ANZ Project Manager - Innovation (The Hills Shire)

About us Snackbrands Australia is part of Intersnack Group, a private German snack food company founded in 1968. Although internationally owned we are still very much a local company Creating Happy Snacking Moments for everyone! Here at Snack Brands Australia, we proudly make some of Australia’s favourite snacks including Kettle, CC’s, Thins, Cheezels, The Natural Chip Company and Nice & Natural. Across our three sites, we make over 200 million packets of chips a year
- that's a lot of enjoyment and fun we bring to snackers every day! We encourage a culture that is exciting, challenging and we strive for innovation in everything we do. Our aim is for our people to share in our success, enjoy our products and reap the benefits of their hard work within a supportive environment where work life balance is encouraged! About the role We are seeking an energetic Project Manager to lead and project manage end-to-end delivery of key innovation, packaging, and cost optimisation projects across ANZ. This role is central to driving customer initiatives such as new product development (NPD), private label execution from concept through to launch, ensuring projects are delivered on time, in full, and within budget. This role will be located at our Orchard Hills site, with some travel to head office based in Norwest . Travel to NZ will be on as a needs basis. What you’ll be responsible for
- Project Management of NPD, pack updates and value optimisation projects from conception to launch, including preparing and maintaining cohesive project plans
- Leading Project Teams and WIPs with both internal and external stakeholders, ensuring timely delivery of actions
- Building and maintaining strong cross functional relationships
- Utilising relevant project management systems and following internal processes, accurately tracking and delivering project status reports
- Working with cross functional teams to ensure demand planning and forecasting of NPD for our customers is adequate and that capacity constraints are minimised
- Overall management and systems maintenance for Branded Export, PLB AU and contract customers
- Owning the procedure for effective use of customer product information systems What you’ll bring to the role
- 4+ years’ experience in a technical or project management role
- Proven experience working within FMCG (extra tick if you have worked in food manufacturing!)
- Proven experience in project management
- Tertiary qualification, ideally in Commerce/Marketing/Technical/Project Management
- Confidence using computer systems such as PowerPoint, Excel and Microsoft Project/Smartsheet
- Solid organizational, attention to detail and time management skills
- Excellent communication, teamwork and relationship building skills, both with internal and external stakeholders
- Positivity, resilience, and a solutions focused approach– you see road bumps as a challenge, not a disaster!
- Flexibility and agility – our industry is ever changing, and we need you to be able to move with it! Benefits A supportive working environment (with plenty of snacks on hand!) where you'll feel engaged and valued, career growth, Birthday Leave, Access to discounts on Retailers, onsite parking (including electric car charging stations) and a focus on health and wellness (like Wellbeing Days!) to make your workplace more enjoyable! #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rtyx0