Manager Talent Acquisition, Supply Chain

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.

At CHEP, we help move essential goods, reduce waste and make supply chains more resilient and sustainable. As part of Brambles, we operate at global scale — but it’s the decisions our people make every day that create real-world impact.

We’re now looking for a Manager, Talent Acquisition – Supply Chain to lead the end-to-end hiring strategy for our Supply Chain workforce across Australia.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll shape how we attract, assess and hire talent across executive, professional and frontline roles — while building a future-ready, inclusive workforce that underpins business performance. As part of a global HR function, you will also have the opportunity to contribute to global best practice through HR programs of work

Your impact in this role

You’ll be a trusted partner to Supply Chain and HR leaders, owning the Talent Acquisition strategy and translating workforce plans into scalable, high-quality hiring outcomes. This is an opportunity to build the function embedding automation and building best practice maturity for hiring across our network.

What you'll expect:

• Lead end-to-end Talent Acquisition, guiding a small team of talent professionals across the Supply Chain function, balancing strategic leadership with hands-on delivery.

• Act as a strategic advisor to senior leaders on talent risk, succession, internal mobility and workforce sustainability.

• Embed DEI, EVP activation and workforce planning into hiring strategies to create sustainable pipelines.

• Drive operational excellence, governance and compliance across high-volume, professional and executive hiring.

• Leverage Workday ATS, AI-enabled tools and talent analytics to improve speed, quality and candidate experience, moving from manual to automated discipline across our sites.

• Contributing to the AMETA TA Leadership Team, sharing insights and shaping regional and global TA capability.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience leading Talent Acquisition in an operations frontline environment, ideally supply chain, logistics, manufacturing, industrial or similar.

• Strong capability translating business strategy into scalable, agile hiring models and influencing leader mindset within an established business to embed change.

• Experience leading recruitment transformation, including ATS optimisation, AI tools and automation, through demonstrated curiosity and root cause problem solving.

• A track record of EVP activation, campaign hiring and DEI-led approaches in competitive labour markets.

• Confidence operating as a trusted advisor to senior leaders in complex, fast-paced environments.

• Demonstrated ability to build engaged, resilient TA teams.

Why join CHEP / Brambles

• Be part of a global organisation with real-world purpose.

• Work in a culture grounded in trust, accountability and inclusion.

• Access strong career development and internal mobility opportunities.

• Shape strategic outcomes while staying close to delivery and impact.

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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