Head of Supply Chain & Operations

Michael Page; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page is engaged to place a senior Head of Supply Chain & Operations for a global FMCG client in Australia. The role oversees end-to-end supply chain, manufacturing, planning, procurement, warehousing, transport and distribution across ANZ.

You will drive a major SAP S/4HANA transformation, shape operating models and partner with senior leadership to deliver sustainable performance and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in supply chain, engineering, operations or business.
• Experience leading in a large, complex manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Proven track record of delivering SAP/S4HANA transformation programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the supply chain and operations side of an SAP S/4HANA transformation from design through go-live and stabilisation.
• Redesign end-to-end processes across plan, source, make, and deliver to standardise operations.
• Build data, reporting and analytics capability to enable better decisions, including early AI/automation use cases.
• Partner with CFO, transformation team and IT to land the program at scale on the ground.
• Set up operating models to integrate new brands and businesses quickly.

Skills

SAP S/4HANA

ERP systems

Leadership

Budget management

Education

Tertiary qualification in supply chain, engineering, operations or business

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

• Lead the supply chain and operations side of an SAP S/4HANA implementation, from design through go-live and stabilisation.
• Redesign end-to-end processes across plan, source, make, and deliver, so the business runs on one way of working.
• Build the data, reporting and analytics capability that turns the new system into better decisions, including early AI and automation use cases.
• Work hand in hand with the CFO, the transformation team and IT. You'll be one of the business leaders who makes the program land on the ground.
• Set up the operating model so new brands and businesses can be integrated quickly and cheaply as the group grows.

Manufacturing

• Lead safe, reliable and efficient manufacturing across multiple sites with very different processes, from highly automated lines to hands-on operations.
• Embed consistent operating disciplines, continuous improvement and asset reliability across the network.
• Own the capex plan and lead investment in automation, capacity and site upgrades.
• Partner with product development and marketing to industrialise new products and get them to market on time, at the right quality and cost.

Planning

• Take S&OP to a mature, integrated business planning process that lines up demand, supply, capacity and inventory.
• Lift forecast accuracy, inventory health and working capital while protecting service.
• Give the leadership team one honest view of supply risk and opportunity.

Procurement

• Lead strategic procurement across raw materials, packaging and finished goods, from local and international suppliers.
• Build resilient supplier partnerships that manage cost, quality, availability and risk.
• Bring a commercial edge to sourcing decisions, including make versus buy.

Logistics and customer delivery

• Own warehousing, transport and distribution across Australia and New Zealand, including 3PL and carrier partnerships.
• Drive DIFOT, inventory accuracy and cost to serve with major retail and grocery customers.
• Optimise the network for capacity, resilience and growth.

Safety, people and sustainability

• Lead a visible, human-centred safety culture across every site.
• Build an accountable, inclusive and high-performing team, with clear decision rights, strong succession and constructive industrial relations.
• Drive sustainability in operations: packaging, waste, energy and product stewardship.

Transformation and ERP

• Lead the supply chain and operations side of an SAP S/4HANA implementation, from design through go-live and stabilisation.
• Redesign end-to-end processes across plan, source, make, and deliver, so the business runs on one way of working.
• Build the data, reporting and analytics capability that turns the new system into better decisions, including early AI and automation use cases.
• Work hand in hand with the CFO, the transformation team and IT. You'll be one of the business leaders who makes the program land on the ground.
• Set up the operating model so new brands and businesses can be integrated quickly and cheaply as the group grows.

Manufacturing

• Lead safe, reliable and efficient manufacturing across multiple sites with very different processes, from highly automated lines to hands‑on operations.
• Embed consistent operating disciplines, continuous improvement and asset reliability across the network.
• Own the capex plan and lead investment in automation, capacity and site upgrades.
• Partner with product development and marketing to industrialise new products and get them to market on time, at the right quality and cost.

Planning

• Take S&OP to a mature, integrated business planning process that lines up demand, supply, capacity and inventory.
• Lift forecast accuracy, inventory health and working capital while protecting service.
• Give the leadership team one honest view of supply risk and opportunity.

Procurement

• Lead strategic procurement across raw materials, packaging and finished goods, from local and international suppliers.
• Build resilient supplier partnerships that manage cost, quality, availability and risk.
• Bring a commercial edge to sourcing decisions, including make versus buy.

Logistics and customer delivery

• Own warehousing, transport and distribution across Australia and New Zealand, including 3PL and carrier partnerships.
• Drive DIFOT, inventory accuracy and cost to serve with major retail and grocery customers.
• Optimise the network for capacity, resilience and growth.

Safety, people and sustainability

• Lead a visible, human-centred safety culture across every site.
• Build an accountable, inclusive and high-performing team, with clear decision rights, strong succession and constructive industrial relations.
• Drive sustainability in operations: packaging, waste, energy and product stewardship.

Own end to end supply chain and manufacturing for global FMCG brandsLead the operations side of an SAP S/4HANA transformation

As Head of Supply Chain & Operations, you will have previous experience leading in a complex, large manufacturer. You will have owned functions such as manufacturing, planning, procurement, warehousing, transport and distribution across ANZ.

Have been part of the leadership team that will have a real say in strategy, investment and culture.

You will have previous experience in implementing a new ERP system; an advantage if it's SAP S/4HANA.

• You've run manufacturing and supply chain together in FMCG, consumer goods, durables or food and beverage, ideally across multiple sites.
• You've supplied major grocery or retail and know the stakes.
• You've led an ERP implementation from the front, ideally SAP, and lived through go‑live.
• You're commercial and confident with budgets, capex, cost to serve and working capital.
• You've built strong teams and lifted capability, not just managed it.
• Frontline teams trust you, and so does the boardroom.
• You'd rather be on site than behind a desk, and travel doesn't faze you.
• You hold a tertiary qualification in supply chain, engineering, operations or business.

Our client is a global FMCG business with well‑known brands on the shelves in supermarkets and major retailers across Australia and New Zealand

• Full scope: plan, source, make and deliver all sit with you.
• A seat at the table: you're on the leadership team, not reporting into it.
• A funded transformation: an SAP S/4HANA program you get to shape, not inherit.
• Investment: in sites, automation, systems and people.
• A culture that values operations: leaders spend real time on site and back the people who run them.
• Career: a global business that moves its best people into bigger roles.

All conversations are strictly confidential. We welcome applications from women and from people of all backgrounds.