Program Manager

Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company dedicated to improving well-being through our products and solutions, essentials for everyday life. The name Essity stems from the words essentials and necessities. Our sustainable business model creates value for people and nature. Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With life-changing innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, Essity strives to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being. At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.

Join us as we make significant investments to upgrade our supply chain infrastructure across Australasia. We’re expanding and upgrading our warehouse and distribution operations in Melbourne, Auckland, and Tauranga (NZ), with plans to be fully operational in 2025 and beyond. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a team that’s delivering greater capacity, contemporary supply chain technologies, improved materials handling, higher levels of safety, and progressive sustainability outcomes.

We’re seeking a Program Manager for a 2-year fixed-term position to lead and take ownership of the Supply Chain Program Management Office. This office is responsible for driving the delivery of the program planning and its benefits. The role will report to the Senior Operations Manager ANZ. You’ll be at the forefront of ensuring the successful planning and implementation of this program, which is critical to our ability to respond to increasingly complex supply requirements driven by growth, a changing portfolio, and ever-changing customer demands.

We’re looking for individuals who embody our values, and aren’t afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We’re always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this sounds like you, we’d love to talk.

• Develop program/project structures and schedules.

• Refine program budget, resourcing, and pricing parameters.

• Develop an appropriate governance and reporting structure for the project team and stakeholders.

• Lead day-to-day expectations and engagement.

• Apply your supply chain functional expertise to support program deliverables.

• Ensure the program/projects are executed in accordance with our methodologies.

• Prepare and support program governance steering committee meeting content.

• Lead project communication and reporting.

• Utilize internal systems in accordance with expectations.

• Foster a safe and efficient working environment with an engaged workforce

Who You Are

You’re an experienced professional with a strong background in supply chain management and consulting. You possess project management expertise aligned with PMBOK principles and have experience in supply chain transformation and industrial project management.

• Proficient in PMO functions: managing schedules, timelines, costs, and analysis.

• Experienced in managing large capex and providing strategic supply chain input.

• Skilled in industrial project management and warehouse commissioning.

• Capable of running workstreams, managing inventory flows, defining business requirements, and leading a team to success.

If you’re ready to take on this exciting role, we’d love to hear from you.

At Essity, we believe everyone's learning and professional development is unique and want to empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.

Collaborative and Inclusive Culture | Empowering & Engaged Leaders | Working with Powerful Purpose & Sustainable Impact | Learning and Growing in your Career | Supporting Well-being & Sustainable Working Life | Life-changing Innovations | Competitive Total rewards

Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being.