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? Crows Nest, Sydney ? Hands-On, Cross Functional Project Management At Real Pet Food, were building the future of pet nutrition. Were passionate about creating high-quality nutrition for pets, and here youll work on some of Australias most loved and trusted pet food brands, including Ivory Coat, Fussy Cat, VIP, Billy & Margot, Natures Gift, Love Em, Trilogy and Stockman & Paddock. We are excited to look to the market for a hands-on, high-impact Project Manager to help bring our innovation pipeline to life. This is not a role for spectators. Were looking for someone who leans in, takes ownership, and makes things happensomeone who can rally cross-functional teams, cut through complexity, and deliver outcomes. The Opportunity The Innovation Commercialisation Manager plays a critical role in shaping our future growth by leading a diverse portfolio of complex innovation, renovation, and supply projects from concept through to launch. This is not a role where you will manage your own team - you will manage your projects. Youll act as the central integrator across the business, ensuring alignment, momentum, and delivery excellence across Marketing, R&D, Operations, Technical, Procurement, Finance, Regulatory, and external manufacturing partners. This role is pivotal in strengthening governance, reducing launch risk, and improving the predictability of our innovation pipeline. What Youll Be Responsible For End-to-End Project Delivery Drive projects from initiation through to delivery, ensuring they land on time, in full, and within scope Own executionthis is a hands-on role, not just oversight Stage Gate Governance Lead and coordinate the Stage Gate process across innovation, renovation, and supply projects Ensure strong governance discipline, clear decision-making, and accountability at every stage Critical Path & Programme Management Build and actively manage critical paths across multiple projects Identify bottlenecks early and drive solutions at pace Cross-Functional Leadership Align diverse stakeholder groups and keep everyone moving in the same direction Influence without authority and bring teams with you Portfolio & Resource Visibility Provide clarity on priorities, capacity, and trade-offs across the innovation portfolio Support smarter, data-informed decision making Risk & Issue Management Proactively identify risks and dependencies Navigate complexity and ambiguity with confidence and resilience Reporting & Communication Deliver clear, concise updates to senior stakeholders Bring visibility, not noise KPI & Performance Management Track and improve delivery performance across the innovation portfolio Drive continuous improvement in how we execute What Were Looking For This role will suit someone who is: A doer, not a passenger you take ownership and follow through Resilient and focused you stay on track even when things get busy A natural influencer you build trust quickly and bring people with you Highly organised and commercially minded you see the bigger picture but manage the detail Credible across functions you can sit comfortably with technical, operational, and commercial teams Energising to work with you like people, and people like you Your Experience Proven experience delivering complex projects in FMCG or food manufacturing Strong exposure to working within a Stage Gate or structured innovation process Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional stakeholders across multiple sites Track record of improving delivery discipline, governance, and execution outcomes Experience working across end-to-end product development and commercialisation Why This Role Matters This role will help build a more capability-led, strategically aligned Innovation functionwith stronger governance, clearer ownership, and better delivery outcomes. Youll have real impact on how we bring products to marketand how we win. Our Values At Real Pet Food, we live by our values: Work as a Pack Make Your Mark Lead with Passion Change the Game If youre someone who gets things done, thrives in complexity, and wants to lead meaningful innovation work, wed love to hear from you. Whats next? If you''re ready to unleash your potential and make a real difference in the booming pet industry, then we want to hear from you! Next steps will include: An initial telephone interview followed by 2 face-to-face interviews including a case study 2 work references A psychometric test (depending on the job grade) We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversitys not a buzzword here, its in our DNA. Diverse perspectives shape our culture and make our work better. Thats why were committed to building inclusive teams that represent a variety of backgrounds and skills. If you need any reasonable adjustments, accessibility assistance or would like to note which pronouns you use at any stage of our hiring process, just contact us at accommodations: people&. We look forward to hearing from you. Please note: NO agencies will be considered during this process. We encourage you to refrain from submitting unsolicited profiles. #J-18808-Ljbffr