National Distribution & Warehouse Leader — Drive Growth

Stefani Australasia; Greater Dandenong; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lead a newly established National DC

Work with major national retail and e‑

Long-term career growth

Competitive remuneration package

Job summary

Stefani Australasia is seeking an experienced National Distribution & Warehouse Manager to lead our national distribution centre and coordinate inventory flow across Australia and New Zealand. This hands-on role will drive warehouse operations, freight movements, and continuous improvement as the business expands into a new Melbourne facility.

Reporting to senior leadership, you will manage day-to-day operations and mentor the team, maintaining DIFOT standards while collaborating with sales,

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in warehouse or distribution leadership
• Experience within retail, FMCG, hardware or consumer goods environments
• Experience servicing major retail or marketplace customers
• Strong inventory management and operational coordination skills
• Experience working with freight providers and transport coordination
• Strong leadership and team development capability
• A practical, hands-on management approach
• Strong problem-solving and organisational skills
• Experience working with large retailers such as Bunnings, Woolworths, Spotlight, Mitre 10 or similar highly regarded
• Exposure to Dangerous Goods storage, transport or warehouse compliance procedures highly regarded

Responsibilities

• Lead all day-to-day warehouse operations including receiving, replenishment, picking and dispatch
• Drive stock accuracy, inventory integrity and warehouse efficiency
• Lead, mentor and develop warehouse team members
• Build and maintain a positive, high-performance warehouse culture
• Maintain DIFOT and operational service standards
• Coordinate inbound container arrivals from overseas manufacturing partners
• Work closely with freight forwarders and transport providers regarding inbound and outbound logistics
• Coordinate domestic freight movements and national distribution requirements
• Oversee inventory transfers and replenishment planning between Australia and New Zealand operations
• Coordinate and manage Stefani’s New Zealand 3PL relationship and inventory performance
• Work closely with internal departments including sales, sourcing, customer service and leadership teams
• Identify and implement operational improvements and efficiencies
• Assist with warehouse layout planning and workflow optimisation
• Maintain warehouse safety and compliance standards
• Assist in maintaining warehouse compliance procedures including SDS documentation, storage segregation and Dangerous Goods handling requirements where applicable

Skills

Warehouse leadership

Inventory management

Freight coordination

Team development

Problem solving

Tools

Vision ERP/WMS

SAP

NetSuite

Pronto

Microlistics

RF scanning

Job description

Stefani Australasia is seeking an experienced National Distribution & Warehouse Manager to lead our national distribution centre and coordinate inventory flow across Australia and New Zealand. This hands-on role will drive warehouse operations, freight movements, and continuous improvement as the business expands into a new Melbourne facility.

Reporting to senior leadership, you will manage day-to-day operations and mentor the team, maintaining DIFOT standards while collaborating with sales,