Transport Manager

**Transport Manager**

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**

We have a great opportunity for a Transport Manager to lead our impressively diverse team at Richlands. You will support CCEP bulk, route and regional delivery contractors in meeting the delivery requirements of our customers, in a safe and efficient manner. This role will be responsible for the management of performance and fulfilling of all contractual obligations of CCEP transport contractors.

**What will you be doing?**
- Safety Management - get our people home to what they love
- Manage the transport team to achieve team goals
- Engage and develop team members to achieve a high performing culture and create careers paths for them to maximise their abilities
- Manage transport providers to the agreed terms within their delivery contract including the Management KPI's, corrective actions implemented if off track
- Review weekly contractor KPIs and develop shared action plans to address any missed targets
- Complete quarterly reviews with all transport contractors
- Ensure Contractor Driver Performance and Standards by working closely with contractor management
- Work with the national procurement team to complete tenders as required and contractor renewals as required, leading the change management process for the regions you manage.
- Complete periodic regional contract visits and reviews, build strong rapport and relationships with all key stakeholders to enable safe and efficient outcomes Warehouse, Inventory, Sales, etc)
- Drive Continuous Improvement initiatives
- Investigate and provide solutions for any customer risks or issues
- Work closely with Local sales teams in providing delivery solutions to assist winning contracts and business
- Provide coaching and support to Sales and NCC Teams to improve DIFOTAI performance and cost minimisation.
- Work closely with Territory planning and Sales teams to provide Re-Routing solutions. Communicate all outcomes to transport contractors
- Ensure delivery costs are managed closely and to budget
- Ensure the states transport continuous improvement pipeline remains full with initiatives to deliver value

**Let's talk about you**
- Relevant Tertiary Degree desirable but not essential
- Strong computer skills in Microsoft Package and SAP desirable
- Strong knowledge of COR
- Experience in managing contracts
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing teams
- Cost control mindset - managing internal and external parties to achieve budget
- Ability to travel domestically

**Applications close Friday 21st March, 2025**

**What's in it for you?**

At CCEP you can you 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:

- Company funded Parental leave
- Purchased Annual Leave Scheme
- Ongoing training and opportunities for career progression
- 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
- 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 themsel