About the role

  • Obsolescence Project Manager overseeing parts obsolescence across supply chain lifecycle. Focused on minimizing impacts and ensuring timely project delivery aligned with strategic values.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the end-to-end obsolescence process for assigned projects, ensuring clear visibility of risk, drivers, and financial impacts across the supply chain.
  • Contribute to concept papers by facilitating cross-functional discussions to recommend appropriate obsolescence provisioning.
  • Develop and secure approval for project budgets, targets, and mitigation plans that minimise financial exposure.
  • Identify opportunities to reduce obsolescence and drive the required actions.
  • Manage project milestones and reporting, including generating detailed monthly updates and presenting insights to stakeholders.
  • Strengthen cross-functional engagement by being the key point of contact for Manufacturing, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Product Development.
  • Champion continuous improvement by analysing root causes, enhancing processes, and ensuring consistent best-practice approaches across all obsolescence projects.

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in a complex manufacturing or supply chain environment
  • Strong understanding of supply chain principles, including experience with the S&OP cycle and related activities
  • Demonstrated analytical capability, commercial acumen, and the ability to interpret financial impacts
  • Proven experience driving results through cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management
  • High proficiency in systems usage, with the ability to quickly learn new tools and manage visibility/tracking platforms
  • Strong process and systems thinking, with the ability to develop effective recommendations across the end-to-end supply chain
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships, influence outcomes, and champion change.

Benefits

  • Generous discounts on Fisher & Paykel and Haier products
  • Life & disability insurance
  • Discounted medical cover
  • Access to superannuation scheme
  • Subsidised staff café
  • Free car parking when on-site

Job title

Obsolescence Project Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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