achieve your goal as our new BPT Country Lead - NL, we believe that you will need to:

• Consult and advise NL in terms of BPT related services, capabilities and innovation.
• Represent your country to BPT and represent BPT to your country, and able explain/align/communicate the strategy/plan in both directions.
• Always act for positive Business impact and focus on getting business benefits.
• Be a business colleague and a functional BPT expert on the NL LT.
• Partner with central BPT teams to define the local BPT strategy roadmap for NL and contribute with the BPT perspective in our annual business plan (ABP)
• Champion BPT ways of working, actively engage colleagues before anything falls short
• Take leadership and be accountable for the value delivery through BPT projects and Services in NL
• Act as NL conduit for our Profectus Business Transformation Tech enablement workstream, supporting the business readiness and local adoption
• Collaborate with central functions such as Strategic Business Solutions, Solution Delivery, Service Delivery, Data and Analytics and others related to the Functional Area
• Oversee the IT-project implementations for the local market and collaborate with project managers
• Learn from other Business Units and share best practice to leverage synergies
• Facilitate and organize workshops, e.g. within AI and digital break throughs and to raise awareness of cyber security.
• Be able to prepare business analysis and take decisions on business cases together with the business.
• Act as the “BPT Home Manager” for all BPT staff in country. Support communities, host events…. Keep everyone engaged.
• Be proactive in helping develop our talent pool

About Us

We usually say, “You join for the brand, but stay for the people”, and it really is like this! Producing, distributing, and selling 7 million drinks per day—that’s what we excel at here at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners. Our iconic products are always refreshing and suitable for any occasion. Think Coca-Cola, Fuze Tea, Fanta, or Sprite. And our success is thanks to our 39,000 colleagues. Spread across 31 countries, we are the number one supplier with strong ambitions in sustainability. For instance, all our trucks in the Netherlands run on biofuel, we are the only company offering a full portfolio in bottles made from 100% recycled plastic (excluding caps and labels), and our factory is certified carbon‑neutral. And we’re proud of it.

We expect you to have

• A Master Degree in General Business Administration, Information Management or comparable education
• More than 5 years on the job, ideally experience of project management for IT projects and leadership experience
• Fluent knowledge of English language
• Experience with managing teams
• Good understanding of our business processes and knowledge to support the business on streamlining
• Experience on conception and development of IT systems
• Experience with at least one of our core IT platforms, SAP or Salesforce and data and analytics
• Experience in planning and management of projects, including Change Management

Other than that, we believe that you are an excellent communicator with strong influencing skills and an ability to turn complex information to visual and understandable information for different audiences. You are great at managing time and setting priorities. You need to have a strategic mind to be able to build the BPT roadmap for NL, having the ability to articulate strategy and understanding the business strategy for NL. You need to be able to implement and drive technology related changes. Lastly, we are looking for an independent and driven person that would like to grow a strong career in an international environment.

We welcome applications from multiple locations, however, the Netherlands is the preferred location for this role due to the nature of stakeholder support and team collaboration.