Supply Chain Compliance Manager

Quality, Safety and Sustainability are at the heart of the way we operate. Reporting to the Warehousing Director, the Supply Chain Compliance Manager is a key role within our Warehousing & Logistics function, responsible for ensuring quality, food safety, health and safety and CSR standards are upheld across the entire logistics chain – from factory through to the customer. Based in Brisbane or Melbourne and partnering closely with Logistics site and DC managers, the National and Regional HSE Team and the broader Lactalis Group, the role provides technical support to sites, drives continuous improvement in compliance and performance, strengthens health and safety culture, and leads the logistics road map to achieve global Lactalis CSR goals, with a particular focus on carbon net-zero.Key responsibilities include:Ensuring Logistics sites comply with Company quality standards, with all processes documented and controlled from factory to customer.Identifying and controlling quality and food safety hazards, and coordinating the GMP improvement program across sites.Reporting and monitoring key Quality KPIs, and supporting sites to understand trends and implement improvement actions.Overseeing non-compliance issues, corrective actions and Quality and CSR Improvement Plans to ensure timely close-out.Conducting Leadership Quality Audits and actively participating in withdrawal and recall processes, including root cause analysis.Enforcing the Company H&S policy across Lactalis DCs, Company-owned fleet, 3PL and office operations, and reinforcing a strong safety culture.Maintaining H&S reporting in line with Group expectations and organising annual safety audits of distribution centres and transport organisations.Coordinating CSR and carbon reduction initiatives to achieve Lactalis global CSR goals, including carbon net-zero.About YouYou are a proactive and credible Supply Chain professional with a passion for compliance, safety, quality & CSR. You have strong technical expertise and have the ability to liaise with and influence people at all levels of the business. You are comfortable balancing compliance requirements with operational realities and have a passion for driving continuous improvement across quality, safety and sustainability outcomes.3+ years' experience in a leadership role within logistics, supply chain, food manufacturing, FMCG or a similar operational environment.Knowledge and understanding of HSW, Quality, CSR and customer standards.Experience managing non-compliances, corrective actions, audits and product withdrawal/recall processes.Exposure to health and safety management and CSR or sustainability initiatives within logistics or supply chain operations.Strong analytical and reporting capability, with working knowledge of Excel and SAP.Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.Tertiary qualification in a relevant field (desirable), or equivalent industry experience.What We Offer Make a meaningful impact on safety, quality & CSR across a diverse operation.Competitive remuneration package and corporate benefits.The opportunity to work for a global market leader.A collaborative and supportive team environment. Our Story Ours is a STORY of a family business created by the Besnier Family in 1933 and is today the worlds’ No. 1 dairy company. We are 85,000 loyal team members working across 100 countries and together we create the #LactalisExperience. Lactalis Australia’s iconic and heritage brands are our PASSION, providing quality and nutritious products for all Australians. We are humble, proud and resilient. We care for our employees, land, farmers and consumers, which is our driving purpose to ensure a responsible and sustainable dairy industry. We take pride in developing our internal talent and encourage entrepreneurship by bringing together pragmatic and tenacious personalities. Our accountability ensures we have ownership within our roles and with our EXPERTISE and dairy "know how", sets us apart. If you are ready to join the #LactalisExperience Apply now! AUD Melbourne 3004

Supply Chain Compliance Manager

  • Driving compliance across Safety, Quality & CSR
  • High-impact national role supporting our Warehousing & Logistics teams
  • Competitive salary and benefits​‌

Quality, Safety and Sustainability are at the heart of the way we operate. Reporting to the Warehousing Director, the Supply Chain Compliance Manager is a key role within our Warehousing & Logistics function, responsible for ensuring quality, food safety, health and safety and CSR standards are upheld across the entire logistics chain – from factory through to the customer. Based in Brisbane or Melbourne and partnering closely with Logistics site and DC managers, the National and Regional HSE Team and the broader Lactalis Group, the role provides technical support to sites, drives continuous improvement in compliance and performance, strengthens health and safety culture, and leads the logistics road map to achieve global Lactalis CSR goals, with a particular focus on carbon net-zero.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Ensuring Logistics sites comply with Company quality standards, with all processes documented and controlled from factory to customer.
  • Identifying and controlling quality and food safety hazards, and coordinating the GMP improvement program across sites.
  • Reporting and monitoring key Quality KPIs, and supporting sites to understand trends and implement improvement actions.
  • Overseeing non-compliance issues, corrective actions and Quality and CSR Improvement Plans to ensure timely close-out.
  • Conducting Leadership Quality Audits and actively participating in withdrawal and recall processes, including root cause analysis.
  • Enforcing the Company H&S policy across Lactalis DCs, Company-owned fleet, 3PL and office operations, and reinforcing a strong safety culture.
  • Maintaining H&S reporting in line with Group expectations and organising annual safety audits of distribution centres and transport organisations.
  • Coordinating CSR and carbon reduction initiatives to achieve Lactalis global CSR goals, including carbon net-zero.

About You

You are a proactive and credible Supply Chain professional with a passion for compliance, safety, quality & CSR. You have strong technical expertise and have the ability to liaise with and influence people at all levels of the business. You are comfortable balancing compliance requirements with operational realities and have a passion for driving continuous improvement across quality, safety and sustainability outcomes.

  • 3+ years' experience in a leadership role within logistics, supply chain, food manufacturing, FMCG or a similar operational environment.
  • Knowledge and understanding of HSW, Quality, CSR and customer standards.
  • Experience managing non-compliances, corrective actions, audits and product withdrawal/recall processes.
  • Exposure to health and safety management and CSR or sustainability initiatives within logistics or supply chain operations.
  • Strong analytical and reporting capability, with working knowledge of Excel and SAP.
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
  • Tertiary qualification in a relevant field (desirable), or equivalent industry experience.

What We Offer 

  • Make a meaningful impact on safety, quality & CSR across a diverse operation.
  • Competitive remuneration package and corporate benefits.
  • The opportunity to work for a global market leader.
  • A collaborative and supportive team environment. 

Our Story 

Ours is a STORY of a family business created by the Besnier Family in 1933 and is today the worlds’ No. 1 dairy company. We are 85,000 loyal team members working across 100 countries and together we create the #LactalisExperience.

 

Lactalis Australia’s iconic and heritage brands are our PASSION, providing quality and nutritious products for all Australians. We are humble, proud and resilient. We care for our employees, land, farmers and consumers, which is our driving purpose to ensure a responsible and sustainable dairy industry.

 

We take pride in developing our internal talent and encourage entrepreneurship by bringing together pragmatic and tenacious personalities. Our accountability ensures we have ownership within our roles and with our EXPERTISE and dairy "know how", sets us apart.

 

If you are ready to join the #LactalisExperience Apply now!

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