Beverage Manager

Welcome to Suntory Oceania | Nau mai ki Suntory Oceania

Craft your future with Suntory Oceania, a new $3b multi-beverage partnership between Suntory Global Spirits and Suntory Beverage & Food. Underpinned by quality, craftsmanship and a strong sense of purpose, our exciting new partnership will be powered by two manufacturing sites, five distribution centres and more than 1500 Suntorians across Australia and Aotearoa.

Our market-leading portfolio will have over 40 brands, including Jim Beam® and Maker's Mark® Bourbon, Hibiki® Japanese Whisky, Canadian Club® Whisky, -196, V Energy, Maximus, and Suntory BOSS Coffee. As One Suntory, we will be positioned as the fourth largest beverage player in the region, ready to ignite the category, creating more beverage moments from sunrise to sunset. Together, we will bring the best of Suntory to Oceania.

What is the opportunity? | He aha te kōwhiringa?

We’re looking for an experienced Beverage Manager to join our Supply Chain & Quality team at our Wiri manufacturing site in Auckland.

In this senior manufacturing leadership role, you will lead the delivery, optimisation and continuous improvement of our beverage manufacturing processes. You’ll play a critical role in driving safety, quality, efficiency, and capability across our Beverage teams, while progressing our semi-autonomous manufacturing vision through strong leadership, data-led improvement, and people development.

This is a high-impact role with ownership of process excellence, capital integration, and team engagement — ideal for a leader passionate about Monozukuri, continuous improvement, and developing high-performing manufacturing teams.

About you | Nō hea koe

You’re a confident manufacturing leader with deep FMCG experience, who thrives in complex, highly regulated environments. You lead with purpose, data and curiosity, and are passionate about coaching teams to achieve sustainable performance improvements.

You bring:

• Strong experience leading beverage or process manufacturing teams
• A continuous improvement mindset, grounded in Lean / Six Sigma practices
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and change leadership skills
• A commitment to safety, quality and people development
• The ability to balance short-term delivery with long-term strategic outcomes

If you’re not an expert in all of these areas, don’t worry. We value alignment to our values, learning agility, and how your unique experience can help us grow for good.

What’s in it for you? I He aha te mea e whiwhi ai koe?

• Grow your career – we like to promote from within and have incredible learning and development opportunities around the world  
• Generous incentive to reward your hard work
• An inclusive parental leave policy for both primary and secondary caregivers
• Gradual return to work to help you transition back from parental leave
• Flexible working – flexible hours and hybrid working
• Free parking on site
• We are committed to giving back to our communities, so we provide you with volunteer leave to do so

Our DEI Commitment

At Suntory, we recognise that diverse knowledge, perspectives, and backgrounds contribute to our collective success. We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where all individuals can bring their whole selves to work every day, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or any other protected characteristic.

Our recruitment and selection processes are designed to highlight what Suntory offers as an employer while allowing candidates to share their unique skills and experiences. We understand that career trajectories vary, and if you believe your experience/background can benefit our team, we encourage you to apply. We endeavour to make our interview process as inclusive as possible and offer reasonable accommodations as needed. Together, we can cultivate a workplace where everyone can thrive and propel our mission of Growing for Good.

Apply Now! | Me Tono Ināianei!