Manager - Innovation & Partnerships
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 1, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 20, 2026.
The Role
Reporting to the Head of Research and Development, the Manager - Innovation & Partnerships leads a team of three direct reports and supports the governance and coordination of CBH’s innovation portfolio across the grain supply chain.
You will work closely with teams across CBH and build relationships with external partners to identify opportunities, guide initiatives and support commercially valuable outcomes. The role also oversees portfolio reporting, budgeting, communications and change activities to help innovation initiatives progress effectively.
Responsibilities include:
- Lead the governance and strategic direction of CBH’s innovation portfolio, ensuring initiatives align with business priorities and deliver commercially valuable outcomes.
- Manage, support and develop a team of three, creating an inclusive and collaborative environment that encourages strong performance and shared accountability.
- Establish trusted partnerships across CBH and with research institutions, industry organisations, technology providers and other external stakeholders.
- Identify and evaluate emerging technologies, industry developments and partnership opportunities that could improve efficiency, automation and organisational capability.
- Oversee portfolio performance, budgeting, reporting and change impacts, providing clear insights and recommendations to support informed decision-making.
About You:
- Experience across innovation, technology, transformation, commercialisation, research or portfolio management in a large or complex organisation.
- Strong commercial judgement and the ability to connect emerging ideas, partnerships and technologies with practical business needs and measurable outcomes.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent professional experience, with exposure to agriculture, supply chains or another operational industry viewed favourably.
- An inclusive and supportive leadership style, with experience setting direction, developing capability and encouraging shared accountability within a team.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a collaborative approach to building trust across business, research, technology and industry stakeholders.
Why work with CBH?
Work with meaning and being part of something bigger
Play a critical role in moving WA’s grain from paddocks to ports, and on to countries all around the world. With an advanced logistics network and grain trading on a global level, we provide growers with first-class representation in the world’s food supply chain.
We value you
CBH is a large, complex and interesting business. We value autonomy and the unique perspective you offer. The difference you make is seen and recognised.
Your time is important
We know you have family and a life outside of work and we know this is important. We provide the flexibility and work-life balance that allows you to be there for the moments that matter.
CBH offer a range of employee focused benefits aimed to encourage a healthy work life balance, including:
- 13-weeks paid parental leave that can be taken in a flexible way to suit unique family needs;
- Free on-site gym facilities;
- Ongoing training and professional development to support your growth and help you achieve your goals;
- Corporate Employee discounts including travel, health insurance funds and financial services;
- Employee assistance program;
- Salary sacrificing scheme.
We'd love to hear from you
CBH welcomes applications from diverse backgrounds, embracing inclusivity and diversity in our workforce.
To find out more about working with CBH visit http://careers.cbh.com.au
Please note we are not accepting agency applications.
If you are already employed directly by CBH, please log in using your CBH email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.