Defence Transport Planner: Route Optimisation & Logistics

Ourmob.com.au Chemistry Pty

City of Salisbury

On-site

AUD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Toll Group is seeking a Transport Planner for Defence Theatre Logistics to support Australia’s Defence capability. Based at RAAF Edinburgh, you’ll bridge warehouse, customer service, and operations to consolidate consignments, manage transport bookings, and optimise routing.

The role requires Australian citizenship and clearance readiness. The position offers involvement in governance of transport movements, performance monitoring, and collaboration with multiple teams to meet contractual

Qualifications

3–5 years’ experience in business analysis, reporting, or process improvement.
Experience in supply chain, logistics, Defence contracts, or complex operations (preferred).
Formal Business Analysis training or certification is desirable.

Responsibilities

Plan, coordinate, and confirm transport movements, ensuring alignment with capacity and delivery windows.
Use ERP/WMS and Transport Management Systems (TMS) to manage bookings, run sheets, and tracking.
Monitor transport carrier performance and collaborate with internal teams to improve delivery reliability.
Coordinate with warehouses to optimise loading, consolidation, and despatch activities.
Support incident reporting, track and trace, and proof-of-delivery follow-ups in collaboration with customer service.
Provide input to performance reports and assist with carrier utilisation analysis.
Contribute to route optimisation, cost reduction, and service improvement initiatives.
Escalate service failures or customer-impacting issues to the Operations Manager and relevant leads.