If you are curious & creative, invested in not only your own success but also the growth of others, and believe in building the Great Australian Food Company, then you might be the one for us!

• Lead business-critical systems strategy, performance & adoption
• Join a collaborative Operational Excellence team
• Drive continuous improvement with strong stakeholder impact

The Role

As Systems Lead, you will maximise the value of key business systems by defining and executing system roadmaps, managing vendor partnerships, and ensuring strong alignment between business needs and technical solutions. Working within the Operational Excellence team, you'll drive system performance, user adoption, continuous improvement, and strategic enhancements that support Bega Group's broader business objectives. This is a highly collaborative role that bridges business and technology, ensuring systems remain effective, scalable, and deliver measurable value.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strategic system roadmaps aligned to organisational priorities and long-term business objectives
• Manage vendor relationships, contracts, service level agreements, licensing renewals, budgets, and escalations
• Partner with stakeholders to translate business needs into system initiatives and identify continuous improvement opportunities
• Lead prioritisation of enhancements, bug fixes, feature requests, and adoption initiatives to maximise business value
• Oversee system performance, availability, incident management, documentation, and user training activities

About you

• Experience with cloud-based EHSQ (eg. Intelex) and PLM/recipe management (eg. Hamilton Grant) systems is highly regarded.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, negotiation, and influencing skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions and communicate technical concepts clearly
• Deep understanding of software development lifecycles, project management methodologies (e.g. Agile or Scrum), and change management practices
• Tertiary qualification in Business, IT, Management, Science, or a related discipline, with demonstrated leadership capability

Bega Group Story

Bega Group is home to many trusted and iconic food and beverage brands. Whether it’s VEGEMITE on toast, a Dare  on the go or a Zooper Dooper on a hot day - you've probably grown up enjoying the iconic products we proudly manufacture every day.

Our growth story of becoming a successful ASX 200 listed company with an annual turnover in excess of $3 billion and over 3000 employees, is made possible by our dedicated workforce who live and breathe our values every day. We have a strong regional focus and proudly support the communities where we work, live and play. At the Bega Group, we are proud of our heritage and will continue to build great opportunities to encourage our people to develop and thrive. Come and be a part of our success story as we continue to build The Great Australian Food Company through creating Great Food for a Better Future!

Life at Bega Group

Company culture and our values are very important to us. From flexible working arrangements and regular social catch ups, we’re committed to fostering a supportive and agile work environment for our team.

• Join a dedicated, forward-thinking and innovative culture
• Grow with us, through opportunities for career development and progression
• Contribute by giving back to your community through charities we partner with
• Access to mental and physical health programs through our wellbeing portal and programs
• Enjoy excellent employee benefits, including flexible working, purchased leave options and salary continuance insurance

Applications

At Bega Group, diversity and inclusion is a business priority, we want everyone to be themselves regardless of their background, religion, sexual orientation, age or gender so we can truly reflect the customers and communities that we serve. No matter how you identify, we encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to work at the Bega Group.

We will accept applications from all people with the right to live and work in Australia.