Category Manager - Procurement

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly product allowance

Staff purchasing discounts

Cheers Rewards platform discounts

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) is seeking a Category Manager AP Procurement – Secondary Packaging to lead category strategy and supplier partnerships across the Australia, New Zealand and Pacific cluster. You’ll drive strategic sourcing, negotiations and value delivery with cross‑functional teams.

Based in Auckland or North Sydney, the role involves regional travel across Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in procurement or commercial category management.
• Experience developing and executing category strategies across geographies.
• Strong negotiating skills with high-volume contracts.
• Strong commercial and analytical thinking; risk assessment.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders in a matrix organisation.
• University degree or professional qualification.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the secondary packaging category strategy with cost savings.
• Lead supplier relationships and manage tenders and supply agreements.
• Identify cost reductions and supply optimisations across the AP cluster.
• Drive competitive sourcing while protecting quality and continuity.
• Forecast budgets and monitor costs and financial risks.
• Drive supplier innovation and sustainability initiatives.

Skills

Procurement experience

Category management

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

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 communities we support. We invest, employ, manufacture, and distribute locally.

The Opportunity

Join CCEP as Category Manager AP Procurement – Secondary Packaging, supporting our Australia, New Zealand and Pacific (AP) cluster. You’ll lead category strategy and supplier partnerships to deliver cost savings, supply continuity, commercial value and sustainability outcomes across our secondary packaging portfolio.

Working closely with suppliers and cross-functional teams across Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance and Operations, you’ll drive strategic sourcing, negotiations and supplier innovation to strengthen our competitive advantage and deliver long-term business value.

This role can be based at either our North Sydney head office or Auckland office, with regional travel across Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the secondary packaging category strategy, delivering cost savings, cash flow improvements and sustainable commercial value.
• Lead strategic supplier relationships, including performance reviews, sourcing processes, tenders, negotiations and supply agreements.
• Identify and deliver cost reduction, supply optimisation and harmonisation initiatives across the AP cluster.
• Drive competitive sourcing strategies to achieve the best total cost of ownership while protecting quality and continuity of supply.
• Forecast and budget material and service costs, monitor performance against targets and communicate financial risks and variances.
• Develop risk management strategies to address supply market volatility and identify alternative sources of supply.
• Drive supplier innovation to improve product and service performance, reduce costs and create competitive advantage.
• Ensure compliance with procurement governance, supply agreements and approval processes.
• Partner with suppliers to support CCEP’s sustainability commitments, including supplier standards, renewable energy, emissions targets and EcoVadis requirements.

About You

• You bring 5+ years of experience in procurement or commercial category management, ideally within FMCG or a multinational organisation.
• You have experience developing and executing category strategies across multiple geographies, with direct materials or secondary packaging experience highly regarded.
• You’re an experienced negotiator, confident managing complex, high-volume contracts and strategic supplier relationships.
• You combine strong commercial and analytical thinking with the ability to identify opportunities, assess risks and deliver measurable results.
• You’re an effective communicator and influencer, comfortable working with senior stakeholders across a complex, matrixed organisation.
• You have strong project and change management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities across multiple initiatives.
• You hold a university degree or relevant professional qualification.
• You’re motivated by continuous improvement, supplier innovation and delivering sustainable business outcomes.

What We Offer

• Work with one of the world’s most recognisable brands.
• Enjoy a generous monthly product allowance and access to discounted staff purchasing on 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.
• 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.

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