Your Impact

Working within our Group Supply Chain function, make a significant impact in the role of Materials Leader based at our Southbank head office. You will lead the site-based Raw Materials teams across 4 Australian manufacturing facilities within the Asahi Beverages group. In this position you will play a crucial role in ensuring availability of and improving management of materials (packaging and ingredients) at sites. A strong leader, you will support your team, build relationships and drive accountabilities with key stakeholders, and engage with suppliers to manage escalations and to ensure continuity of supply.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and direct site Raw Materials teams who action all ordering, receipt of deliveries and raw materials inventory management activities on site.
• Ensure availability of materials at manufacturing sites by executing the immediate (four week) horizon including management of raw material inventory on site.
• Review materials availability and tactical constraints, and coordinate issues and solutions.
• Build relationships and drive accountabilities with key stakeholders in national teams (Raw Materials Planning, Supply Planning, Portfolio Planning, Procurement) and site teams (Manufacturing, Supply Planning, Quality).
• Manage site-based supplier escalations and liaise with Raw Materials Planning and Procurement for resolution.
• Streamline, standardize and document processes at sites to improve materials management/availability and to cross train team members across sites.

About You

As an experienced leader, you will be someone who seeks to empower their team to work cohesively across multiple-sites. Your experience in Raw Materials or Direct Materials Planning across a region, or multiple sites, will give you the skills to ensure effective operations allow our sites to meet production targets.

To be successful in this position, you will need:

• Significant experience in a materials management or inventory role within a related industry, preferably for a complex FMCG.
• Experience in multi-site, multi-SKU environment with high demand volatility and a short product life cycle.
• Confident with ERP and Production/Replenishment planning systems.
• Highly effective and confident communicator and negotiator, able to work independently and behave decisively under pressure
• Ideally tertiary qualified with a Supply Chain/Business Degree or relevant qualification.

Why Asahi Beverages?

Asahi Beverages is a leading multi-beverage organisation with a rich and varied history. Our regional head office is based in Melbourne, with sales, manufacturing and distribution centres located across Australia and New Zealand. We produce and market some of Australia’s most iconic beverage brands, including Schweppes, Pepsi Max, Gatorade, Cool Ridge, Great Northern, Carlton Draught, Vodka Cruiser, Asahi Super Dry and Allpress coffee. We have a great track record of success, we work at pace, our teams are high-performing, and there’s always a lot going on.  There are so many opportunities in our company for those ready to take them on!

We’re proud of who we are, and humble in how we work – we believe in creating a culture of excellence, innovation, and diversity. We offer a range of benefits such as product discounts, flexible work arrangements, health and wellness programs, and learning & development opportunities. We are passionate about our commitment to the communities we serve and are clear on our role in enhancing environmental sustainability and social responsibility.

We are a Circle Back Initiative employer and commit to responding to all applicants.