Commercialisation Manager

What you become a part of

The Commercialisation team work closely with brand owners, CCEP GB teams and Central colleagues to deliver projects across CCEP's portfolio. We collaborate extensively with The Coca-Cola Company, Commercial Development, Sales, and Finance. Similarly, Engineering & Technology, Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Logistics are key Supply Chain stakeholders.

What to expect

The Commercialisation team are responsible for project managing business change initiatives across CCEP's portfolio and work in three areas:

• Cross Franchise - pack and brand innovation with brand owners and R&MGM
• Portfolio - the management of promotions, artwork, branding and reformulation
• Supply Chain - site trials and Supply Chain solutions

Commercialisation Managers are responsible for leading their own projects; ranging in size, complexity and value from artwork changes to impactful manufacturing changes. Managers develop robust relationships with their broad stakeholder group and provide expert counsel to Commercial and Supply Chain colleagues, they are accountable for successful project delivery and leading the project team.

This is an exciting, fast paced, and varied role. It will suit an organised, calm, methodical and patient individual who takes pride in developing technical understanding, demonstrates strong attention to detail, has good judgment, and can simplify complex information for a senior audience. It is essential that you are comfortable with ambiguity and have an accountability mindset.

Key responsibilities

• Gather project teams together and lead meetings
• Facilitate decision making with a focus that balances cost and service
• Provide constructive challenge to colleagues and stakeholders
• Maintain a robust stakeholder management plan
• Achieve alignment across Supply Chain, TCCC and the Commercial Development teams
• Understand and draw attention to interdependences between projects and how they cost and service
• Lead communication on projects: clarifying scope, timelines, challenges, and highlighting risk to enable effective decision making

Commercialisation Managers report to a Commercialisation Senior Manager, and will liaise with:

• Commercialisation Lead
• Brand Owners
• Manufacturing
• All Planning teams
• Warehousing and Customer Logistics
• Cold Drinks Operations
• Engineering & Technology
• Procurement
• Finance
• QESH (Central, BU and site)
• Central Commercialisation
• TCCC Commercialisation

What we expect from you Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Previous experience in an FMCG environment, typically with experience in either Supply Chain, Procurement, Sales & Marketing or Project Management
• A robust understanding of the bottler model, the relationship between Supply Chain functions, or, a detailed understanding of the Coke System and the interaction with Commercial Development, Sales and Supply Chain functions
• Proven track record in Project Management of complex initiatives projects or a record of managing change and influencing stakeholders across a matrix organisation
• Strong initiative for problem solving and framing alternative solutions
• A willingness to develop at pace
• Lead & Can Do attitude: positively influence others to achieve positive outcomes
• Foster collaboration: work effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance the organisation
• Plan: determine strategies to move the team forward, set goals, create and implement actions plans, and evaluate the process and results.