Sustainability (Water) Senior Manager

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beverage company is seeking a Senior Manager in Sustainability to drive water stewardship and nature strategies across Europe. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in sustainability projects, excellent communication skills, and a passion for environmental change. This hybrid role involves managing key partnerships and ensuring alignment with corporate commitments. Join a diverse team dedicated to building a sustainable future and influencing impactful strategies.

Qualifications

• Strong background in water stewardship and sustainability projects.
• Knowledge of sustainability reporting frameworks like CDP and TNFD.
• Skilled in managing and interpreting large datasets.
• Skilled in managing and interpreting large datasets using digital tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English; additional European languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead water and nature sustainability agenda.
• Shape and deliver water replenishment strategies.
• Provide expertise and thought leadership across departments.
• Manage and evaluate sustainability projects.
• Track and report water- and nature-related performance data.
• Build internal capability through education and engagement on water and nature strategies.
• Represent CCEP externally with global partners and networks (WWF, TNC, AWS, CEO Water Mandate).
• Support supplier engagement programmes and regenerative agriculture partnerships delivering water, climate and nature benefits.
• Chair the Climate and Water Resilience Group, helping markets identify risks and develop adaptation plans.

Skills

Water stewardship

Nature restoration

Stakeholder engagement

Sustainable agriculture

Project management

Project management

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Digital tools for data management

Job description

Senior Manager – Sustainability (Water)

Location: Flexible within Europe (preference) / APS region (Hybrid working)

Are you passionate about protecting water resources, restoring nature, and driving meaningful environmental change at scale? At Coca Cola Europacific Partners, we are committed to building a resilient, sustainable future — and we’re looking for an experienced sustainability leader to help shape it.

We’re seeking a Senior Manager – Sustainability (Water) to guide and grow our water stewardship, nature strategy, and beyond-value-chain mitigation work across our markets. This is a high impact role at a pivotal time, ideal for someone who blends technical sustainability expertise with strategic thinking, partnership-building, and a desire to create measurable change.

About the Role

As Senior Manager – Sustainability (Water), you will:

• Lead CCEP’s water and nature sustainability agenda, ensuring strong alignment with our “This is Forward” commitments and The Coca Cola Company’s global water security strategy.
• Shape and deliver a long term water replenishment and nature positive strategy, prioritising high risk locations across Europe and APS.
• Provide subject matter expertise and thought leadership, partnering closely with colleagues across QESH, Supply Chain, Procurement, our Business Units and TCCC.
• Manage and evaluate a portfolio of water replenishment and nature projects, supporting markets with planning, funding and delivery.
• Track, assure, and report water- and nature related performance data for internal and external disclosure (e.g., Integrated Report, CDP).
• Build internal capability through education and engagement on CCEP’s water and nature strategies.
• Represent CCEP externally with global partners and networks such as WWF, The Nature Conservancy, Alliance for Water Stewardship, CEO Water Mandate, and others.
• Support supplier engagement programmes and regenerative agriculture partnerships that deliver water, climate and nature benefits.
• Chair the Climate and Water Resilience Group, helping markets identify risks and develop climate adaptation plans.

This is a highly collaborative role with a combination of strategic responsibility, technical insight, and hands on programme leadership.

What You’ll Bring

We’re looking for someone who is passionate, curious, collaborative and proactive — someone who thrives on solving complex sustainability challenges with rigour and creativity.

Experience & Skills

• Strong background in water stewardship, water replenishment, nature restoration, and/or carbon sequestration projects.
• Knowledge of water, biodiversity and sustainable agriculture issues, plus key disclosure frameworks such as CDP Water, CDP Forests, TNFD, and ideally SBTi and BVCM methodologies.
• Experience in corporate sustainability reporting and disclosure.
• Skilled in managing and interpreting large datasets using digital tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; additional European languages are a plus.
• Strong influencing, stakeholder engagement and project management skills, ideally gained in a complex matrix environment.

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint and digital tools for data management/visualisation.
• Strong organisational skills and comfort managing large or complex datasets.
• Knowledge of global water risks and hydrogeology is an advantage.

Behavioural Competencies

• Relationship driven and collaborative.
• Clear, confident communicator.
• Self starter with a proactive, solution focused approach.

Why Join CCEP?

At CCEP, you’ll be part of a diverse, inclusive, purpose driven team committed to building a more sustainable future. You’ll work alongside global experts, influence sector defining strategies, and lead projects that deliver real environmental and community impact.

We value different perspectives and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, ages, abilities, and experiences.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you’re excited by the opportunity to lead in one of the world’s most influential sustainability programmes — we’d love to hear from you.

Apply Now

Apply now with a copy of your CV in English and help us accelerate a water secure, nature positive future.