Our client is the largest integrated construction materials company in Australia, producing and selling a broad range of construction materials, including quarry products, cement, concrete, asphalt and recycled materials. Employing circa 9,100 employees and contractors nationally, their extensive footprint includes some 357 operating sites nationally.
Located in Port Melbourne, today they are seeking to appoint a National Logistics Performance Manager (3,000 heavy mobile assets) to embed continuous improvement initiatives, drive efficiencies and improving the asset utilisation of its core assets. Your key responsibility is driving fleet productivity across multiple business units, setting national standards, and guiding strategic logistics decision-making to enhance overall performance. This role involves managing a high performing team of 2 (a Reporting Analyst and a Commercial Lead), reporting on initiatives, tracking performance against budget and overseeing/influencing a larger indirect team of 11 Logistics Managers.
In this well established role, you will take a proactive leadership approach, working in collaboration with the Legal, Procurement, Commercial Finance Managers for each business vertical and 11 Logistics Managers along with other peers, supporting the embedding and sustainability of a best in class operation, which also includes the coaching and mentoring your direct reports and the logistics managers as required.
The national logistics footprint has been established, so this is an opportunity for a talented Strategic and Proactive Logistics Performance Manager to identify savings/efficiencies, and then proactively support the successful delivery of our clients’ mobile assets divisional goals in a standardised way to drive economic efficiency.
Your key duties and responsibilities will include:
Fleet Productivity:

• Drive fleet productivity and efficiency across multiple business units.
• Develop and implement strategies to optimize fleet utilization and reduce operational costs.
• Monitor and analyse fleet performance metrics and KPIs to identify areas for improvement.

Standardisation:

• Establish and maintain national standards for logistics operations across business units.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, industry regulations, and best practices.
• Coordinate with regional managers to align operational processes and procedures.

Strategic Decision Making:

• Provide strategic insights and recommendations to senior management to improve logistics performance.
• Utilize data analysis and market trends to inform decision-making processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and execute logistics initiatives.

Team Management:

• Lead and manage a high performing small team of analysts and commercial leads.
• Provide guidance, mentorship, and performance evaluations to team members.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance team environment.

Reporting and Tracking:

• Preparation and presentation of monthly logistics performance reporting including budget and KPIs analysis to SteerCo’s: (CEO, COO, CFO & multiple EGMs)
• Develop and maintain reporting systems to track the performance of logistics initiatives.
• Communicate findings and recommendations to senior management and stakeholders

Budget Management:

• Oversee logistics budget planning and management.
• Track expenditures and ensure initiatives are delivered within budget constraints.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and implement measures to achieve financial targets. (eg efficiencies in subcontractor and cartage costs, labour, R&M )
• Logistics Performance Optimisation (through cost savings)
• Experience working with a sizeable budget

What you will bring to this role:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in logistics or supply chain management, with a focus on performance improvement.
• Strong leadership – Proven experience in managing teams and leading cross-functional projects.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and make strategic recommendations. (a preference in making evidenced based decisions
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with strong decision-making, negotiation and influencing skills
• Proficiency in logistics management software and tools.
• Strong understanding of logistics operations, fleet management, and industry regulations.
• Telematics knowledge (advantageous)
• Confident negotiating and influencing skills
• A preference to create/work with frameworks, utilising best in class standardisation practices to maximise on asset utilisation and productivity outputs
• A desire to continually seek efficiency and quality improvements
• Highly organised and deadline driven.
• Proven Project Management and Change management expertise
• A highly collaborative style/approach, with proven success engaging a wide stakeholder group to drive/deliver significant improvements in asset utilisation and maintenance schedule compliance
• A high level of customer centricity, with proven success managing stakeholder expectations/needs.
• A consultative hands on approach, confident in your ability to operate with a diverse workforce
• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field. A Master’s degree is preferred.
• A quality results and efficiency orientation – with a preference for getting things done!

So, what’s in it for you?

• Rem: $235,000 package + 20% STI + a unique career opportunity
• A career opportunity with an industry Icon – providing you with the ability to drive impactful change and improvements across their national logistics operations
• Some travel (nationally from time to time)

This is an exciting and challenging role for an expert in Logistics Performance Management who has a genuine passion for driving fleet productivity across a large and complex multi-site organisation, embedding continuous improvement initiatives, and guiding strategic logistics decision-making to enhance overall performance. As the National Logistics Performance Manager, you will play a key role in driving operational efficiency, cost optimization, and service excellence across our client’s national logistics network. You will be leading performance analysis, KPI reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives – make no mistake this is a business-critical role. For a confidential discussion, please call Louisa on 0459 991 061 or simply apply now by following the link.

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