What is Procurement?

Procurement is the process of finding and agreeing to terms and acquiring goods, services, or works from an external source, often via a tendering or competitive bidding process. Within CCEP, we have professionals spread across direct (e.g. raw materials) and indirect (e.g. computers) procurement. The team are spread across the EU, negotiating contracts that are key to CCEP’s continued success.

 

What skills do you need to work in Procurement?

- Communication

- Negotiation

- Stakeholder management

- Comfortable with regular travel

 

What opportunities do you have?

There are a number of ways to join our Procurement team:

Procurement Manager

As a Procurement Manager, you will have ownership of a key category/ sub category and responsibility for developing and executing category strategies in collaboration with internal stakeholders. The main objectives are to deliver exceptional levels of customer service through third party logistics providers warehousing solutions and added value services, pallet supply service and technology enablement- optimising procurement costs and processes as well as to ensure quality and security of supply for all materials and services purchased in the category using the Total Cost of Ownership approach. Furthermore, this position is responsible to drive Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability developments and improvements through the supply base, supporting CCEP goals, and to identify and deliver category projects to drive cost and Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability benefits.

Associate Director, Procurement

The role will support category managers and the overall procurement team in delivering regular market forecasts for the categories with embedded commodities exposures. Ensure all internal and external audit requirements are met at all times whilst liaising with Treasury and Risk on a continuous basis, as well as providing regular information updates and support to internal partners and stakeholders such as Supply Chain Finance team, Accounting, and Investor Relations department. Contributing as a member of the overall Procurement Team on various initiatives and with accomplishing overall Procurement Objectives

Director, Procurement

Lead the Corporate category procurement teams to drive maximum synergies on overall purchasing costs without compromising on quality & reliability of supply. Establish a procurement business partner approach via excellent stakeholder management (Directors are ideally based at the respective BU to maximise stakeholder engagement via close proximity) Align category strategies to overall procurement strategy ensuring each category manager executes procurement initiatives using the 7-Step Sourcing Process. Enhance and manage strategic supplier relationships as well as managing internal and supplier performance and compliance.

 

What qualifications do I need?

• Eligibility to work in the UK

• CIPS or similar can be beneficial, but not essential.

 

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