Sr Mgr, Transformation (LONDON)

Are you looking for new challenges and personal growth within Coca-Cola Europacific Partners? Then we have a great opportunity for you!
Do you have a personality with the power to influence and connect?
Can you sustain the pace to keep on growing?
Will you make an impact with your desire to win?

Advert Closing Date: 23/03/26

Please note that this role is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract . Role to be based out of one of the 5 GB Manufacturing sites but will require travel to other sites

Annual performance related pay bonus and pay reviews + Share scheme + Competitive pension contributions + Range of flexible benefits and corporate discounts including childcare vouchers, holiday buy/sell scheme, optional health care and life assurance

Purpose of the role:

Are you passionate about transforming manufacturing performance at scale? Do you thrive on driving impactful improvement programmes and unlocking capacity across complex operations? If so, this is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of our GB Manufacturing Network.

We’re looking for a Senior Manager, Manufacturing Project Development to lead high‑value initiatives, enhance sustainability, introduce technological innovation, and deliver performance breakthroughs across our sites. This is a national role with influence across multiple functions and leadership teams.

Key responsibilities:

In this high-impact role, you will:

• Lead and deliver key improvement initiatives across GB Manufacturing to enhance sustainability and operational performance.
• Develop and embed a robust bottleneck identification and improvement strategy across all GB sites to unlock additional capacity through targeted capex and opex.
• Support the rollout of major central programmes — including £100m+ initiatives and sustainability projects — across the GB network.
• Partner with the GB QSE team to identify and implement technology that drives improvements in Quality, Safety and Environmental metrics.
• Collaborate with central functions to pinpoint and deliver opportunities to increase network-wide capacity.

Who you’ll work with

Internal:

• GB Manufacturing, QSE and OE leads
• Central CSSC teams: OE, Asset Care, QESH
• Leaders and experts across all GB manufacturing sites
• People & Culture teams including L&D and business partners

External:

• OEMs, accreditation bodies and auditors

Skills & Essentials:

• Strong background in FMCG or large-scale manufacturing environments.
• Understanding of health & safety, environmental and food quality standards.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale programmes across multiple sites.
• Hands-on operational or technical experience and demonstrated leadership ability.
• Practical experience in continuous improvement and delivering projects on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or Science (preferred).

Technical Skills

• Health, Safety & Environmental compliance