Innovation Excellence Lead

Company description:

At Tip Top Bakeries, we're proud to produce an extensive range of wholesome sliced bread, muffins, crumpets, pies, and bakery snacks. Our purpose of ‘Everyday Moments of Goodness' represents the lives we touch and the difference we make. Those moments that bring a smile, make us proud, or keep us safe, are moments we strive for through our work.

We take pride in supporting our people to learn, grow, and develop throughout their careers with Tip Top Bakeries. We believe in the power of an inclusive and diverse workforce and invest in meaningful initiatives to remove barriers and enable our employees to have a satisfying and rewarding career with us. Our vision for Tip Top Bakeries is an organisation where everyone belongs, everyone is valued, and everyone has equal opportunity.

Join the team and be part of one of our iconic brands like Tip Top, Abbotts Bakery, Bürgen and Golden.

Job description:

• Lead the governance and delivery of Tip Top's innovation project portfolio
• Drive continuous improvement of innovation processes, systems and ways of working
• North Ryde based - Hybrid working, 3 days in office

At Tip Top, innovation is at the heart of how we grow, evolve and delight consumers. We're looking for an experienced Innovation Excellence Lead to manage our innovation operating framework and help bring new products and ideas to market.

Reporting to the Head of Marketing, you'll play a pivotal role in managing Tip Top's innovation portfolio, ensuring projects are effectively governed, prioritised and delivered. Working across Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance and Commercial teams, you'll be the driving force behind bringing innovation to life and continuously improving the way we work.

Purpose of the Role

• Own and continuously improve Tip Top's innovation operating framework and governance processes
• Lead the management of the innovation portfolio, ensuring projects progress effectively through the NPD lifecycle
• Facilitate key innovation forums, including Stage Gate reviews, IBP processes and portfolio governance meetings
• Provide leadership reporting, portfolio insights and recommendations to support business decision-making
• Drive innovation process adoption and project management capability building across the business
• Partner with site leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to identify and remove barriers impacting innovation delivery
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives that enhance project delivery, collaboration and commercial outcomes
• Manage innovation-related compliance activities, reporting requirements and budget oversight

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience leading innovation, commercialisation, NPD, PMO or project portfolios within FMCG, manufacturing or related industries
• Strong project management and governance capability, including exposure to Stage Gate or similar frameworks
• Proven experience influencing and collaborating across multiple business functions
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to drive outcomes without direct authority
• Experience identifying opportunities to simplify processes and improve ways of working
• Excellent communication, presentation and reporting skills
• A natural problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced and changing environmen

Working with Tip Top, we offer many benefits including:

• Family-friendly policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave, additional paid time off to ease back to work and ongoing superannuation contributions during unpaid parental leave
• Recognition and award programs, including access to our online rewards platform
• Health and wellbeing programs including access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program, and on-site physiotherapy services
• Flexible working options
• Access to an extensive range of internal trainings and development programs for your career
• Financial support for approved study pathways, as well as traineeship and apprenticeship programs
• Two paid volunteer days per year as part of our focus on Community Partnerships
• Novated Leasing Options

Start the Conversation

If this role sounds like you and you're eager to learn, grow, and help create everyday moments of goodness, we want to hear from you. To apply for this opportunity please submit your application by clicking on the ‘apply now' button.

Our Recruitment Process typically consists of a brief, prearranged telephone or video call, followed by 1-2 interviews in-person or over Zoom/Teams. We're happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs. Let us know your needs in providing a positive, barrier-free recruitment process via phone on (02) •••• •200 or email to ttpeopleservices@gwf.com.au . Please do not call to enquire about this position as the phone number is for requesting accessibility needs only.

During the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which include a medical (includes drug & alcohol testing) and a criminal record check.

At Tip Top we strive to create a place where Everyone belongs, Everyone is valued, and Everyone has equal opportunity. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures - including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability.

Important: We have been alerted to scam emails falsely claiming to represent George Weston Foods. Please note that we will never offer employment without a formal recruitment process, ask for payment, or request sensitive information via external links or unsolicited messages. All official communication will come from verified company channels.