Job Description

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) presents an exciting opportunity for a Category Manager: Logistics, to join the Group Procurement team at CCBA. The role will report to the Senior Category Manager.
CCBA is the 8th largest Coca-Cola bottling partner in the world by revenue, and the largest on the continent. It accounts for over 40% of all Coca-Cola products sold in Africa by volume. With over 18 000 employees in Africa, CCBA services more than 735 000 customers with a host of international and local brands. CCBA operates in 14 countries, including its six key markets of South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Mozambique and Namibia, as well as Tanzania, Botswana, Zambia, the islands of Comoros and Mayotte, Eswatini, Lesotho, and Malawi.
The Category Manager: Logistics is responsible for developing and executing procurement strategies that optimise logistics network across the Group. The role ensures cost efficiency, service excellence, sustainability, and innovation in the sourcing of transportation, warehousing, and distribution solutions. By leveraging market intelligence, supplier partnerships, and data-driven insights, the Category Manager drives value creation, mitigates risks, and supports the business in delivery, reliability and efficiency.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
Category Strategy Execution: Deliver sustainable medium- to long-term category strategies aligned with CEPG and business objectives.
Value Creation: Formulate and implement a 3-year value creation strategy, driving competitive advantage projects across markets.
Effective Negotiations: Lead sourcing initiatives and Go-To-Market negotiations, concluding agreements that safeguard CCBA interests.
Supplier Performance Assurance: Ensure suppliers meet The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) requirements, audits, and KPIs, with corrective actions implemented when necessary.
Cost Leadership: Reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) through consolidation, standardisation, and proactive procurement power.
Market Responsiveness: Track global pricing, capacity, and currency trends, mitigating risks from inflation and supply volatility.
Operational Efficiency: Collaborate with Finance to improve Purchase-to-Pay processes, resolving escalations and improving compliance.
Continuous Improvement: Develop benchmarks and scorecards against global best practices, embedding performance improvements.
Skills, Experience & Education
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business Administration, Commerce, or a related field.
Postgraduate qualification (e.g. Honours, MBA, or CIPS certification) would be an advantage.
Experience:
Minimum 5 years' procurement experience, of which 3 years in strategic / operational procurement within FMCG.
Proven track record in category strategy development, negotiations, and supplier management.
Skills:
Strong interpersonal and influencing skills.
Commercial acumen with deep understanding of cost drivers.
Analytical ability for pricing, trends, and currency impact.
Strategic thinking with execution excellence.
Relationship-building across internal and external stakeholders.
General
The advert has minimum requirements listed.
Management reserves the right to use additional or relevant information as criteria for short-listing.
Policy
At Coca-Cola Beverages Africa we are proud to celebrate diversity and we strive to achieve an equal opportunity workplace by being cognisant of affirmative action requirements. It is our policy to be mindful and compliant with all our regional requirements and national laws for those regions. Employment at Coca-Cola Beverages Africa is based solely on an individual's merit and qualifications directly related to their field of competence. We do not discriminate against an employee or potential employees because race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability and gender identity.
At the heart of our recruitment processes is the need to create a value driven experience for all applicants. To all recruitment agencies: Coca-Cola Beverages Africa does not accept agency resumes for roles that we post and make available. Please do not forward any resumes to any Coca-Cola Beverages Africa employees and Talent Teams as we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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