Our Pact Packaging division is pioneering a whole of product life cycle approach to sustainable packaging. Partnering with global brands to producers, we integrate supply chain efficiencies and sustainable practices into everything we design and manufacture.

As Supply Chain Manager-Steel, you will lead the supply planning function and manage and facilitate the supply and Operational Planning (S&OP) process, logistics and procurement. The Supply Chain Manager-Steel leads and contributes to special projects and other supply chain and business initiatives. 

Through practical and critical thinking mindset, The Supply Chain Manager -Steel is accountable for:

• Leading a complex portfolio of products, including products with high levels volume, a diverse set of manufacturing sites and alternate customer channels.
• Collaborating with key members of the Industrial Division leadership team participating and delivering the strategic direction, business improvement initiatives and achieving the Divisional budget.
• In collaboration with the Supply Chain Managers & Demand Planning Manager:
• Leading and developing a robust S&OP process in the Steel division for Supply Review, working in collaboration with demand, finance, and manufacturing sites, and;
• Leading and driving best practice Supply Management disciplines, principles, and behaviours. Driving and own improvements in planning systems, reporting, teams, and processes, and;
• Leading and driving new product introduction working closely with Sales & Operations leadership teams.
• Reviewing the manufacturing footprint and formulating a network design (warehouse, transport lanes, etc.).
• Managing raw material sourcing and distribution, including processes, and system selection and implementation.

Your skills and experience will include:

• Experience in a supply chain leadership role of increasing responsibility.
• Strong matrix, global organisation management demonstrating relationship management skills with excellent written & verbal communication and ability to ‘cut through’ the organisational challenges.
• Experience in using and improving systems (SAP ERP and Oracle preferred).
• Good leadership skills and the ability to influence those outside of direct reporting lines.
• Knowledge of processes in sales, marketing operations, finance, and manufacturing.
• Strong Commercial acumen
• Demonstrated Logistics & Supply Chain experience:
  • Excellent understanding of physical logistics (transport, warehouse, 3PL) management
  • Awareness of Chain of Responsibility requirements and management
• Strong discipline in implementing and sustaining process and systems to support set KPI’s.  
• Solid analytical skills, rational decision making, objectivity, creativity, negotiation skills and a strategic thinker with a long-term view.
• Problem solving mindset– Demonstrated ability to use data, knowledge, and experience to identify problems and proactively develop and implement effective solutions.
•  Demonstrated capability to communicate clearly and concisely ensuring messages are understood by all within the team. 
• Managing Change – Demonstrated capability to lead, support and manage change within teams. 
• Demonstrated capability to lead continuous improvement activities and encourage team members to identify ineffective processes and contribute to new ideas and ways of working.

About us

Our vision is to lead the circular economy through packaging, reuse and recycling solutions. It’s a future-driven group commitment, designed to create lasting value.

We’re the largest plastics recycler in Australia and New Zealand and one of the region’s biggest user of recycled materials. We have 6,000+ team members, operate 110 manufacturing facilities across 15 countries, and our customers include some of the world’s largest brands that consumers know and trust.

As a global leader in circular and sustainable packaging solutions, we’ve committed to lead the circular economy through a $500 million investment plan. 

For us, it’s about finding new and better ways of doing things. Ways to grow business, to give back to the environment and to enrich people’s lives every day.

Our promise is to create a better and more prosperous world all round.

That’s our future Pact. Let’s lead the way together.