Human Resources Business Partner, Enterprise Functions

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.

• Global market leader in sustainability, logistics and supply chain
• High-impact business partner role with regional and global exposure
• Inclusive and supportive culture | 12-month parental leave contract

Take the next step in your HR career and make a meaningful impact across a global organisation

We are seeking a dynamic and up-and-coming HR Business Partner to join our high-performing team and deliver high-quality HR services and initiatives across Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia, for a period of 12 months to cover parental leave.

About the Role

This role is a critical enabler of our global enterprise functions, partnering with senior leaders across finance, technology services, and various corporate support functions to deliver high-quality HR services and initiatives. You’ll collaborate with global, regional and local HR leaders to drive alignment, shape culture, and support performance across the region.

As a trusted advisor, you’ll provide strategic and tactical HR support across talent management, workforce planning, employee engagement, diversity, recognition and people development. This role reports to the Director, Human Resources, AU, and is based at both our Macquarie Park and Sydney CBD office, with flexible hybrid work arrangements (typically 2–3 days/week in the office). This is a 12-month parental leave contract.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with global and local leaders to implement people and organisational solutions
• Support cross-regional HR initiatives and support change management across multiple countries
• Coach and support managers to build capability and drive engagement
• Oversee annual HR processes including performance reviews, incentives, and engagement surveys
• Use workforce analytics to inform strategic workforce planning
• Collaborate with HR teams across the region to share best practices and drive regional consistency

What Will Ensure Your Success:

• Degree in HR or a related field
• Solid HR generalist experience, ideally in a global matrix organisation
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Political savvy and the ability to navigate complex environments
• Experience supporting finance or corporate functions would be advantageous
• Strategic mindset with a focus on execution and outcomes

Why Join Us?

• Career Development: Platform for growth into senior HR roles
• Global Exposure: Input into global strategy and regional initiatives
• Senior Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with leaders across CHEP and Brambles
• Purpose-Driven Work: Contribute to one of the most sustainable companies in the world

What to expect

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. Powered by its share, repair and reuse network of connected pallets, crates, and containers, CHEP helps businesses optimise their supply chains to reduce costs and minimise the environmental impact of their operations.

CHEP pairs its leadership in circularity, which helps tackle emissions, waste, and single-use packaging, with a focus on resilience, to build future-ready supply networks through data, scale and collaboration. 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.

CHEP Australia offers a range of employee benefits including a competitive salary, 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. 

Benefits:

• Work for an accredited Top Employer in Australia
• 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 

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.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

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