Assoc. Dir, IT Business Partner - NL

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

Job summary

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners seeks an Associate Director BPT NL to bridge local management with global IT teams, shaping strategic growth and process improvements. You will lead BPT initiatives, define local strategy, and ensure value delivery while collaborating with central teams across Strategic Business Solutions and Data & Analytics.

You will drive business readiness, engage stakeholders, and build a strong BPT community in the Netherlands, contributing to a sustainable, tech-enabled

Qualifications

• Master degree in General Business Administration, Information Management or comparable education.
• 5+ years of experience, preferably IT project management and leadership.
• Fluent English language.
• Experience with managing teams and business processes.
• Experience with IT systems conception and development.
• Experience with SAP or Salesforce and data analytics.
• Experience in project planning and Change Management.

Responsibilities

• Consult and advise NL in terms of BPT related services, capabilities and innovation.
• Represent your country to BPT and BPT to your country, explaining strategy in both directions.
• Act for positive business impact and deliver business benefits.
• Be a business colleague and a functional BPT expert on the NL LT.
• Partner with central BPT teams to define local BPT strategy roadmap for NL.
• Champion BPT ways of working and engage colleagues proactively.
• Lead value delivery through BPT projects and services in NL.
• Act as NL conduit for Profectus Business Transformation Tech enablement workstream.
• Collaborate with central functions like Strategic Business Solutions, Solution Delivery, Service Delivery, Data & Analytics.
• Oversee IT project implementations for the local market and collaborate with project managers.
• Learn from other Business Units and share best practices to leverage synergies.
• Facilitate workshops on AI and cybersecurity awareness.
• Prepare business analyses and decisions on business cases with the business.
• Act as the BPT Home Manager for all BPT staff in country and grow talent pool.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

English fluency

Communication

Education

Master degree in General Business Administration or Information Management

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.