Project Manager

Blackbook Recruitment; City of Melbourne; Sur place; AUD 120 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Blackbook Recruitment is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a confidential, high-profile manufacturing and product transfer program. You will coordinate SKU transfers, asset and infrastructure workstreams, and work across Safety, Innovation, Operations, and Finance to deliver on continuity, quality and cost targets.

The role requires 5–6+ years in project or program management within manufacturing, strong governance reporting skills, and the ability to influence senior leaders in a

Qualifications

• 5–6+ years of project or program management experience in manufacturing, product transfer or operational transformation.
• Experience managing plant, equipment, infrastructure, commissioning, decommissioning, relocation or asset disposal workstreams.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, production planning, engineering, quality, safety, procurement and financial management.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and external contractors in a matrix environment.
• Experience preparing executive governance reporting and managing complex risks, budgets and critical paths.

Responsabilités

• Develop and maintain an integrated master plan covering SKU transfers, inventory build, customer and supplier dependencies, engineering activities, asset plans and financial outcomes
• Lead end-to-end planning and execution of SKU and production capability transfers, including cutover, ramp-down and stabilisation plans
• Coordinate approved changes to production lines, utilities, infrastructure and operating footprints, including asset lifecycle workstreams (condition assessment, preservation, relocation, sale, disposal, decommissioning and site reinstatement)
• Identify and manage operational, customer, safety, quality, supply, people, financial and reputational risks, with robust contingency planning
• Build and manage project budgets, forecasts, cash flow and benefits tracking, while proactively addressing cost variances
• Provide clear, evidence-based reporting to governance forums and the Executive Leadership Team
• Build trusted relationships across other sites, influencing senior leaders and technical specialists without relying on direct authority
• Maintain strict confidentiality throughout, ensuring sensitive information is shared only through authorised channels

Connaissances

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Budgeting

Executive reporting

Confidential information handling

Formation

Bachelor's degree in related discipline

Description du poste

Our client, a well-known FMCG manufacturer, is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the safe, disciplined and commercially effective delivery of a complex manufacturing and product transition program. This is a highly confidential and evolving assignment, identifying and selecting new suppliers, coordinating SKU and production capability transfers across sites, stabilising operations post-transfer, optimising residual operations and managing approved asset and infrastructure workstreams.

Working closely with the Group leaders, GM Operations, Head of PMO and site leadership, you'll partner across Safety, Innovation, Operations, Supply Chain & Planning, Quality, Engineering, Finance, People and Commercial teams to establish robust governance, manage complex interdependencies and deliver on business continuity, customer service, safety, quality, cost and timing outcomes.

About the role

• Develop and maintain an integrated master plan covering SKU transfers, inventory build, customer and supplier dependencies, engineering activities, asset plans and financial outcomes
• Lead end-to-end planning and execution of SKU and production capability transfers, including cutover, ramp-down and stabilisation plans
• Coordinate approved changes to production lines, utilities, infrastructure and operating footprints, including asset lifecycle workstreams (condition assessment, preservation, relocation, sale, disposal, decommissioning and site reinstatement)
• Identify and manage operational, customer, safety, quality, supply, people, financial and reputational risks, with robust contingency planning
• Build and manage project budgets, forecasts, cash flow and benefits tracking, while proactively addressing cost variances
• Provide clear, evidence-based reporting to governance forums and the Executive Leadership Team
• Build trusted relationships across other sites, influencing senior leaders and technical specialists without relying on direct authority
• Maintain strict confidentiality throughout, ensuring sensitive information is shared only through authorised channels

About you

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline
• 5-6+ years' project or program management experience, including complex manufacturing, product transfer or operational transformation projects
• Experience managing plant, equipment, infrastructure, commissioning, decommissioning, relocation or asset disposal workstreams
• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, production planning, engineering, quality, safety, procurement and financial management
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and external contractors in a matrix environment
• Experience preparing executive-level governance reporting and managing complex risks, budgets and critical paths
• High discretion and sound judgement when handling commercially sensitive and confidential information

This is a rare opportunity to lead a high-profile, complex transition program with direct exposure to senior executives, in a role that will genuinely test and grow your project leadership capability.

This is a 14-month contract with the potential to become a permanent position.

Suitable applicants will be contacted to discuss the role further.