Asset Optimization Manager

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an ever changing world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come.

And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit  I Linked In I Glassdoor I Facebook I You Tube Job  Description This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of one of Amcor's most strategically important packaging platforms.

As a Asset Optimization Manager – Rigid Extrusion & Thermoforming, you will lead the development and execution of platform strategy across a network of manufacturing sites, technologies, and business segments. This role sits at the intersection of operations, engineering, R&D, marketing, and commercial leadership, connecting long-term market trends with the investments, capabilities, and technologies required to win.

The rigid platform is undergoing significant transformation driven by sustainability, material transitions, recycled content integration, manufacturing modernization, and evolving customer requirements. This role will play a central leadership position in defining how those changes are executed across the business.

The successful candidate will help shape platform strategy, guide major investment decisions, influence technology roadmaps, and lead cross-functional initiatives that support profitable growth across a multi-hundred-million-dollar business.

This role combines elements of operations, engineering, strategy, capital planning, and business leadership. Success requires the ability to connect long-term market and technology trends with practical execution across the manufacturing network.

WHAT YOU GET TO DOPlatform Strategy & Transformation Develop and lead the long-term strategy for Amcor's rigid extrusion and thermoforming platform

Identify and prioritize capability, capacity, technology, and operational investments required to support future growth

Lead multi-generation platform roadmaps addressing sustainability, recycled content, material transitions, manufacturing technology, and productivity improvements

Partner with executive leadership to define strategic priorities and investment direction

Growth & Business Leadership Drive profitable growth by aligning platform capabilities with customer, market, and business needs

Provide strategic guidance on customer opportunities, network capacity, and manufacturing capabilities

Support commercial teams in evaluating growth opportunities and strategic customer decisions

Translate market trends into actionable platform strategies and investment plans

Capital & Network Optimization Lead development of business cases for major capital investments

Evaluate manufacturing network capabilities, constraints, and long-term capacity requirements

Identify opportunities to improve asset utilization, operational performance, and profitability

Recommend and prioritize investments that strengthen competitive position and drive business results

Cross-Functional Leadership Serve as the primary strategic leader for the rigid extrusion and thermoforming platform

Lead and influence cross-functional teams spanning Operations, Engineering, R&D, Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing, and Commercial organizations

Align resources and priorities to execute critical initiatives

Communicate recommendations and strategic direction to senior leadership teamsWHAT MAKES THIS ROLE UNIQUEDirect influence on the future direction of a major Amcor platform

Significant visibility with senior business and functional leadership

Opportunity to shape transformational investments and technology strategy

Broad exposure across operations, engineering, commercial, and innovation organizations

Opportunity to build enterprise leadership capabilities while driving meaningful business impactWHAT WE VALUEResults Orientation Collaborative Relationships and Influencing Others Product / Technology Knowledge Strategic Orientation Developing Organizational Capability Teamwork Market  Knowledge Change Leadership Communication / Interpersonal Skills Business Acumen Team Leadership Analytical Thinking Financial Acumen Energy and…