Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

PROPERTY & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

• Join our Iconic Globally Recognised Brand
• Exceptional opportunity to progress your career
• Plenty of generous staff benefits

The Company: 

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 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. 

At Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, we are always refreshing the way we work and becoming a more inclusive, diverse and equitable company. As an employer, as a place to work, and as a business. Because when we actually represent the society we serve. Everyone is truly welcome. Everyone In – no one left out 

The Team

At Property API we strive to create a world class team, supporting the continual growth of our people by ensuring they continue to advance themselves. The team has been set up as a centre of expertise for overseeing all CCEP’s property related matters.

The Role

An exciting opportunity awaits you in this role. You will report directly to the Property Director API, and be responsible for managing CCEP’s portfolio of leased properties (primarily across Australia) but may also assist with New Zealand, Papua New Guinea the Pacific Islands as well as managing business owned properties as required. In this role, the Property & Development Manager will drive value for CCEP through providing best in class property management and development services as well as manage major projects and contribute to the business planning processes as required.

You will also be responsible for managing all major property activities across CCEP’s portfolio, identifying, and securing growth opportunities as well as leading financial transactions including but not limited to property acquisition, development, and divestments.

You will develop strategies to drive enhanced value in our freehold and leasehold portfolio that will ultimately add to shareholder value.

The Key Responsibilities include;

Property Management

• Develop and own the CCEP Group wide property management framework, including key processes, governance structures and policies.
• Responsible for implementing a group wide property register (including a document repository) and effectively maintaining it to ensure it is up to date.
• Develop and issue Occupational Health & Safety standards and reporting requirements across CCEP and maintain compliance against set standards as well as other legal requirements.
• Responsible for driving a cost saving agenda and culture, seeking opportunities for improved efficiencies across all CCEP property sites.
• Manage all lease agreements (negotiations, administration, fitouts), new leases lease renewals, rent reviews, exit of leases across CCEP Australia (may be involved in New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Pacific Islands)
• Coordinate execution of all property related legal documents with CCEP Legal and minimise outgoings by reviewing existing contracts as well as re-negotiation where relevant.
• Responsible for providing oversight to the lease exit process, including reports, disputes resolution and project management.
• Provide input into local unit business cases in relation to property re-locations and effectively manage all landlord related enquiries for CCEP as appropriate.
• Serve as a key stakeholder for major projects in Australia involving leased properties and prepare property related project plans and report on progress and financials as require into relevant forums.
• Responsible for ensuring service level agreements are in place and optimised to contain cost for CCEP as well as managing allocated 3rd party national FM Suppliers as required.
• Responsible for providing all required property related inputs into CCEP’s Australia’s business unit budgeting processes, FYRs, and capex request as well as reporting on risks, costs, and improvement opportunities.
• Chair regular property SteerCo Meetings with all key internal stakeholders across each of CCEP’s business.

Property Development

• Responsible for identifying opportunities of growth across CCEP’s existing property portfolio to optimise value and returns.
• Lead Key financial aspects of property acquisition, development, and divestment for CCEP, including identifying and implementing property transactions including financial restructuring and mergers and acquisitions (due diligence).
• Manage CCEP’s portfolio to deliver against business requirements, including but not limited to sourcing and securing of new properties as well as disposal of existing properties.
• Responsible for acting as the key stakeholder for all major projects for CCEP across Australian and may assist in other regions as well.
• Prepare long term master plans for key manufacturing sites projects in conjunction with Supply Chain across each CCEP BU.
• Engage and mange all 3rd party property consultants and contractors involved in the management and development of CCEP’s current property portfolio.

Career Experience and Qualifications

• Strong understanding of property lease management with at least 10 years of experience, ideally in the FMCG, industrial or retail sector
• Highly developed skills in negotiation with landlords, government authorities & other stakeholders.
• Intricate knowledge of the Australian property markets is critical
• Excellent knowledge of facilities management, coupled with experience of deploying and managing national solutions
• Strong track record in developing and implementing governance processes.
• Strong stakeholder influencing skills
• Tertiary business qualification required, and property related qualifications preferred.

Your Benefits 

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 
• Access to our career and self-development program DevelopingMe@CCEP from day one 

APPICATIONS CLOSE FRIDAY 6TH JANUARY, 2023

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 themselves or others at risk.