. 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 pin pointing future innovation requirements for the GB market.   About Your Role 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. Collaborate with our sales teams and the Cold Drinks Operations team to manage risks,  new opportunities and challenges. You will join part off 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.  Lead the periodic forecast routines, working closely withthe CCEP sales teams to ensure  accuracy.  Delivery of the monthly commercial equipment reporting suite for the Commercial Leadership teams. Offer advice and guidance on the equipment portfolio to sales teams, identifying any gaps and making recommendations for new equipment where required. Support the Annual Business Plan (ABP) process and any other equipment projects as requested An opportunity to work on new and exciting platforms as equipment innovation is introduced to CCEP   LET’S TALK ABOUT YOU! We are seeking a 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, internal sales teams, and the Cold Drinks Operations team who are responsible for the deployment and maintenance of all of CCEP’s equipment. Through periodic reporting you will need to provide clear insight and direction based on current performance and the future forecast to ensure the annual plan is delivered.  This will require understanding our customer needs and working with internal stakeholders to formulate accurate and deliverable plans. You will also lead the process for the equipment annual business plan working with our sales teams.   To be successful, you will ideally have: FMCG commercial experience Understanding of basic commercial financials such as “Return on Investment” Previous experience of managing a wide and varied group of internal stakeholders MS Office Suite Skills , especially Excel (including pivot tables, charts etc) , Powerpoint Power BI (optional) Understanding of the external commercial environment 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  Flexible benefits including ability to buy and sell annual leave, discounts schemeetc  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 As we have expanded recently into alcohol ready todrink 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 putin place for you in terms of any accessibility adjustments throughout the recruitment process. .