General Manager Finance - Supply Chain

At Pact Group, we’re creating smarter ways to reduce waste and keep valuable resources in circulation. Across Packaging, Reuse, Recycling and Contract Manufacturing, we partner with trusted brands to deliver innovative solutions that support our vision to lead the Circular Economy.

About this opportunity

This is a high-impact opportunity for an accomplished commercial finance leader to influence the direction and performance of Pact Group’s supply chain function.

Reporting to the EGM Supply Chain, you will act as the primary strategic finance partner to the Supply Chain Leadership Team. You will bring a strong financial and commercial lens to strategy development, operational performance and key business decisions, balancing constructive challenge with genuine partnership.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Provide commercially focused financial advice, analysis and constructive challenge to support sound decision-making.
• Monitor financial and operational performance through relevant KPIs, supply chain metrics and budget targets.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities across the supply chain and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Develop cost-to-serve analysis and reporting to improve visibility and management of supply chain costs.
• Deliver recurring and ad hoc analysis across profitability, pricing, asset utilisation, labour productivity, products, customers and services.
• Translate business analysis into meaningful insights that improve supply chain efficiency and effectiveness.
• Support planning, budgeting and forecasting activities, bringing a clear supply chain perspective to Group Finance.
• Contribute to commercial negotiations, business projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead and develop a high-performing finance team, fostering accountability, professional growth and operational excellence.
• Champion compliance with Pact Group’s health, safety and environmental requirements

Your skills and experience

To be successful in this role, you’ll have:

• Extensive commercial finance and financial management experience within a fast-moving business environment.
• Expert financial analysis skills, with the ability to convert complex information into clear insights for finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Strong management accounting knowledge, including experience in pricing and commercial negotiations.
• Demonstrated success partnering with senior leaders and working across cross-functional teams.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing finance professionals.
• A track record of driving process improvement and operational excellence.
• Strong influencing, communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• The confidence to challenge constructively, manage competing priorities and make decisions under pressure.
• A proactive and innovative approach to solving complex business problems.
• M&A experience, including integrations and separations.

• Tertiary qualifications in finance, accounting, commerce or business.
• CPA or CA qualification.
• Postgraduate qualifications, such as an MBA, will be highly regarded.

Why Join Pact Group?

This role offers the opportunity to operate as a trusted senior adviser, shape supply chain strategy and directly influence financial and operational performance. You will work across Finance and Supply Chain, lead meaningful improvement initiatives and help strengthen the value Finance delivers to the broader business.

If you are a strategic finance leader who enjoys turning analysis into action and influencing complex business decisions, we would welcome your application.