Last Mile Freight Manager - DC Australia

Cotton On Group; Avalon; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% team member discount off all brands

Competitive salary packaging

Employee Assistance Program

Part-time return to work benefits

Team celebrations and events

Job summary

A major retail company is seeking a Last Mile Freight Manager to oversee transport operations across Australia. This mid-senior level role involves optimizing performance, managing logistics partners, and ensuring efficient resource planning. Ideal candidates will have a background in high-volume supply chain operations, strong analytical skills, and experience in stakeholder management. Competitive salary and diverse workplace culture offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading high-volume supply chain or transport operations, ideally in retail or FMCG.
• Strong stakeholder management and contract negotiation skills.
• Proven analytical skills with expertise in budgeting, resource planning, and commercial decision-making.
• Analytical budgeting and resource planning capabilities.
• Track record of driving results and leading teams.
• Understanding of WMS / TMS / Manhattan systems is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and influence best-in-market third-party logistics partners.
• Analyse and optimise transport network performance across multiple sites.
• Partner with stakeholders to plan and forecast resources, wages, and labour requirements.
• Forecast resources, wages, and labour requirements with accuracy.
• Report and present performance metrics with recommendations to key stakeholders.

Skills

Supply chain management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Process improvement

WMS/TMS/Manhattan systems

Job description

Overview

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Retail is in our DNA and at Cotton On, we believe every part of our business plays a role in delivering an exceptional customer experience. Our Avalon DC is where the scale of our business comes to life. It’s our largest global distribution centre - 50,000 sqm, 1,000 team members, and the critical link between our product and our customers across 700 stores and 8 brands.

About the role

We’re on the lookout for a strategic and hands-on Last Mile Freight Manager to lead our transport operations across Australia nationally. In this role, you’ll be the driving force behind delivering exceptional service to our customers while ensuring safety, efficiency, and operational excellence across our distribution network.

In this role you will:

Responsibilities

• Lead and influence best-in-market third-party logistics partners, collaborating to drive operational efficiencies.
• Analyse and optimise transport network performance across multiple sites for cost and operational efficiencies.
• Partner with stakeholders to plan and forecast resources, wages, and labour requirements with accuracy and efficiency.
• Report and present performance metrics with recommendations to key stakeholders.

Skills and Experience

• Proven experience in leading high-volume supply chain or transport operations, ideally in retail or FMCG
• Strong stakeholder management and contract negotiation skills, with ability to build rapport
• Proven analytical stills with expertise in budgeting, resource planning, and commercial decision-making to align with key milestones
• A track record of driving results, improving processes, and leading & motivating teams.
• Understanding of WMS / TMS / Manhattan systems is advantageous

Our culture

No fuss, no worries, we’ll roll up our sleeves and make it happen. But we go beyond just ‘doing the right thing’; we work in local communities and support them however we can.

While we’re working hard today, our eyes are always on tomorrow. Together we help to make tomorrow a better place for our stores, customers, work mates and each other.

Benefits

We are committed to personal and professional development, which is supported by an ever growing and expanding structure. We believe our people deserve the best space to their best work and to support this we provide:

• 50% team member discount off all brands (excl. Ceres Life which is 30% off)
• Competitive salary packaging – ensuring we are constantly benchmarking to industry.
• An Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.
• Returning from maternity leave (or primary carer parental leave)? Work part-time and get paid full-time for 2 months, all part of supporting you during your transition back to work.
• Team mingle celebrations, speaker’s series, surprise and delight moments – the magic happens when we get together.

At Cotton On, we are focused on building a culture centred in belonging, and we are committed to creating workplaces where each individual can show up as their whole self, having an equal opportunity to succeed with us. We are proud of our diverse global workforce of 20,000 team members from countless nationalities, and we strongly welcome and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply with us. We are focused on bringing more voices, experiences and backgrounds to our workforce as we drive diverse and inclusive outcomes for our team and our customers. If you have any individual needs in order to fully participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail] so we may support you in completing the job application process.

Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Distribution
• Industries: Retail and Retail Apparel and Fashion