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Head of supply chain

Melbourne
Michael Page
Posted: 1 March
Offer description

Elevate your Career in Supply ChainJoin a rapidly growing FMCG company

About Our Client

Fast‑growing consumer goods brand.Operates across ANZ with multiple contract manufacturers and 3PL partners.Lean, hands‑on environment requiring agility, prioritisation, and problem‑solving.Highly entrepreneurial culture - pacey, collaborative, and innovation‑driven.Leadership team expects accountability, clear communication, and commercial thinking.Business is maturing its systems, planning processes, and supply chain infrastructure.

Job Description

Lead end‑to‑end supply chain across multiple contract manufacturers, ensuring accurate rolling forecasts, PO management, cost control and production continuity.Own sourcing and procurement, negotiate commercial terms, and build strong supplier and CM domestic and international freight, optimising costs, routes, and reliability.Oversee 3PL and warehouse performance, enforce SLAs/KPIs, and drive accuracy, efficiency, and inventory discipline.Lead demand planning, forecasting and inventory management to maintain healthy stock levels and cash flow.Build scalable supply chain processes, tools and future‑ready systems (pre‑ERP environment).Own supply chain budgets across manufacturing, freight, warehousing and logistics, with strong financial governance.Drive QA standards, product specifications, COAs and supplier compliance.Develop and mentor a small but growing supply chain team, building capability, accountability and operational rhythm.Support international expansion through supply chain readiness, new market onboarding and network scalability.

The Successful Applicant

A proven end‑to‑end supply chain leader with deep experience managing multiple contract manufacturers, rolling forecasts, PO cycles, and production schedules.Strong in procurement and commercial negotiation, able to build long‑term supplier and CM ‑on operator who understands freight, 3PL performance, warehousing flow, inventory health, and cost‑to‑serve.Skilled in demand planning, but not limited to it - able to balance planning with leadership, supplier management, and execution.Comfortable working in fast‑growth, low‑system, pre‑ERP environments, with the ability to build processes and structure from savvy, with strong competency in budgets, cost analysis, cash cycle improvement and inventory calm, mature, accountable leader who develops people, drives accountability, and brings energy, clarity and direction.Strong communicator who collaborates well across Sales, Finance, Marketing and thinker able to move quickly between Plan A, B and B.1 as the business scales locally and scaling a business from small‑to‑mid and mid‑to‑large, ideally within FMCG, consumer goods.

What's On Offer

A senior leadership role with full ownership of an end‑to‑end supply chain during a high‑growth phase.Opportunity to shape the supply chain function and lead the shift from current revenue to future growth.Autonomy to redesign processes, build scalable systems and influence operational impact through managing multiple contract manufacturers, suppliers and 3PL partners.A growing team you can mentor and develop as the business expands locally and to drive major commercial outcomes across procurement, forecasting, freight and inventory.Fast‑paced, entrepreneurial environment where ideas are welcomed and innovation is encouraged.Access to a supportive executive team that values accountability, communication and continuous improvement.

Contact: Barry Mcgrory

Quote job ref: JN-062025-6770993

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