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Global Head of Engineering
Global Head of Engineering at Brambles
Definition and Direction Brambles is seeking a Global Head of Engineering—a senior executive dedicated to defining and leading the company’s global engineering strategy. This key role empowers the organisation to deliver world-class pallet pooling and supply chain operations across 60+ countries, setting autonomous technical direction, driving innovation, and aligning engineering capabilities with business growth, operational efficiency, safety, and sustainability.
The position partner’s closely with the Head of Global Supply Chain and regional leadership to advance advanced automation and "Plant of the Future" capabilities, while maintaining global engineering standards, governance, and best practices. The role balances global standardisation with regional adaptability to ensure scalable, cost-effective, and resilient solutions.
Under this leader, engineering unlocks step-change improvements in asset reliability, uptime, safety, and cost optimisation through innovation, automation, and disciplined investment governance.
Key Accountabilities
Strategic Engineering Leadership
• Provide global technical and engineering leadership across Brambles, ensuring alignment with supply chain objectives, safety requirements, and sustainability goals. • Develop and execute a global engineering strategy supporting business growth, operational excellence, automation, and long-term cost optimisation.
Transformation & Innovation
• Lead and inspire a diverse, multinational engineering organisation, building succession pipelines, capability uplift programmes, and a high-performance culture. • Own the global automation and "Plant of the Future" roadmap, overseeing major capital investments, technology deployments, and new facility builds. • Establish and enforce global engineering standards, safety protocols, and best practices, ensuring consistent application across regions and sites.
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Regional Scalability & Collaboration
• Partner closely with Regional Supply Chain Leaders to deliver locally tailored engineering solutions while maintaining global scalability and compliance. • Champion safety-first principles, risk management, and regulatory compliance with a focus on Zero Harm outcomes.
Sustainability & Financial Governance
• Drive sustainability through engineering innovation, including energy efficiency, emissions reduction, and responsible asset design. • Govern the global engineering portfolio, ensuring demand prioritisation against an ROI-focused investment approach. • Manage the global engineering budget, with authority over major capital investments and financial accountability.
Partnerships & Thought Leadership
• Serve as a thought leader in digital engineering, IoT, and asset management technologies, enhancing asset visibility and performance. • Build strategic vendor partnerships with OEMs, automation providers, and engineering services suppliers to drive value and competitive advantage.
About the Person
Qualifications & Profile
A highly credible, executive-level engineering leader, capable of influencing a global, matrix organisation with strategic vision and transformative impact.
Key Attributes:
✔ Exceptional visionary and strategic thinking with a proven track record in automation and supply chain innovation. ✔ People leadership in driving large, dispersed engineering teams, fostering collaboration and accountability. ✔ Ability to balance strategic priorities and disciplined execution in complex environments. ✔ Executive communication skills to distil complex technical insights for senior commercial and operational stakeholders. ✔ Resilience in ambiguity, with a changemaking mindset to optimise cost, safety, and performance at scale. ✔ Financial discipline, with experience in large-budget engineering investments and ROI analysis. ✔ Passion for safety, sustainability, and engineering excellence, with leadership capable of setting global standards.
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Experience & Qualifications
Education Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, or related). • Master’s degree or MBA preferred. • Safety, project management, automation, or logistics certifications an advantage.
Experience Essentials:
• Senior executive experience in global logistics, supply chain, or industrial engineering. • Delivery of large-scale engineering/automation programmes, including capital-intensive projects. • Leadership of large multi-site, multicultural engineering teams across international operations. • Experience in global governance, standards, and operating models within regulated environments. • Proven track record in building high-performing teams, developing talent, and embedding sustainable engineering cultures.
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