Metropolitan Transport Manager

Sands Fridge Lines; Perth; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Sands Fridge Lines is seeking a Metropolitan Transport Manager to lead the Perth metropolitan transport operations from our Forrestfield facility. The role demands senior leadership to drive safety, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness while delivering strong service performance for high-volume, temperature-controlled freight.

You will manage scheduling, routing, fleet utilisation and budget controls, building high-performing teams and maintaining proactive client relationships.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in transport management or comparable senior operational leadership role.
• Experience managing metropolitan transport, distribution or fleet operations.
• Proven ability to lead, coach and develop operational teams.
• Strong safety and compliance focus.
• Sound financial and commercial acumen, including budget management.
• Demonstrated ability to improve fleet utilisation, productivity and service performance.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Technology literate with transport planning/scheduling systems, ERP and PowerBI.
• FMCG/temperature-controlled transport experience is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the metropolitan transport team.
• Manage daily scheduling, dispatch, routing and fleet utilisation.
• Drive productivity while controlling transport and labour costs.
• Ensure vehicles and resources are effectively utilised.
• Monitor service performance and ensure delivery commitments are achieved.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients through proactive service delivery and performance reviews.
• Set clear standards for safety, compliance and operational performance.
• Manage departmental budgets and contribute to commercial decision-making.
• Oversee employee matters from performance to rostering and skill development.
• Coordinate labour requirements to meet changing operational demands.
• Improve processes, systems and operational efficiencies.
• Investigate and resolve transport issues, incidents and service failures.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team development

Budget management

Safety compliance

Analytical thinking

Tools

PowerBI

ERP systems

Job description

Lead a major metropolitan transport operation and make a genuine impact.

Sands Fridge Lines is seeking an experienced Metropolitan Transport Manager to lead our Perth metropolitan transport operations from our Forrestfield facility.

This is a senior leadership opportunity for an accomplished transport professional who can build high-performing teams, improve fleet productivity and service delivery, and drive safe, efficient and commercially focused operations.

• Join a leader in temperature-controlled transport and logistics
• Senior management position with genuine operational influence
• Lead and develop a large, fast-paced metropolitan transport operation
• Long-term career and development opportunities
• Join an established WA family-owned business

The Role

Reporting into senior management, you will take ownership of the day-to-day performance of our metropolitan transport operation, ensuring freight is delivered safely, efficiently, on time and cost effectively.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead, coach and develop the metropolitan transport team
• Manage daily scheduling, dispatch, routing and fleet utilisation
• Drive productivity while controlling transport and labour costs
• Ensure vehicles and resources are effectively utilised
• Monitor service performance and ensure delivery commitments are achieved
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients through proactive service delivery and performance reviews.
• Set clear standards for safety, compliance and operational performance
• Manage departmental budgets and contribute to commercial decision-making
• Manage employee matters from performance, compliance, absenteeism, annual leave planning, rostering and skill development.
• Coordinate labour requirements to meet changing operational demands
• Improve processes, systems and operational efficiencies
• Investigate and resolve transport issues, incidents and service failures
• Build strong working relationships across transport, warehouse, customer service and other operational teams

About You

• 5+ years' experience in a transport management or comparable senior operational leadership role
• Strong experience managing metropolitan transport, distribution or fleet operations
• Proven ability to lead, coach and develop operational teams
• Strong safety and compliance focus
• Sound financial and commercial acumen, including budget management
• Demonstrated ability to improve fleet utilisation, productivity and service performance
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Technology literate with experience and proficiencies across transport planning and scheduling systems, ERP systems and PowerBI.
• FMCG, food service or temperature-controlled transport experience will be highly regarded

Make Your Mark

This is more than a day-to-day transport management position. As part of the senior management team, you will have the opportunity to shape the future of our metropolitan operation, develop our people and drive ongoing improvements in safety, service, productivity and profitability.

If you are an experienced transport leader looking for your next challenge, we would like to hear from you.

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Our goal is to be dedicated to providing the customer unparalleled levels of quality service and value, and to achieve a standard of excellence with developing the culture and heritage of our business in the services of refrigerated road distribution.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

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