Supply Chain Productivity Lead

Job Description

Become part of the team powering household names like Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Viva®, and WypAll®. At Arbex, everything you need is right here—innovation, growth, and the chance to leave a real mark.

Settling for just any role isn’t you, and it isn’t us either. Being Unstoppable Together calls for a particular kind of person and teams who genuinely care about making a difference. Here, you’ll channel your skilled expertise, talent, and drive into building and managing a portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help shape the future of tissue and hygiene for billions of people worldwide.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Productivity Lead to drive the ANZ Supply Chain productivity and value creation agenda across Planning, Procurement, Logistics, Inventory and Operations.

This role will be responsible for identifying, prioritising and delivering strategic initiatives that improve profitability, reduce costs, enhance service performance and increase operational efficiency. Working closely with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Finance and Commercial teams, you will lead cross-functional projects from concept through to implementation and benefits realisation.

This is a highly visible role that requires strong financial acumen, project leadership capability and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.

About You

In one of our professionalroles,you’llfocus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at thecentre.

Job responsibilities include:

- Develop and manage the Supply Chain productivity strategy and multi-year value creation pipeline.
- Identify, evaluate and prioritise cost reduction and operational improvement opportunities across the end-to-end Supply Chain.
- Build robust business cases including ROI analysis, investment requirements, risk assessments and savings forecasts.




- Lead strategic productivity and transformation projects from opportunity identification through to implementation and benefits realisation.
- Partner with Finance to validate savings opportunities and ensure benefits are accurately realised.
- Monitor and report on productivity performance, project delivery, financial outcomes, risks and opportunities.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma and structured problem-solving methodologies.
- Develop dashboards, KPIs and reporting tools to provide visibility of productivity performance.
- Influence and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver sustainable business outcomes.
- Establish governance frameworks to ensure projects are managed effectively and aligned to business objectives.

Required Skills & Experience:

- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Engineering or a related discipline.
- Significant experience within Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Continuous Improvement, Consulting or Transformation environments.
- Proven track record delivering productivity, cost reduction and value creation initiatives.
- Strong financial analysis and business case development skills, including ROI modelling and benefit realisation.
- Experience managing productivity pipelines, savings governance and benefit tracking frameworks.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex transformation projects and cross-functional teams from concept through to implementation.
- Advanced analytical, stakeholder management and communication skills, including executive-level reporting.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

- Experience within FMCG, manufacturing,



finance, or other complex supply chain environments.
- Lean, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement and/or Project Management qualifications.
- Advanced capability in data analytics, dashboarding and business intelligence tools such as Power BI.

Total Benefits

We believe that our employees are our greatest asset, and we’re committed to providing them with the resources they need to be successful. If you’re looking for a rewarding career with a company that cares about its employees, then ARBEX is the place for you.

Flex That Works at ARBEX - We believe great work happens when people come together with purpose. That’s why we offer a flexible work model that blends remote work with intentional in-person collaboration — helping you connect, grow, and innovate while maintaining the balance you value.

For ARBEX to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that shape the future of tissue and hygiene, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompasses the experiences of our consumers.

When you bring your original thinking to ARBEX, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. ARBEX will not provide relocation support for this role.

Employment is subject to verification of local policies.

Primary Location

North Sydney Office

Additional Locations

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

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📌 Supply Chain Productivity Lead (City of Sydney)
🏢 Arbex
📍 City of Sydney