National Transport Planning Manager

Linfox; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 weeks parental leave

Mentoring programs

Benefits across dining and adventure,

Job summary

Linfox Huntingwood, NSW, seeks an experienced Planning Manager to lead national road and rail planning for NSW and QLD, aligning transport loads with customer requirements and KPI targets. You’ll collaborate with operations, transport providers and customers to improve network performance, schedule efficiency and compliance.

Based in Huntingwood, this permanent role emphasizes leadership, data-driven decision making and coaching planning teams in a fast-paced logistics environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in transport, logistics, supply chain planning or operational management.
• Strong capability in transport planning, scheduling, resource allocation and network optimisation.
• Experience managing customer and stakeholder relationships while delivering against service and operational KPIs.
• Leadership experience, including coaching and developing planning or operational teams.
• Strong knowledge of Chain of Responsibility, transport compliance and safety requirements.
• Strong analytical and systems capability, including SAP, transport management systems, KPI reporting and Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead national road and rail planning across NSW and QLD, ensuring efficient scheduling, load planning and network performance.
• Partner with our customer and key stakeholders to achieve customer service and operational KPI targets.
• Monitor delivery performance, analyse trends and drive continuous improvement across service, cost and operational outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with Chain of Responsibility, transport regulations, safety requirements and load planning standards.
• Oversee freight administration, billing reconciliation, SAP data integrity and operational reporting.
• Coach and support planning personnel while building strong collaboration across transport, warehouse, customer and planning teams.

Skills

Planning

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Leadership

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Linfox Huntingwood, NSW, seeks an experienced Planning Manager to lead national road and rail planning for NSW and QLD, aligning transport loads with customer requirements and KPI targets. You’ll collaborate with operations, transport providers and customers to improve network performance, schedule efficiency and compliance.

Based in Huntingwood, this permanent role emphasizes leadership, data-driven decision making and coaching planning teams in a fast-paced logistics environment.