Senior Director, Supply Chain Operations

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 .

Job Description Step into a pivotal leadership role where you’ll shape the future of large‑scale supply chain operations—accelerating performance, modernizing plants, and redefining how value is delivered across the network. You’ll lead and inspire an exceptional team, cut through complexity, rally stakeholders, and turn bold ideas into measurable business impact.

Key Responsibilities May Include:

Lead supply chain strategy and operating model optimization, with accountability for service performance, inventory health, working capital, and supply resilience.

Define and govern the multi‑year supply chain transformation roadmap, ensuring prioritisation, sequencing, and value realisation across initiatives and investments.

Own supply chain network design and capital planning decisions, including capacity strategy, greenfield and brownfield expansion, site optimisation, and real‑estate footprint evolution.

Set decision frameworks and governance for automation, digitisation, and advanced analytics initiatives, ensuring investments align to enterprise priorities and deliver measurable operational value.

Establish and maintain an integrated planning and execution cadence across demand, supply, production, and inventory to enable disciplined decision‑making and cross‑functional alignment.

Lead senior leaders and managers across supply chain strategy, programs, and regional operations, building accountability, capability, and a performance‑driven culture.

Partner with commercial, finance, technology, and operations leaders to align supply chain capabilities with customer needs, growth strategies, and financial commitments.

Embed sustainability and decarbonisation considerations into network design, capital investment, and operational decision‑making to support long‑term enterprise and ESG objectives.

Position Purpose We are seeking a strategic, execution‑driven supply chain leader to drive transformation across operations excellence, quality, plant automation, sustainability and plant network optimization. This role leads a high‑performing team responsible for elevating enterprise supply chain performance in complex, high‑volume environments. The ideal candidate excels at turning ambiguity into structured execution, building cross‑functional alignment, and delivering measurable operational and financial results.

What You Will Bring

Qualifications:

Essential Qualifications
-Bachelor of Science Degree in one of the following engineering disciplines:
Supply Chain Management, Logistics Planning, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Industrial Engineering or other relevant engineering diploma

Desirable Qualifications
-MBA or equivalent on the job experience preferred

Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma Green Belt Certification or significant related experience a plus Management of a large, multi-million/billion dollar P&L in prior roles

Experience:

Minimum of 20 years of supply chain management, engineering and/or related project management experience

Minimum of 12 years of experience working as a Supply Chain leader in a production operations environment

Skills and Knowledge:

Proven leadership experience in complex, high‑volume supply chain environments

Demonstrated success driving enterprise‑wide transformation and automation initiatives

Strong expertise in…