Job Description
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We are Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) – a dedicated team of 42,000 people, serving customers in 31 countries, who 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 we 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.
Commercial Development Manager, Equipment Strategy, Uxbridge (2.5/3 days a week)
What you become a part of
Soft drinks is an exciting fast paced and evolving category. At CCEP we have some of the biggest global brands in soft drinks and we continue to bring innovation to the market offering choice and value to shoppers and our customers.
Cold drinks equipment is a key strategic part of CCEPs growth and development plans, to enable volume, profit and market share growth.
Working within the Commercial Development function you will join the Commercial Equipment Strategy team who are responsible for making profitable choices on where we site our refrigerators, postmix machines, vending machines and Coca-Cola Freestyle machines to generate a clear return on our investment as well as pinpointing future innovation requirements for the GB market.
A key business growth role responsible for the delivery of the annual equipment net placement targets to drive volume, profit and market share. This requires strategic planning and prioritisation and the ability to make decisions on where to invest to generate the best return.
About Your Role
* You will join part of a global community and be required to develop a deep understanding of equipment requirements across different GB customers and environments, identifying the future innovation needs for our market to drive sales and deliver against our long range plans.
* You will be responsible for the delivery of the net placement numbers of our equipment ABP managing any risks to the forwards forecast.
* You will lead the periodic forecast routines, working closely with the CCEP sales teams to ensure accuracy.
* You will lead the delivery of the monthly commercial equipment reporting suite for the Commercial Leadership teams. This tracks our placement performance vs the budget and capital spend.
* You will be required to collaborate closely with our sales teams and the Cold Drinks Operations team during new business opportunities.
* You will identify new growth opportunities in the market place making recommendations for new equipment innovation as required.
LET’S TALK ABOUT YOU!
We are seeking a dynamic, curious, proactive and analytical person with a passion for growth & an interest in the needs of the shopper of the future.
In this role, you will work closely with the other members of the equipment strategy team, our internal sales teams, and the Cold Drinks Operations team who are responsible for the deployment and maintenance of all of CCEP’s equipment.
A keen eye for detail and the ability to provide clear insights from data will be a key strength of yours. This is critical so we can quickly understand our current performance and plan the future forecast to ensure the annual plan is delivered.
You will have experience of working within processes and delivering results through other people and teams.
To be successful, you will ideally have:
* Previous FMCG commercial experience working in a sales, marketing or commercial development role
* Understanding of basic commercial financials (ROI / P&L)
* Previous experience of managing a wide and varied group of internal stakeholders
* Understanding the GB retail market place and macro trends around shoppers future
* Strong communication skills
* Comfortable managing processes
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
* Working with one of the world’s most recognisable brands
* Excellent pension scheme
* CCEP share plan
* 2 Paid volunteering days per year
* 25 days holiday per annum + bank holidays (Pro Rata’d due to Part Time role)
* Flexible benefits including ability to buy and sell annual leave, discounts scheme etc
* Development opportunities and fantastic management teams to help support your career path
WHY CHOOSE US FOR YOUR NEXT ROLE?
We have an amazing culture at CCEP, to find out more make sure you check out the people stories on our website here
As we have expanded recently into alcohol ready to drink Jack Daniel’s and Coca-Cola we recognise that some people prefer not to participate in alcohol related sales, interactions, or promotions. If that’s true for you – please raise this with your talent acquisition contact who will advise you on whether this role includes activities related to our alcohol portfolio.
At Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, we are always refreshing the way we work and becoming a more inclusive, diverse and equitable company. It’s important to us that you have the best recruitment experience possible, therefore, please let us know what support we can put in place for you in terms of any accessibility adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
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