CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact.
What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.
Are you a strategic supply chain leader who thrives on solving complex network challenges and translating strategy into execution? Are you ready to shape the future operational footprint of a global, sustainability‑led organisation?
As Supply Chain Program Manager – Network and Strategy, you will play a critical role in designing and executing CHEP Australia’s network optimisation and property portfolio strategy. You will lead end‑to‑end strategic programs that ensure our network evolves in line with business growth, customer needs, and sustainability objectives.
Working closely with senior leaders across Supply Chain, Finance, Operations, Procurement and Property, this role is accountable for maintaining a forward‑looking 10‑year network plan, progressing strategic site builds and optimisation initiatives, and ensuring investment decisions are underpinned by robust business cases and disciplined execution.
This role provides high visibility to the Supply Chain Leadership Team and contributes directly to both Australian and Global Supply Chain strategy.
What's Expected of You?
- Develop and maintain CHEP Australia’s network strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer requirements.
- Maintain and update the 10-year future network plan to align to business priorities and changing customer needs, to deliver the annual strategic business goal/OKR.
- Manage strategic projects focused on network optimization including new site builds in conjunction with Operational Leads.
- Partner with Finance and Operations to validate business cases and track delivery against targets.
- Provide insights and recommendations to the Supply Chain Leadership Team (SCLT) on network performance and future requirements.
- Manage the property portfolio by partnering with external consultants and procurement
- Drive the subco/3PL strategy and partner with procurement and operations on the execution of the plan.
- Own the supply chain strategy and ensure connections into the Australian and Global Strategy
What will ensure your success
Experience delivering strategic projects and influencing senior stakeholders.
Proven program/project management capability and execution discipline.
Strong understanding of supply chain network design, optimization, and modelling techniques.
Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and translate into actionable insights.
Qualifications: Degree-level business, engineering, or supply chain qualifications or deep expertise in the field; advanced modelling skills desirable.
About CHEP, A Brambles Company
CHEP is a global leader in supply chain solutions. Together with producers, manufacturers, retailers, and logistics partners, CHEP advances the smart and sustainable movement of goods across more than 60 countries.
With its operational excellence trusted by the world’s top brands, CHEP primarily serves customers in the consumer staples (e.g. dry food, grocery, household products, health and personal care, fresh produce and beverage), retail, automotive and general manufacturing industries.
A part of the Brambles Group, CHEP manages ~347 million pallets and containers through a network of 750+ service centres, employing approximately 11,000 people worldwide with its largest operations in North America and Europe.
CHEP Australia offers a range of employee benefits including a competitive salary, bonus opportunities, a supportive learning and development culture and a wide range of opportunities to assist you in achieving your career aspirations. CHEP Australia, as part of Brambles, provides you unparalleled opportunities to advance and accelerate your career and is large enough to take you anywhere and small enough to make sure you get there. With a focus on career pyramids instead of ladders, we move our people up and across functions and companies to deepen their transferable skills and acquire broader business experience.
Benefits:
- Flexible working environment
- Paid volunteer leave for those who wish to volunteer their services to a community organisation – 3 days per annum
- Reward and Recognition Program to celebrate outstanding achievements of our people through a number of different delivery methods
- Employee discounts with a range of partners
- Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave for primary care givers and 2 weeks of paid parental leave for secondary care givers
- Unparalleled opportunities to advance and accelerate your career
- Attractive options to purchase Brambles shares
Our team boasts a friendly and fun culture that celebrates successes, with award winning engagement and enablement, and results achieved through collective intelligence, collaboration and teamwork.
With a highly inclusive workplace rich in diversity, CHEP Australia celebrates the diversity of thought, backgrounds, style and working arrangements of our people to ensure that we reflect the communities and customers that we serve.
Join our team to be part of an international growth company with an advantaged and highly sustainable business model. You’ll be working for a company that is changing the way goods get to market. You’ll optimize 300,000 supply chains instead of just one. You’ll join an efficient and collaborative team who punches above its weight. You’ll be working for the good of humanity.
In order for your application to be considered, you will require full working rights in Australia. We are unable to offer sponsorship at this time.
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What We Do
CHEP is a global leader in managed, returnable and reusable packaging solutions, serving many of the world's largest companies in sectors such as consumer goods, fresh produce, beverage and automotive. CHEP’s service is environmentally sustainable and increases efficiency for customers while reducing operating risk and product damage. CHEP’s 7,500-plus employees and 300 million pallets and containers offer unbeatable coverage and exceptional value, supporting more than 500,000 customer touch-points in 49 countries. Our customer portfolio includes global companies and brands such as Procter & Gamble, Sysco, Kellogg's, Kraft, Nestlé, Ford and GM. CHEP is part of Brambles Limited. For more information, visit www.chep.com.
Reliability. Flexibility. The success of your business depends on both. With CHEP, you can be confident that you’ll get the equipment you need, when and where you need it. Our scale is unmatched, with more than 110 million pallets and over 530 service centers across North America. So you no longer need to worry about seasonal peaks or unexpectedly high demand.
With our broad array of solutions and our pragmatic, roll-up-your-sleeves know-how, we give our consumer goods customers the platforms, the quality, the supply and the support they need to make more money on every unit load. Because everything just works better.
