Commercial Degree Apprenticeship
COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS PLC
Uxbridge (UB8 1EZ)
Closes in 15 days (Friday 20 November 2026)
Posted on 4 November 2026
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Summary
We are looking for individuals who want to learn and be rewarded for hitting their targets and thrive off training and career development. You will work within your specific area with allocated customers. As part of a wider team to deliver sales targets by strengthening existing relationships and also creating new business.
- Wage
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£27,492 a year
- Training course
- Business to business sales professional (integrated degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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This is a field-based Monday to Friday role (occasionally Saturdays), in your appointed territory across the UK.
Typical working day is 8:30am to 4:30pm or 9.00am to 5.00pm.
Years 2-4 will be based in our Uxbridge Head Office.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 30 August 2027
- Duration
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4 years
- Positions available
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3
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
You will be interacting with both small, medium and large customers to promote the brands, ensure that product is available for the end consumer to purchase. Work with business to maximise their profitability.
In years 2-4 you'll spend the programme developing your expertise across key commercial functions, including Category Management, Revenue Growth Management, Strategy & Insights, and other business-critical teams.
This combination of field-based and head office experience will provide a breadth of exposure that few early careers programmes can offer, preparing you for a successful future career within CCEP.
Where you'll work
Pemberton House
Bakers Road
Uxbridge
UB8 1EZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY
Training course
Business to business sales professional (integrated degree) (level 6)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Working with others: Influential, able to conduct stakeholder analysis and develop strong relationships at all levels, internally and externally, to build trust. Interacts professionally and ethically maintaining a positive and flexible attitude. Demonstrates emotional intelligence.
- Consultative Selling: Works with customers to identify new business and market challenges, utilising insights and good questioning and listening techniques. Identifies strategic & innovative solutions integrating products and excellent service solutions, to meet customer needs.
- Pitching: Leads a confident, clear and compelling sales pitch in front of a customer, which builds rapport, establishes credibility and delivers commercial benefit. Handles questions, objections and demonstrates the value of the proposal in a clear, quantifiable way.
- Negotiation and Closing: Applies the principles of negotiation, develops strategies and tactics to a mutually agreeable outcome, ensuring both customer and supplier leave committed to the outcome.
- Psychology of Sales: Critically reflects on the different psychological needs of customers and other key stakeholders in the buying/selling process. Takes into account strategic and organisational context when adapting their sales approaches, by using the psychological models pertinent to developing positive and ethical buyer and seller relationships.
- Leveraging Digital Business: Adopts different approaches to social selling & digital technologies which aid the sales process. Develops a digital selling strategy that leverages social selling to support lead generation, nurturing and customer engagement. Develops digital networks and drives insight-led engagements. Measures results and return on investment.
Training schedule
- Business to Business Management Degree Level 6 delivered in partnership with Leeds Trintity University
- The training will be block release
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 or above)
- Maths (grade 4 or above)
Desirable qualifications
A Level in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Resilience
About this employer
At Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), we're proud to make, move and sell some of the world's most loved drinks brands, including Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite, Monster Energy and Costa Ready-to-Drink. As one of the world's leading consumer goods companies, we employ thousands of colleagues across Great Britain and Europe.
Our apprenticeship programmes offer the opportunity to earn while you learn, gaining valuable hands-on experience, professional development and nationally recognised qualifications. From day one, you'll work alongside experienced colleagues, take on real responsibilities and develop the skills needed for a successful career.
We're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive, be themselves and reach their full potential. Whether you're starting your career or taking the next step in your development, CCEP provides the support, training and opportunities to help you succeed.
https://www.ccep.jobs/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Excellent benefits, including 25 days of annual leave (with an option to purchase up to 10 additional days), a pension scheme, private medical care, access to 24/7 Wellbeing programs (inc Employee Assistance Program), and flexible benefits to suit your needs.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Exceptional training and development throughout the duration of your apprenticeship and beyond.
Opportunity to progress through our Sales Organisation via a number of career pathways.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000062488.
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Closes in 15 days (Friday 20 November 2026)
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