Factory Project Lead - Cross-Functional Execution & Launch

Mars; City of Wodonga; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mars Pet Nutrition in Wodonga is seeking a dynamic Factory Activity Manager to turn priorities into action across site functions. You will lead projects from concept to implementation, drive critical timelines, and partner with ANZ and affiliate markets to align factory delivery with business goals.

You’ll manage risks, governance, and launch readiness while continuously improving ways of working with a practical mindset and collaborative leadership.

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience in project, activity or process management in manufacturing or related environments.
• Dynamic, collaborative working style with ability to build partnerships across functions.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills to align priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead project delivery from concept through to implementation for innovation, value leadership, business continuity and compliance.
• Plan timelines, dependencies, critical paths and resource needs; actively manage.
• Connect the site by uniting Operations, Engineering, R&D, Supply Chain, Quality and more.
• Build partnerships with Market Activity Managers and stakeholders to align priorities.
• Identify risks early and develop practical mitigation and contingency plans.
• Provide visibility of status, trade-offs, risks and decisions required.
• Support governance using Mars frameworks to enable delivery and decisions.
• Own launch readiness including specifications, workflows and data for launch.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Systems & digital mindset

Risk management

Communication

Education

Tertiary qualification in Business/Engineering/Supply Chain/Science

Job description

Mars Pet Nutrition in Wodonga is seeking a dynamic Factory Activity Manager to turn priorities into action across site functions. You will lead projects from concept to implementation, drive critical timelines, and partner with ANZ and affiliate markets to align factory delivery with business goals.

You’ll manage risks, governance, and launch readiness while continuously improving ways of working with a practical mindset and collaborative leadership.