State Operations Manager (Neverfail) - Yatala, QLD
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Yatala, Australia
Comercial: ventas fuera de la oficina
05/03/2026
106220
Location: Yatala (QLD)
Permanent, Full-Time
Monday to Friday (onsite)
✈️ Travel required every ~8 weeks across QLD (Cairns → Lismore/Grafton)
4 Direct Reports
About Us
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 and Grinders Coffee.
Neverfail was created in 1987 by a Sydney based entrepreneur called Harry Hilliam and his family. They lived on the Hawkesbury River and had a natural spring water source on his property called Neverfail as it “never failed to produce water, no matter how dry it got". Fast forward to today and Neverfail is Australia’s #1 spring water cooler business; it’s an untapped gem from both a profitability and sustainability perspective and has significant possibilities to expand in the future.
About the Role
We’re looking for a people‑focused, collaborative and inspiring leader to oversee all logistics operations across Queensland. This is a key leadership opportunity to shape state‑wide performance - managing transport moves, warehouse activity and operational efficiency across ten sites.
You will coach and empower a diverse team, lead them through ongoing transformation, and create a strong culture where people are motivated, supported and united behind a clear vision. Success in this role will see Queensland lifting performance year‑on‑year and delivering exceptional service outcomes for our customers.
What You Will Be Doing
• Leading all Queensland transport operations and overseeing performance across 10 warehouses
• Building capability, coaching your team and supporting them to achieve their full potential
��������� Creating a connected, supportive and motivated team environment
• Leading transformation in the state - driving continuous improvement
• Managing operational performance, commercial levers and service delivery
• Influencing and collaborating with internal and external partners, including 3PL providers and Owner Drivers
• Strengthening safety culture and embedding best‑practice routines
• Using insights and data to improve efficiency, financial outcomes and customer experience
• Travelling throughout QLD (approx. every 8 weeks) to engage with teams and suppliers
What We’re Looking For
- Experienced people leader
- Experience in managing a fleet of Delivery Contractors, specifically Owner Drivers.
- A small business mindset or experience in previously running a small business.
- A passion for improving customer experience through partnerships with our Delivery Contractors and localised customer service team.
- Proven experience leading teams through significant change
- Strong background in logistics, warehousing or supply chain operations
- Exceptional communication, coaching and relationship‑building skills
- Confidence influencing at all levels and engaging diverse personalities
- Commercial acumen and experience managing operational performance
- A proactive, energetic and resilient leader who brings people along on the journey
Why Join Us?
Financial & Leave Benefits
• Employee share purchase program
• Purchased leave program and paid parental leave
Wellbeing & Lifestyle
• Employee assistance program
• Access to corporate benefits including Fitness Passport & discounts with major brands
• Free family passes to Taronga Zoo, Perth Zoo & discounted access to Merlin Entertainment venues
• Access to our CCEP Care Program for wellbeing support
Community & Culture
• Community giving, including volunteer days and product donations
• Excellent team culture – we have fun while we work!
• A leader who will support & guide you throughout your career
• Be part of one of the world’s largest bottlers and most recognisable brands
Career Growth
• Ongoing learning and leadership development
• Career and self-development program DevelopingMe@CCEP from day one
Extra Perks
• Free drinks onsite and a generous monthly allocation of products
Ready to Make Magic Happen? ✨
Apply today and become part of something bigger.
Applications close: Wednesday the 18th of March, 2026
This posting may close earlier if we receive strong applications — so don’t wait!
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 put in place for you in terms of any accessibility adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
Studies have shown that women and people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for roles unless they meet every requirement. We don’t want that to hold you back. If this role sparks your interest and you bring relevant experience or potential — we’d love to hear from you.
This role will be subject to our standard pre-employment checks, which includes employment references, working rights and/or medical check, background checks, dependent on role.