New Zealand Job Openings

Fonterra

Head of Workforce Optimisation

Auckland

FULL TIME

August 29, 2024

General Information

Date Published

30-Aug-2024

Advertising Ends

13-Sep-2024

Country

New Zealand

Location

Auckland

Role Type

Work Type

Permanent

ID#

9880

Position Description

Our Co-operative

Fonterra’s strength is in the collective | Te Mātāpuna toa takitini

We are a Co-operative created and owned by Aotearoa New Zealand dairy farmers. Since our beginnings, collaboration, innovation, and passion have enabled us to share the goodness of our dairy with the world. We're committed to caring for the land, our animals, and every drop of milk, producing nutritious food with safe, quality ingredients loved here in New Zealand and around the world.

As part of the Fonterra Co-op, you'll be solving for a better future alongside a team connected by solid values as we strive to be a leader in dairy sustainability, dairy innovation and science, with a focus on New Zealand milk.

When you join Fonterra, you'll open yourself to a career of opportunities where you can grow with us by developing your skills, sharing your knowledge, and exploring diverse career paths that ignite your passions.

About the opportunity | Te whiwhinga mahi

Are you ready to lead transformative change in a dynamic and global environment? We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Head of Change & Optimisation to drive impactful programmes of work that shape the future of our organisation. This role is not just about managing change—it's about leading with purpose, ensuring our people and processes are aligned for long-term success.

As the Head of Change & Optimisation at Fonterra, you will play a pivotal role in supporting and executing strategic change within the Office of the Chief Operating Officer. Your leadership will be crucial in managing the people aspects of organisational redesign and transformation, ensuring we achieve our business objectives while managing legal, reputational, and relationship risks. You'll be a key player in delivering sustainable benefits, guiding stakeholders through change with confidence, care, and pragmatism.

You will play a critical role in driving change for our people and our Co-operative. The role is highly collaborative operating across our NZ footprint and the organisation to accelerate and deliver on our business objectives and long-term strategy.

Key responsibilities include:

Strategic Workforce Planning: experience in aligning workforce planning with organisational goals
Strategic Execution & leadership: Drive and implement programs aligned with our Long-Term Ambitions (LTA) to ensure sustainable business growth. Execute comprehensive tactical change initiatives with a focus on care, practicality, and adherence to our company’s values and policies.
Stakeholder Collaboration & co-design: Provide informal coaching and support to enhance the skills and confidence of our leaders and teams during periods of change and in the planning stages.

About you | Ko wai koe

You are a visionary leader with a strategic mindset and a strong track record in driving business transformation and organisational change, with particular focus on behavioural and people change. With your deep commercial acumen and expertise in employment relations, you excel at navigating complex environments and influencing at all levels of the organisation.

You are a strategic partner who balances big-picture thinking with the ability to execute with precision. Your communication skills are top-notch, enabling you to lead with empathy and pragmatism, while your collaborative approach ensures that you bring people along on the journey. Your understanding and ability to communicate context within significant change programs will be essential to your success, and will enable you to contribute to, and challenge strategic solutions.

To make an impact in this role you will have:

Proven HR Leadership experience including navigating union or industrial relations.
Experience in business transformation and organisational change.
Working across multifaceted programmes and projects simultaneously.
Knowledge of high performing teams and operational excellence/continuous improvement.
Experience in translating strategy into actionable plans that support business performance and growth.
Operational agility to adapt quickly to dynamic circumstances.
Strong communication skills.
Strong grasp of Employment Relations and union dynamics.
Demonstrated ability to use data-driven insights to inform strategic decisions.
Ability to deliver end to end large-scale change with care and level of pragmatism.
Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.

If this sounds like you and you’re looking to further your career with Fonterra, we look forward to hearing from you.

Our story | To Tatou Korero

Being part of Fonterra means being part of a unique history, realising the potential of dairy for generations to come, and solving for a better future together.

Whanaungatanga, our Co-operative spirit, guides a common strength and purpose
Manaakitanga is how we care for all our people at the heart of what we do
Kaitiakitanga ensures we care for the land, farming in a way that regenerates our farms and environment for future generations
Whakaohooho inspires us all with excellent career development opportunities, benefits, flexibility, and balance to suit everyone's lifestyles and choices
Our Co-operative is a place where everyone can be themselves, feel empowered to do their best, and are empowered to create goodness for generations.

Sound good to you? Come join our whānau and let’s solve for better, together. You, me, us together.

Tᾱtou tᾱtou.

#LI-MF1 #LI-JW

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