Head of BI Operations- ANZ | Sydney

Job Description

Mauri, a business unit of GWF, is passionate about all things made with high quality bakery ingredients and Animal Feeds. We are a leading industry supplier in Australia and New Zealand and align closely with our customers to create products and develop solutions that help their business' grow. 

Since the foundations for Mauri were built by the Mauri Brothers and Weston Family, it has been our philosophy to do good in the world. We believe that our success will help create a more sustainable future and growth for our business. We are Mauri and our purpose is, Together, we sustainably feed the nation. To learn more about our business, please visit www.mauri.com.au and www.gwf.com.au.

Mauri is seeking a Head of BI Operations ANZ to lead operational performance across our Australian Bakery Ingredients manufacturing sites at Wetherill Park and Camellia, with a strong dotted‑line relationship to our Hamilton (NZ) site. The role may be based across our Australian sites, with regular travel to Sydney and other key operational locations required.

Reporting to the Operational Excellence Director, this is a senior leadership position accountable for delivering safe, efficient and customer‑focused operations across a multi‑site manufacturing network, while shaping a future‑ready operating model. This role will be responsible for:

• Leading multi‑site bakery ingredients operations with a clear focus on safety, quality, service and cost discipline.
• Translating Mauri's strategy into practical operational plans, balancing future‑state thinking with brilliant execution of the fundamentals.
• Driving production performance through disciplined planning, standard operating systems and consistent governance across sites.
• Championing cost management and continuous improvement, with a strong understanding of value drivers and operational efficiency.
• Ensuring uncompromising people safety and food safety
• Strengthening customer experience, maintaining high product quality standards and proactively managing quality risk.
• Leading with edge and developing people through building capability, succession and a strong performance culture.
• Strategically ‘double‑hat' and purposefully collaborate across Mauri & AB Mauri

We're seeking a confident, commercially minded operations leader who operates comfortably between the big picture and operational detail. You bring the judgement to move at pace and stay focused on building sustainable, long‑term capability. You will hold senior operations leadership experience—ideally within food, ingredients or agricultural processing, and bring a clear ambition to grow in this role and into future leadership opportunities within the business.

You will demonstrate strong strategic capability, with the ability to anticipate future operating needs and lead change effectively, underpinned by proven experience in cost control, process optimisation and continuous improvement. Highly self-aware and learning agile, you are genuinely committed to developing others, building succession, and lifting capability across the organisation, with exceptional communication skills and the ability to collaborate across Mauri and AB Mauri.

At Mauri, we hold Safe, Courageous, Trusting, and Collaborative as our core values. As a diverse business with a proud heritage, we offer a broad range of career opportunities and development.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, we would love to hear from you. Submit your confidential application to Matthew Saleh, People & Performance Manager via email to matthew.saleh@gwf.com.au. Please ensure your line manager is aware of your application. Let us know how we can create a positive, barrier-free process for you. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disabilities.

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