APAC Logistics Category Lead - Strategic Sourcing & Savings

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) seeks a commercially driven Category Manager to lead the Logistics category across the Asia Pacific region. The role can be based in Auckland or North Sydney, working across markets to develop sourcing strategies and partner with suppliers to deliver value.

You will own end-to-end sourcing, negotiate contracts, monitor supplier performance, and drive cost savings while ensuring service quality and sustainability commitments.

Qualifications

• 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.

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.

Skills

Procurement experience

Category management

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Multi-geography experience

Autonomous work

Job description

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) seeks a commercially driven Category Manager to lead the Logistics category across the Asia Pacific region. The role can be based in Auckland or North Sydney, working across markets to develop sourcing strategies and partner with suppliers to deliver value.

You will own end-to-end sourcing, negotiate contracts, monitor supplier performance, and drive cost savings while ensuring service quality and sustainability commitments.