Multi-brand FMCG distributor across Australia and New Zealand
Suntory Oceania operates a $3B beverage portfolio across 40 brands with dual manufacturing sites and five distribution hubs spanning Australia and New Zealand. The tech stack is deeply rooted in ERP (SAP S/4HANA, APO, EWM) and BI (Power BI, Databricks), reflecting a supply-chain-first operation — yet hiring momentum is split between sales (11 roles), manufacturing (8), and logistics (4), signaling simultaneous pushes on commercial growth and operational throughput after the carbon-neutral Ipswich facility came online.
Suntory Oceania is a regional beverage and spirits distributor formed by consolidating Suntory Global Spirits and Suntory Beverage & Food operations across Australia and New Zealand. The company manages 40 market-leading brands through five distribution centers, two manufacturing facilities, and over 1,500 employees. In 2023, Suntory completed a $400M greenfield manufacturing site in Ipswich, Queensland — the largest single FMCG investment in Australia over the prior decade — designed to unlock new capacity and carbon-neutral operations. The company maintains full end-to-end portfolio control and serves customer bases across both countries.
Two local manufacturing sites, including a new $400M carbon-neutral facility in Ipswich, Queensland completed recently. The Ipswich site spans 17 hectares and was the largest single FMCG investment into Australia in the past decade.
Enterprise backbone: SAP S/4HANA, SAP APO (supply planning), SAP EWM (warehouse management). Analytics: Power BI, Databricks, DAX, SQL, Python, R. CRM: Salesforce with Maps. Also uses SCADA for manufacturing control and Excel for modeling.
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