National Category Development Manager

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is one of the leading consumer goods companies in the world. We make, move and sell some the world’s most loved brands - serving 600 million consumers and helping 1.75 million customers across 29 countries grow. 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.

Our portfolio in Australia includes the Coca-Cola family of products, as well as loved brands like Sprite, Fanta, Mount Franklin, Keri Juice, Powerade, Barista Brothers, Jim Beam, Canadian Club, Feral Brewing, And Grinders Coffee.

We’re proud to be part of the Australian community and recognise the importance of giving something back. In addition to our efforts on wellbeing, recycling and sustainability, together with Coca-Cola South Pacific we distribute $1.1 million annually to local charities through the Coca-Cola Australia Foundation.

**The role**:
We have a unique opportunity for a National Category Development Manager** **to join our Category, Strategy & Development team based in North Sydney.

**Who are the Category, Strategy & Development team?**

This team leads the design of our category commercial strategy. We develop growth platforms and set strategic priorities under which we shape and advance plans that demonstrate where and how to grow category value. The team informs, collaborates and influences actions with cross-functional stakeholders and our customers.

As National Category Development Manager, you will hold a business critical role that is at the heart of decision making. You will shape and influence the future of the categories we operate and the role CCEP plays in delivering category growth.

Through a deep understanding of our categories, customers and shoppers, this role will collaboratively set category strategy, design growth agendas on where and how to win, and drive outcomes across a broad stakeholder set.

**Key responsibilities include**:

- Ownership of Category strategic framework delivery, mapping out aligned future category vision and intentional path to category value creation
- Analysing complex data from a range of different sources, drawing insights, opportunities and forming recommendations.
- Enable better growth decisions through thought leadership and future design informed through insights from our market, adjacent categories, emerging trends, and other international markets
- Drive agenda and implementation of prioritised category specific projects per plan
- Embed and drive engagement to plans across the business

**What are we looking for?**
- Have considerable FMCG industry experience preferably with breadth across functions such as Category, Strategy, National Accounts, Field Sales or Commercial. Alternatively, a strong strategic consulting background, preferably within industry.
- Understand FMCG industry best practices and be able to leverage learnings from other categories and markets.
- Critical thinker with proven ability to form judgement
- Commercially savvy with strong analytical background with experience analysing complex data from a range of different sources, drawing insights, and forming recommendations
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as well as challenge and influence stakeholders

**What’s on offer?**

We love what we do - and we want you to love it too. So, we make work even better with a few extra perks and opportunities. This is our investment in you, personally and professionally.
- Monthly product allowance
- Careers Support Portal
- Employee referral plan
- Annual bonus plan
- Employee Share Purchase Plan
- Purchase Leave program
- Company funded parental leave
- Access to our career and Self-Development Program
- Employee Assistance program
- Cancer Aid Coaching program
- Private health Bupa employee program

**What do I do next?**
- CCEP is committed to equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a safe work environment free of discrimination and harassment._
- CCEP is committed to the health and safety of all employees. This obligation includes 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._

**Applications close Wednesday 12**th** October