Regional Logistics Manager

Job title : Regional Logistics Manager
Location : Melbourne
Job type : Permanent or Full Time
Job reference : 1558263
Are you an experienced logistics leader with a passion for best in class solutions, including automation, that is ready for your next challenge?

This newly created, pivotal role, offers the opportunity to manage complex, multi-site distribution centre (DC) operations across Victoria and South Australia. You will join an ASX-listed organisation currently undergoing a transformative supply chain journey.

As a Regional Logistics Manager, you will play a crucial role in driving operational excellence, optimising performance, and delivering first class customer service across a fast paced, complex SKU environment.

With a genuine appetite for improvement, this role provides an exciting platform to influence long-term strategy, elevate team performance, and contribute to a scaling operation where your leadership skills will directly impact business success.


As Regional Logistics Manager, you will lead and develop a high-performing management team across multi-site company owned distribution centres (DCs) in Victoria and South Australia. Your focus will be on fostering a culture of operational excellence, continuous improvement, and accountability while identifying and nurturing talent to support career development. You’ll oversee day-to-day DC operations, ensuring safe and efficient warehouse activities that meet KPIs, financial targets, and uphold data integrity.


Driving continuous improvement, you’ll implement Lean methodologies to enhance efficiency, productivity, and service quality while reducing costs. Leveraging your supply chain expertise, you’ll identify process enhancements to optimise customer service offerings and streamline operations. Collaboration with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) will be crucial in aligning operational goals with broader transformation strategies, supporting change initiatives, and building strong partnerships to maximise commercial outcomes.
You’ll champion a customer-centric approach, tailoring logistics solutions to evolving needs and ensuring consistent, high-quality service delivery. Finally, you’ll maintain strict adherence to OH&S practices and legislative requirements, proactively creating a safe, compliant, and efficient working environment for all team members.
 

To be successful in this role, you will be a strong Logistics practitioner with large scale multi-site DC leadership expertise, with further exposure to harnessing automated solutions to drive best in class operations. You will be adept to managing and driving high levels of performance across large and diverse blue collar workforces, and will possess an ability to drive strategic outcomes that align with business objectives whilst being present, ensuring a strong and inclusive culture is driven at an individual site level.

This role offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of supply chain innovation within a well-established, ASX-listed organisation. If you thrive in dynamic environments and are passionate about leading teams to deliver best-in-class logistics solutions, this could be a great opportunity for you to consider.

To apply online, please click on the apply function. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please contact: Lewis Ironside on 0435 824 108 or lironside@sharpandcarter.com.au