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DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

We are Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) – a dedicated team of 42,000 people, serving customers in 31 countries. We work together to make, move, and sell, some of the world’s most loved drinks.

We are a global business and one of the leading consumer goods companies in the world. We help our 2.1 million customers grow and are constantly investing in exciting new products, innovative technologies, and fresh ideas. This helps us to delight the 600 million people who enjoy our drinks every day.

Our well-known portfolio in Australia includes the Coca-Cola family of products, as well as loved brands like Sprite, Fanta, Mount Franklin, Powerade, Jim Beam, Canadian Club and Grinders Coffee. 

About your new role…

• Develop and role model a culture of performance in a multi-faceted team with high matrixed responsibilities.
  
• Optimising, leading and embedding Data, Analytics, and Insights central supply chain function;
  

• Involving strong business partnerships to understand functional requirements and build a long term sustainable insight led function that will be the north star of the Supply Chain leadership teams insights to drive end to end decision making.
• Provide centralised and simplified Supply Chain Reporting to enable greater insights to support efficient and effective business decision making.
• Developing and delivering Insight.

• Operational Excellence & Change;
  

• Working with our OE functional leaders to develop achievable strategies to achieve site accreditation.
• Identify and align resources requirements to deliver all Operation Excellence projects.
• Engage with all internal and external stakeholders, align resource requirements and other project schedules across your project portfolio.
  

• Governance & Risk Management, build best practice routines and decision-making forums in service of business success.

• Program management of Cost out initiatives.
  
• Oversee the Supply Chain event management requirements.
  
• Engage regularly at a senior leadership team supply chain level to share knowledge and information, collaborate on initiatives, review plans and performance metrics in support the delivery of key projects.
  
• Act quickly to resolve issues or problems as they arise, maintaining close coordination and regular communication regularly with internal and external stakeholders to ensure requests, updates and expectations are met.
• Operational projects and routines across Supply Chain Manufacturing, Logistics, Planning and Equipment Service.

Let’s talk about you!

• An inclusive and compassionate leader who will foster positive team culture.
• Strong and demonstrated experience in being a leader of leaders and engaging large teams.
• Led a Data and Insights function to support end to end Supply chain performance.
• Project Management Governance with a proven track record of successful delivery outcomes
• Experience in leading Change Management Programs across multi functions and projects
• Proven ability to influence and be an effective communicator and facilitator across a business partnering model.
• Demonstrated understanding and operational empathy across one or more of the following disciplines – Manufacturing, Logistics, Planning, Equipment Service.
• Ability to think both strategically and plan through to execution.
• Experience in developing and implementing Project Frameworks within an organisation.
• Strong analytical, project and product management skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret business needs and translate them into operational requirements.

Why choose us for your next role?

This is an exceptional opportunity to lead our OE team who is responsible for delivery the overall Operational Excellence agenda for the Australian and Pacific Supply Chain Networks, through strong project management, accreditation, governance, change and operational readiness and provide expertise knowledge within all Supply Chain systems of our business.

At CCEP we are committed to creating a great place to work, where people can grow, be happy and be well in a safe, open, diverse and inclusive workplace. We’re investing to make sure our people have the tools and capabilities needed to succeed. And we hope you want to be part of that.

What’s in it for you?

At CCEP you can expect an attractive package including staff product allowance as well as a broad range of discounts and benefits from a range of partners! This is a genuine opportunity for an ambitious and customer focused trade professional to take their career to a new level and thrive making a positive contribution to CCEP customers’ business growth and success, with a brand you can be proud of. Some of our amazing & competitive benefits are:

• Generous company funded Parental leave
• Purchased Annual Leave Scheme
• Ongoing training and opportunities for career progression within a diverse and constantly evolving workplace
• Being part of one of the world’s largest bottlers and most recognizable brands.
• Excellent team culture – we have fun whilst we work!
• A Leader who will support & guide you throughout your career
• Access to employee benefits such as free drinks onsite, allocation of products to take home, EAP, free onsite parking
• Access to our CCEP Care Program which helps our People work through the challenges of navigating Government Services, Social Welfare Organisations, and all other matters that impact on their emotional, psychological, financial, and physical wellbeing. This includes free counselling for you and your family via our EAP helpline
• Access to our career and self-development program DevelopingMe@CCEP from day one

Applications Close Friday 14^th March, 2025

Coca-Cola Europacific is committed to the health and safety of all employees and to equal employment opportunity for all employees to ensure that our employees have a safe work environment that is also free of discrimination and harassment. 

This obligation may also extend to include a pre-employment health evaluation process that is aimed at determining if prospective new employees are able to safely undertake the inherent requirements of the role without putting themselves or others at risk.