Senior Change Manager

General Information

Date Published

09-Oct-2025

Advertising Ends

19-Oct-2025

ID#

13461

Role Type

Strategy & Project Management

Work Type

Permanent Full-Time

Workplace Type

Hybrid

Country

New Zealand

Location

Auckland, Hamilton & North Waikato

Position Description

Our Co-operative

Ata whakaarohia tō āpōpō | Imagine Tomorrow with Us

At Te Mātāpuna Fonterra, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves.

Whether you're early in your career or ready for your next step, Fonterra offers a unique opportunity to grow with a global dairy co-operative that values care, collaboration, and contribution.

Owned by New Zealand dairy farmers and supported by a dedicated team, we are all working together to create a better future. Imagine tomorrow with us, where your career can grow, and you can create positive change.

He kupu mō mātou | About us

We are embracing a new vision and strategic direction with a centralised engineering, capital and technical group for COO. Global Engineering & Technical represents a transformative step in our journey towards engineering excellence and strategic innovation to deliver our long term asset strategy within COO. It will drive positive change by enhancing strategic delivery, efficiency, and agility, streamline risk management, standardise operations, simplify processes, improve communication and enhance career pathways for engineers within a recognised centre of excellence, ensuring a sustainable future.

Mō tēnei tūranga | About the Opportunity

Are you ready to lead transformative change at scale? We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Senior Change Manager to play a key role in a brand-new, optimisation programme that will shape the future of how we work through advanced analytics, predictive maintenance and intelligent diagnostics with our assets.

Supporting our newly formed Asset Intelligence Centre of Excellence you will lead and deliver impactful change to enable the successful adoption and long-term sustainability of the benefits of this significant investment. You will partner and collaborate with project teams, sponsors and business units to execute change strategies and detailed change management plans, ensuring our people are supported through the change process and that this change is aligned with project priorities, budget and the broader business objectives.

Core responsibilities will include:

Leading the development and execution of change strategies and plans for complex or transformational initiatives.
Managing stakeholder engagement, communications, training and documentation to support successful change adoption.
Coaching sponsors and leaders to activate change within their teams.
Coordinate with other change functions to align timing, messaging and stakeholder impacts for cohesive delivery
Measuring change effectiveness and implementing improvements.
Planning for long-term sustainability of change in business-as-usual environments.
Collaborating with IT and business teams to ensure consistent and effective change practices.

This is a hands-on role where you’ll be expected to roll up your sleeves — from developing change plans and communications through to facilitating training, building change capability and driving stakeholder engagement. You’ll contribute to continuous improvement by measuring change effectiveness and embedding enduring support mechanisms post-implementation.

Mōu | About You

You are an experienced and confident change leader with a strong track record of delivering change in both Agile and Waterfall environments. You bring sound organisational change management, ideally with exposure to digital, ERP (e.g. SAP) or manufacturing transformation initiatives.

You are known for your ability to influence at all levels, coach others through change and navigate complex stakeholder environments. Your communication and facilitation skills are exceptional, and you’re comfortable leading teams, managing competing priorities and driving outcomes in dynamic settings.

You’ll also bring:

• A tertiary qualification or equivalent experience

• A recognised Change Management certification (e.g. PROSCI)

• Strong business acumen and understanding of technology and process change

• Experience in coaching and leading change teams

• A passion for continuous improvement and delivering enduring change

• Experience ideally from large-scale, complex manufacturing environments

If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact and help shape the future of how we work, we’d love to hear from you.

Ngā Aura | Our Values

At Fonterra, our values of Good Together, Better Every Day, and Every Drop Counts, are for everyone – no matter your background, identify or experience. These values guide us in delivering exceptional outcomes for our farmers, customers, communities, and each other. Discover how your values align with ours by taking our Values Quiz

Tā mātou oati | Our Commitment to You

We care for our people globally. Our comprehensive benefits support your well-being, development, and work-life balance:

Fair and equitable pay
Health and well-being programs (medical, mental health support)
Professional development opportunities
Career growth support
Work-life balance options (flexible/hybrid working where possible)
Employee recognition
Support for community involvement and cultural connection

To learn more, visit Fonterra Careers

Ngā Mahi | A Career of Opportunities

At Te Mātāpuna Fonterra, we are inspired by purpose and guided by our principles and values. Together, we create goodness for generations and make a global impact at a local level. As part of our Co-operative, you are an everyday creator, imagining what Fonterra, dairy, and you can be here.

Tātou Tātou | Join Us

Does this sound good to you? Come join our whānau - bring your whole self, and let's solve for better together.

You, me, us together, Tātou, tātou.

He Wāhi mō te Katoa | Together, we're shaping a future of inclusion.

Inclusion is key to our Co-operative. We're building a team that reflects the diverse world we live in, believing it drives better decisions and innovation.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds (ethnicities, genders, identities, orientations, ages, abilities, neurotypes, cultures, religions).

Even if you don't meet every requirement listed, we encourage you to apply; we value your potential and growth.

If you face accessibility issues or need accommodations during the process, please contact your recruiter. We ensure fair participation, allowing you to be at your best. Tātou, tātou.

Applications close at midnight on Sunday 19th October

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