Program Manager

At Amcor we are inspired to change the packaging industry and are taking on the aspirational challenge to make all our products recyclable or reusable by 2025. Through our products and global footprint, we are in a unique position to truly make a difference in the packaging space. Our products impact the lives of millions of people across the globe every day from food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home- and personal-care, and other essential products. Amcor is a thriving S&P 500 organisation listed both on the NYSE (AMCR) and ASX (AMC) with US$13 billion in sales. We have a proud history dating back to the 1860's and come a long way from a single paper mill based in Melbourne to becoming the global leading packaging company. Today, Amcor is an international organisation empowering its 50,000 employees in over 40 countries and across 250 sites.

Will you be next to join our journey towards a more sustainable future?At Amcor we are always looking for talented and passionate individuals who are motivated to make a difference. Working at Amcor means you will have a unique opportunity to be a part of an organisation that is committed to providing sustainable packaging solutions. To find out more about our commitment to sustainability and about Amcor, visitwww.amcor.com.

Position Overview:

The Program Manager will manage multiple projects at multiple sites using the program management life cycle methodology/Stage Gate process. This position is responsible for the entire program, from the conceptual phase through to the successful implementation and commercialization in the plants. The Program Manager is accountable for successful team implementation of programs by providing guidance and follows through and will act as a business partner to the Commercial Teams and plants. This role will also be responsible for supporting and leading continuous improvement in relation to the project management process. Projects will focus on injection parts and also include blown containers.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

• Create and lead cross functional teams to implement projects from initial concept to successful commercialization following Amcor's standard stage/gate process focusing on speed to market, development efficiency, cost, quality and on time delivery.
• Work with cross function leadership to successfully commercialize new products, support light-weighting initiatives, raw material changes/developments, modifications to existing products and new production platforms.
• Manage projects including new production platforms, brand new commercial concepts, light-weight initiatives, tooling moves through the plant network, modifications to existing products and supporting product qualification and testing.
• Leads the formulation of complex plan and project solutions for projects with large, diverse scope, with constant change in customer requirements and decreased timeline.
• Support strategic projects including plant moves, integration and new technologies or materials.
• Manage 15-30 individual qualification projects at once. These will range from small to large working with general objectives, multiple and complex variables with limited or no guidance.
• Anticipate and identify risk and develop mitigation plans with cross functional team.
• Communicate and resolve technical, timing and budgetary issues related to projects as they arise and publishes regular status reports outlining project status, risks and issues.
• Create and maintain program charter for commercialized projects including scope, timeline and team action registers.
• Lead and support continuous improvement activity in relation to on time and high-quality launches

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Business, Technical or Engineering related discipline
• Minimum 4 years of experience in in engineering and manufacturing with 3 years project management experience, experience in plastics preferred
• Proven experience managing complex projects with multiple resources
• Strong interpersonal skills to communicate technical, operational and financial information while coordinating resources to complete projects within scope
• Proven ability to communicate, influence others and manage multiple resources
• Strong financial, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Experience with SPC, MS Office, SharePoint, MS Project, Smartsheet, SAP and PLM preferred
• Travel 20-25%

Competencies:

Amcor Leadership Framework Competencies

Core Competencies:

• Customer Focus
• Learning on the Fly
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Drive for Results
• Managerial Courage

3-5 Applicable ALF Competencies:

• Process Management
• Strategic Agility
• Organizational Awareness
• Influencing Others
• Directing Others

Relationships:

• ARPNA Plant coworkers
• Operations, Operations Engineering, Quality, Commercial, R&D and Supply Chain Leadership
• External customers

ADA Requirements:

Physical Requirements

Normal Vision

Distant Vision

Near Vision

Hearing/ Listening

Sitting

Talking/Speaking

Hand/Finger Dexterity

Walking

Standing

Stooping

Pushing/Pulling

Bending

Kneeling

Climbing

Lifting (amount 50+ pounds)

Carrying (amount 50+ pounds)

Driving- Forklift

Lifting (amount < 50 pounds)

Carrying (amount < 50 pounds)

Driving - Automobile/truck/van

Work Environment: Office Environment

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The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties, responsibilities, skills and/or abilities.

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:

• Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
• Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor's quality, service, and innovation
• Our investors benefit from Amcor's consistent growth and superior returns
• The environment is better off because of Amcor's leadership and products

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