Kia ora!

The future of our airline depends on the strength of the decisions we make long before an aircraft leaves the gate. As General Manager Supply Chain (Delivery Unit Lead), you will shape one of Air New Zealand's most critical enterprise capabilities, setting the direction for an integrated supply chain that ensures the materials, tooling, ground support equipment (GSE) and inflight supplies are available to enable safe, reliable aircraft operations while delivering the lowest total lifecycle cost.

As part of our Tech Ops leadership team, you'll lead an enterprise Delivery Unit that sits at the heart of how Air New Zealand performs. You'll align multiple teams behind shared priorities, balancing long term strategy with operational excellence to deliver the best business outcomes. Working across Procurement, Supplier Relationship Management, Inventory Planning, Global Distribution, GSE and Performance and Sustainability, you'll build trusted partnerships across the business, with suppliers and with our unions to strengthen capability and deliver sustainable commercial outcomes.

You'll create an environment where people feel valued, respected and empowered to contribute their best. Leading with purpose, you'll provide clarity through complexity, make confident decisions, foster accountability and build the capability needed to strengthen our supply chain today while preparing it for tomorrow.

How you'll make an impact

• Set the strategic direction for the Supply Chain Delivery Unit, aligning planning, execution and continuous improvement to deliver outstanding operational, commercial and customer outcomes.
• Lead and develop high performing teams while embedding lasting cultural change across a complex operational environment.
• Leverage AI enabled tools, digital forecasting and data driven insights to strengthen planning, optimise inventory and improve supply chain resilience.
• Ensure the availability of materials, tooling, GSE and inflight supplies, optimising inventory, supplier performance and distribution networks to support safe, reliable operations at the lowest total lifecycle cost.
• Build trusted partnerships across the business, with suppliers and unions, creating alignment that supports organisational change and operational excellence.
• Lead the successful supply chain delivery of new aircraft programmes and fleet upgrades.
• Champion sustainable, ethical and compliant supply chain practices, including fulfilling the regulatory responsibilities of Senior Person for Supply Chain under Part 145.
• Make clear decisions in ambiguity, address issues early and lead with composure when the supply chain is under pressure.

Success in this role will be measured through stronger commercial outcomes, increased supply chain resilience, successful transformation, sustained regulatory compliance, high team engagement and trusted partnerships across the business.