Inbound Logistics Management

ASAP Recruitment; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ASAP Recruitment presents a position for an Inbound Logistics & Inventory Manager based in Box Hill, Melbourne. The role starts as casual with potential to go fulltime for the right candidate, overseeing inbound logistics, inventory governance, landed cost, and cost improvement initiatives across the inbound supply chain.

You will lead relationships with third‑party logistics providers, customs compliance, forecasting inbound volumes, and partnering with Finance, Procurement and Manufacturing to

Responsibilities

• Manage inbound transportation operations for international supply flows.
• Oversee third-party logistics providers, freight forwarders, customs brokers and wharf cartage providers.
• Ensure compliance with all customs, import and trade regulations.
• Monitor inbound freight performance including escalation of disruptions impacting inventory availability.
• Forecast inbound container volumes and develop annual/quarterly cost forecasts for invoicing reconciliation, disputes and accruals.
• Lead logistics continuous improvement initiatives and drive cost reduction across inbound supply chains.

Job description

Our Client a National Retail provider of Tissue products requires a casual Inbound Manager to potentially go fulltime for the right candidate based in Box Hill.

The Inbound Logistics & Inventory Manager is responsible for managing inbound logistics and cost performance across the inbound supply chain, optimising inventory investment, inventory control, including overseeing actions to reduced excess and obsolete inventory. The role provides leadership in inventory governance via stocktakes and cycle counts, working capital management through the inventory policy and safety stock settings, inbound transportation, customs compliance, landed cost and accruals, and strategic cost improvement initiatives.

The position partners closely with Supply Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Finance, Customer Service, Commercial teams, and International Logistics Providers to improve inventory health, reduce total cost of goods, and enhance supply chain efficiency.

• Manage inbound transportation operations for international supply flows.
• Oversee third-party logistics providers, freight forwarders, customs brokers and wharf cartage providers.
• Ensure compliance with all customs, import and trade regulations.
• Monitor inbound freight performance including:
• Escalate and resolve supply chain disruptions impacting inventory availability.
• Inbound container forecasts, smoothing of container arrivals to minimise or avoid detention and via yard storage and transport fees.
• Lead logistics continuous improvement initiatives.

Landed Cost Management

• Own and continuously improve total landed cost visibility across inbound supply chains.
• Analyse cost drivers including:
• Demurrage and Detention
• Other Charges such as BAF, EBAF, PSS, ESS
• Identify cost improvement opportunities and deliver savings initiatives.
• Partner with Procurement and Logistics providers on strategic sourcing opportunities.
• Develop landed cost models to support sourcing and network optimisation decisions.

Volume Forecasting & Cost Accrual Management

• Forecast inbound container volumes and international logistics activity requirements.
• Develop annual and quarterly cost forecasts for:
• Invoice reconciliation, dispute resolution and support monthly financial close processes through accurate accrual calculations.
• Reconcile actual costs against forecast and explain variances, including reporting trends, risks and opportunities.
• Partner with Finance to improve forecast accuracy and budget visibility.

Volume Forecasting & Cost Accrual Management

• Forecast inbound container volumes and international logistics activity requirements.
• Develop annual and quarterly cost forecasts for:
• Invoice reconciliation, dispute resolution and support monthly financial close processes through accurate accrual calculations.
• Reconcile actual costs against forecast and explain variances, including reporting trends, risks and opportunities.
• Partner with Finance to improve forecast accuracy and budget visibility.

Raw Material Warehousing & Network Costs

• Manage warehousing cost performance relating to imported raw and packaging materials.
• Review storage utilisation and inventory holding strategies.
• Partner with manufacturing and procurement teams to balance service levels and inventory investment.
• Identify opportunities to reduce warehousing costs while maintaining supply continuity.
• Support network optimisation initiatives including upstream warehousing and inventory positioning strategies.

Inventory Value & Working Capital Management

• Own and monitor total inventory value across raw materials, packaging, work-in-progress and finished goods.
• Slow Moving Inventory
• Lead monthly inventory reviews with Supply Chain, Finance and Commercial stakeholders.
• Develop and implement inventory reduction strategies to improve working capital performance.
• Drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions to minimize excess and obsolete inventory.
• Identify inventory write-off risks and develop mitigation plans.
• Support S&OP and Integrated Business Planning processes through inventory optimization recommendations.