Supply Chain Project Manager - 12 Month FTC

Supply Chain Project Manager • Sazerac AUNZ • North Sydney, NSW • 12-Month FTC About Sazerac Build your career at Sazerac – with almost 400 years of rich history, Sazerac has thrived as an independent, family-owned global company. Sazerac produces and markets the most award-winning bourbons and whiskeys in the world, including Buffalo Trace, Pappy Van Winkle, Eagle Rare, Blantons, Traveller, and Sazerac Rye. Additionally, Sazerac owns many popular brands across a range of spirits, including Fireball and Southern Comfort. Sazerac AUNZ is driven by a bold vision of being a highly successful builder of global spirits brands and creating a workplace as innovative as the drinks it produces. Our mission is to raise the bar by crafting breakthrough spirits that disrupt the industry, all while prioritising the people at the heart of our business—our customers, employees, and suppliers. The Opportunity The Project Manager will lead strategic projects and continuous improvement initiatives across the end-to-end Supply Chain, delivering measurable improvements in service, cost, quality and operational performance. The role will oversee local manufacturing initiatives, Supply Chain readiness for new product launches, and business transformation projects across Planning, Procurement, Logistics, Customer Service, Inventory and Warehousing. You'll also champion automation, AI and digital technologies to streamline processes, improve decision-making and drive greater operational efficiency. Reporting to the Supply Chain Director, your main responsibilities will include: • Leading strategic Supply Chain projects from business case through to successful delivery. • Driving continuous improvement through process optimisation, automation and digital solutions. • Leading the Supply Chain workstream for new product launches, ensuring operational readiness. • Managing local manufacturing, supplier onboarding and strategic capability initiatives. • Delivering transformation projects that improve Supply Chain performance and efficiency. • Partnering across the business to lead change, manage stakeholders and ensure successful project outcomes. What are we looking for? • Proven experience delivering complex cross-functional Supply Chain or Operations projects, with a strong track record in business transformation and continuous improvement. • Strong project and change management capability, with the ability to influence stakeholders and deliver outcomes across cross-functional teams. • Experience implementing automation, AI and digital solutions that improve operational efficiency, decision-making and business performance. • Exposure to new product launches, product lifecycle management and business process optimisation within a Supply Chain environment. • Commercially minded with strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, and the ability to turn insights into action. • Experience working with ERP systems and business intelligence tools (e.g. Oracle, Power BI) to support data-driven decision making. • A Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or a related discipline, with Project Management (PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent) and/or Lean Six Sigma qualifications highly regarded. Some of the great things about working at Sazerac: • Work with a genuinely awesome bunch of like-minded people who make work fun, rewarding and a great place to be • Central office location is 1 minute walk from North Sydney train station - with an amazing inhouse bar! • Flexible working options including WFH • Great employee benefits such as fitness and wellness programs, volunteer days and a day off for your birthday. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. Please click "apply now".