Transport Manager

This role will require you to lead a team of 30 employees in the day and afternoon shifts, with flexible work hours predominantly during the day shift. You will support the logistics function across all the 3 shift teams, including night shift. In an overlapping arrangement, you will be required to oversee the end-to-end process across the 3 shifts.

In this key leadership role, you will provide timely and accurate reporting, forecasting and planning support to the Wangara team to ensure our products reach our customers reliably and on-time. This is achieved through your contributions to the safe and efficient movement, with delivery of all our products arriving to our customer delivery destinations.

• collaborating closely with the logistics companies and carriers to ensure on-time deliveries, resolve issues promptly and identify opportunities for continuous improvement
• support operational contractor management, cost efficiencies and prompt service with a view to operational efficiency
• Ensure load scheduling meets chain of responsibility requirements
• provide coaching and mentoring to direct reports and team members
• ensure compliance with statutory requirements, standard operating procedures (SOPS) and audit requirements
• developing and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers, customers and other key stakeholders
• champion a culture of accountability by setting clear expectations, defining roles and responsibilities and holding team members to high standards

• Ability to motivate and influence to achieve well-informed, positive outcomes.
• demonstrated capacity to drive change and business improvement
• the ability to work with ambiguity and constant change in a fast-paced environment
• experience in building collaborative teams and coaching them
• highly analytical with strong attention to detail

• Employee benefits with discounts on health and wellbeing products and services
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ongoing training and career development opportunities
• Free secured parking onsite