Human Resources Business Partner

Join a leading and iconic Beverages industry leader, during an exciting period of growth and change. Asahi Beverages is one of the leading beverage companies in Australia and New Zealand, producing quality alcohol and non-alcohol beverages.

An opportunity has arisen for a commercially focused HR Business Partner who thrives on change, pace, projects and workplace relations to join our Laverton site. Our new team member will partner with the Head of Manufacturing and their site leadership team to deliver our Supply Chain People Agenda.

Reporting to our Senior HR Business Partner, you will be accountable for driving the HR agenda for Laverton as per our Supply Chain 2025 People Plan, which aligns to the broader People and Corporate Affairs Strategy. The Senior HRBP will be based at our Abbotsford site, and there will be requirements at times to support our iconic Abbotsford Brewery with people activities and projects.

As a true Business Partner you will be expected to partner to develop solutions at a strategic commercial level, and provide operational HR support on the ground where required. The role has a diverse range of focus areas including; industrial relations, projects, diversity and inclusion, talent, and supporting our safety team with their initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Coach to drive a leader led organisation
• Partner to uplift capability across leadership and critical capabilities
• Champion DE&I activities, capability and leadership programs across Laverton and Abbotsford sites
• Drive understanding, completion rates and provide coaching on People Cycle activities
• Promote and support the embedding of Career Experiences Framework
• Support the development of functional Engagement initiatives.
• Partner with leaders to resolve industrial relations and employee relations issues
• Support, inform and educate site leaders on emerging or changes in legislation in partnership with Workplace Relations Team
• Execute relevant enterprise agreements
• Support execution of Supply Chain Transformation programs at site

About You

We are looking for an HR professional who thrives in an environment that is fast paced, dynamic, vibrant and challenging. You will be trusted to work autonomously whilst maintaining strong relationship with the broader HR team.

Sound like you so far? Other pieces of the puzzle we’re looking for include:

• A relevant HR or business-related degree
• Experience partnering in a large, complex and matrix organisation with large scale change and transformation projects
• Proven ability delivering people centric projects or cross-collaboration projects across industrial relations, change, talent, DEI, working with respective COE’s to deliver our people agenda
• Track record of building good relationships and credibility with business leaders based on solid commercial and operational understanding and an ability to identify business needs and go beyond just delivering defined HR solutions
• Sound familiarity with good HR specialist disciplines and how to best leverage these – ranging from talent management, recruitment, performance management, organisational development and design, compensation and benefits, to learning and development facilitation
• Experience in FMCG or Supply Chain and Manufacturing is preferred but not essential

Why Asahi Beverages?

Asahi Beverages is a leading multi-beverage organisation with a rich and varied history. Our regional head office is based in Melbourne, with sales, manufacturing and distribution centres located across Australia and New Zealand. We produce and market some of Australia’s most iconic beverage brands, including Schweppes, Pepsi Max, Gatorade, Cool Ridge, Great Northern, Carlton Draught, Vodka Cruiser, Asahi Super Dry and Allpress coffee. We have a great track record of success, we work at pace, our teams are high-performing, and there’s always a lot going on.  There are so many opportunities in our company for those ready to take them on!

We’re proud of who we are, and humble in how we work – we believe in creating a culture of excellence, innovation, and diversity. We offer a range of benefits such as product discounts, flexible work arrangements, health and wellness programs, and learning & development opportunities. We are passionate about our commitment to the communities we serve and are clear on our role in enhancing environmental sustainability and social responsibility.

We are a Circle Back Initiative employer and commit to responding to all applicants.