4 Operational Efficiency jobs in Australia

Title:
Business Operations Manager
Who We Are
KBR Government Solutions delivers full life cycle professional and technical solutions that improve operational readiness and drive innovation. Our solutions help ensure mission success on land, air, sea, space, and cyberspace for the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, NASA, and other federal agencies. KBR's areas of expertise include engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT, and cybersecurity.
This role is with KBR's Government Solutions U.S. division. This project will provide the Customer's Headquarters facilities and outlying buildings with services necessary to ensure optimal performance and utilization of the facility infrastructure, including, but not limited to, Operation & Maintenance (O&M), recapitalization, renovations, design, construction, records management, repairs to correct identified deficiencies or adverse impacts to operational capabilities, and improvements leveraging innovative and technological solutions.
Who You Are
KBR seeks a seasoned Business Operations Manager who, with broad autonomy, will lead the administrative and operational facets of one or more government services projects within the framework set by the Program Manager, customer needs, and contractual obligations. This role demands a professional who has honed their skills over at least a decade, with a minimum of five years in a management capacity, adept at navigating the complexities of project oversight and skilled at driving interdepartmental coordination to surpass review and approval benchmarks.
What You'll Do
As a Business Operations Manager, you will:
+ Ensuring the seamless 24x7 functioning of mission-critical environments, recognizing the paramount need for continuous infrastructure availability
+ Institute organizational structure, define departmental responsibilities, and form positive working relationships between internal functional areas improving communication and overall project management for the program.
+ Coordinate and streamline operational process, procedure and reporting across multiple sites
+ Support the Program Manager in reviewing business systems administration, resources, procedures and methods to improve operational effectiveness, utility and efficiency
+ Sustaining and enhancing client relationships through consistent communication, providing updates on KBR's initiatives, suggesting enhancements, responding to evolving requirements, fostering collaborative dynamics, and soliciting client feedback to gauge KBR's performance
+ Provide and lead an appropriately skilled workforce to carry out the functions of the SOW
+ Responsible for: Ensuring community of support during Contractor personnel change; Interfacing Contractor Officer (CO), COTR, and GPOC; Delivery of all site specific contract requirements
+ Coordinate, supervise, and plan the total work effort associated with renovations and capital improvement work
+ Establish procedures, develop, and implement programs for Mission critical and increase efficiencies
+ Act as the central point of contact for COTR or GPOC for facilities related work
+ Responsible for notifying GPOC on facilities significant events; Ability to compile summaries of events, critical actions accomplished, plans for completion or remediation and brief to site management in various forums
+ Responsible for the management of Work Orders to include resource management and interfacing with customer representatives
+ Adhering strictly to contractual terms to prevent revenue loss and maximize financial outcomes
+ Systematically managing risks by conducting regular evaluations and pinpointing substantial business risks for KBR, as delegated by the Program Manager or Deputy Program Manager
+ Anticipating future client needs and on contract growth opportunities by conducting thorough onsite assessments of client operations and proposing comprehensive project strategies
+ Utilizing analytical tools and methodologies to assess client organizations, secure engagements with considerable profitability potential, and guide the transformation of the client's current operations to their future state
+ Advocating for a culture that prioritizes Quality and Safety throughout all program aspects.
+ Instituting processes and protocols to accurately and promptly track and report data across all sites, ensuring compliance with contractual reporting requirements
+ Embracing new challenges with a propensity for inventive problem-solving and the enhancement or creation of procedures for optimized outcomes
This role will be located in Alice Springs, Australia at a 4,400-acre facility with approximately 687,000 square feet of mission and support space. The Business Operations Manager will be expected to travel between our facilities in Alice Springs and the local area. This position is expected to be onsite 100%.
Requirements
+ A degree in Finance, Business, or Accounting from an accredited university
+ Demonstrated experience working on programs utilizing foreign currency
+ Demonstrated analytical skills and programmatic planning for budgeting and contract management oversight
+ Demonstrated ability to meet short timelines
+ Possess an active TS/SCI U.S. Security Clearance with Counterintelligence polygraph or Host Nation PV clearance
+ A wealth of experience, with a minimum of 10 or more years experience in roles of increasing responsibility and complexity, preferably within a program managing 250+ personnel
+ A track record of establishing and maintaining practices that ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness, supported by an analytical approach that leverages historical data to optimize equipment reliability and costs
+ Demonstrated expertise in strategic planning, organizing, directing, decisive problem-solving, and the ability to engage effectively with both staff and clients at all levels
+ Knowledge of process improvement models (e.g. LEAN/Six Sigma, ISO 9000)
+ Proficient knowledge and experience in the use of project management concepts to manage items including, but not limited to: project schedule, scope, cost, risk, and deliverables and related metrics
+ Experience planning and implementing large-scale facility and logistics projects
+ Knowledge of U.S. government exercise or crisis management communities and experience planning, coordinating and executing support to special events
+ Familiarity with 24/7/365 operational environment
Belong, Connect and Grow at KBRAt KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team's philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver - Together.
KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Description
Amazon Business (AB) is re-inventing B2B eCommerce by offering business customers of all sizes the same advantages Amazon has already brought to consumers including broad selection, low pricing, unique delivery experiences, and great customer service. WW Amazon Business Ops (AB Ops) is building the operations and supply chain solutions that will enable AB's rapid growth by re-engineering many parts of our supply chain to offer bulk, consolidated, pallet deliveries and many other services that business customers require.
The AB Operations Analyst will partner with program managers across AU AB Ops on improving last mile performance for AB commercial shipments, analysing delivery experience metrics, investigating complex customer issues and escalations, and lending execution support for bulk or high value orders. You will collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders across the business such as AB Sales, AB Customer Support, AMZL, AMXL and 3P. This role will be tactical in nature, and you'll conduct your own research and analysis, always with an eye on the long-term vision of the business. Skills such as cross-team coordination, data analysis and communicating to senior management are essential. This role provides a great opportunity to strengthen the foundations of Amazon's B2B operations in AU and offers the opportunity to influence business decisions and shape the future.
Key job responsibilities
- Manage high-level customer escalations and feedback, including analysing Voice of Customer (VOC) data and attending weekly business reviews
- Conduct deep-dive data analysis on top-performing locations, 3rd party vendor performance, and business operating hours
- Analyse data and drive improvements that are quantified with metrics
- Support program managers with critical business initiatives and programs
- Communicate updates to program managers and senior management
- Oversee the customer onboarding process for a key service offering
- Govern KPI reporting for portfolio programs, providing visibility to milestones, and performance
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- 3+ years of working with computers and Microsoft Office products and applications experience
- 3+ years of data analysis and formula creation in Microsoft Excel experience
- Knowledge of SQL
- Knowledge of VBA and Excel Macro creation and modification
- Experience using data to drive root cause elimination and process improvement
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with end-to-end project management
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related technical or quantitative field
- Familiarity with supply chain management concepts - forecasting, planning, optimization, logistics - gained through work experience or graduate level education.
Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
IDE statement:
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Description
Amazon is seeking a skilled, motivated and customer obsessed Learning Business Partner with a history of high performance and creativity to support our Global Operations Learning & Development initiatives within the APAC region.
This role will support our Go to Market team, responsible for driving learning solutions that enable operational excellence across the organisation. You will serve as a strategic partner; bridging the gap between operations leaders, HR and product teams to identify, develop, and implement effective learning solutions while ensuring continuous improvement and measurable business impact.
The Learning Business Partner will be a passionate customer and learner advocate, to communicate clearly and concisely in a way which motivates others to action, to have proven capabilities in managing projects as well as to demonstrate attention to detail and the ability to effectively manage, often competing, priorities.
The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with a passion for customer experience, a high level of flexibility, commitment, and the ability to continuously improve the process of managing strategy, management and talent development activities across APAC operations.
Key job responsibilities
- Work with the central product function to conduct comprehensive learning needs analyses to identify skill gaps and development opportunities
- Translate business challenges into learning requirements and opportunities
- Partner with operations leaders to understand strategic priorities and align learning solutions accordingly
- Collaborate with product teams to communicate learning requirements and ensure solutions meet business needs
- Drive rapid deployment and acceleration of learning initiatives to meet business demands
- Lead end-to-end implementation of learning solutions across designated markets
- Create and maintain execution roadmaps to ensure timely delivery of learning programs
- Performance measurement & continuous improvement of Learning Programs
- Develop and execute change management strategies to drive program adoption
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Learning & Development, Human Resources, Business or related field
- 5+ years experience in a HR Business Partner, Learning and Development, people related functions or similar role
- Proven track record of successful stakeholder management
- Demonstration of strong project management executing multiple programs with conflicting deadlines in to varying markets
- Excellence in needs analysis and solution design
- Experience in implementing large-scale learning programs
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated ability to use a technology first approach
- Demonstrated ability to influence others and execute in a customer-centric manner
- Experience planning and coordinating training, large meetings or events
- Work experience with career progression in the field of training and development
- Learning facilitation experience
Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
IDE statement:
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.