Supplier Innovation Lead
Job no: 50024538
Work type: Full Time
Location: Melbourne - North
Supplier Innovation Lead
- Positive culture & collaborative environment
- Permanent full-time opportunity
- Essendon Fields, based on-site
Drive sustainability, innovation and real impact across Visy’s supplier network.
Role Details:
We’re looking for a Supplier Innovation Lead to join our Sustainable Procurement & Innovation team and help shape the future of how Visy partners with suppliers. This role is ideal for someone who is energised by solving operational challenges, building strong relationships, and turning innovative ideas into commercial reality.
Reporting to the GM Sustainable Procurement & Innovation, you will work closely with Procurement, Operations, R&D, and our strategic suppliers to deliver sustainability‑focused innovation that drives value, efficiency, and environmental impact.
What you’ll do
- Lead and manage a pipeline of supplier‑driven innovation projects, with a strong focus on sustainability and practical site‑level outcomes.
- Conduct market research and translate insights into executable initiatives across materials, processes, and operational improvements.
- Work across procurement, operations, technical teams and suppliers to connect the dots and ensure projects progress from concept through to implementation.
- Engage directly with sites to understand on‑the‑ground challenges, ask the right questions, and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Collaborate closely with Category Leads to prioritise, coordinate and deliver impactful innovation activity.
- Influence stakeholders at all levels, challenge assumptions constructively, and build momentum for change across the business.
About you
You will have:
- 3–5+ years’ experience in procurement, innovation, manufacturing, engineering, sustainability or supplier‑facing roles.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills — able to influence, facilitate, and build trusted relationships.
- Solid experience in project management, ideally in complex operational environments.
- The capability and flexibility to travel to multiple Visy sites, including interstate, as needed.
- Curiosity, initiative, and the confidence to lead conversations, challenge ideas, and uncover insights at all levels.
- Experience in packaging, sustainability, circularity, or manufacturing is advantageous but not essential — we value capability and attitude just as much as technical background.
What you’ll love when you join us:
Sustainability: Contribute to sustainability initiatives that make a difference.
Supportive Environment: Be part of a team that values safety, respect, and collaboration.
Career Growth: Opportunities for further training and career advancement within the company
Lifestyle balance: Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
About Visy
Visy is powering the circular economy, closing the loop between packaging, remanufacturing and recycling. Over 75 years, we've grown to 7,000 employees and 150 global operations – predominately in Australia and New Zealand.
We believe materials are not recycled until they’ve been made into new products. We collect and sort recyclable materials like paper, cardboard, glass, plastics and metals from households and businesses, and locally remanufacture them back into new, sustainable packaging. From cardboard boxes, water bottles and jam jars to food and beverage cans, we are using recycled content to power Australia and New Zealand’s food and beverage packaging industry.
Ready to make a difference? Apply now and be a key player in shaping our future!
You will be required to meet Visy’s employment criteria which will include a criminal history check
Visy is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.
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