Optimisation & Continuous Improvement Manager - DC Australia

Cotton On Group; Avalon; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% team member discount off allCotton

Salary packaging

Employee Assistance Program

Part-time option after maternity leave

Job summary

Cotton On Group is seeking an Optimisation & Continuous Improvement Manager to drive operational excellence across our national Distribution Centre network. Reporting to the Head of Distribution, you\'ll lead the strategy and execution of site optimisation, inventory integrity, continuous improvement initiatives, and operational projects that enhance safety, productivity, service, and scalability.

Leading a small team, you\'ll partner closely with operational leaders to identify opportunities,

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in distribution, supply chain, logistics or operations.
• Experience delivering CI initiatives and operational projects with measurable outcomes.
• Strong knowledge of warehouse operations, inventory management and optimisation principles.
• Experience applying Lean or Six Sigma methodologies.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills to drive cross-team change.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and commercial acumen, including ROI evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and execution of site optimisation, inventory integrity, CI initiatives and projects across the national DC network.
• Manage a small team and partner with operational leaders to identify opportunities and deliver sustainable improvements in safety, productivity, service and scalability.
• Oversee site layouts, stock positioning, large-scale projects and embedding CI capability across DC operations.

Skills

Leadership

Continuous Improvement

Warehouse operations

Inventory management

Lean or Six Sigma

Stakeholder management

Analytical & ROI

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

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.

About Us

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 looking for an Optimisation & Continuous Improvement Manager to drive operational excellence across our national Distribution Centre network. Reporting to the Head of Distribution, you'll lead the strategy and execution of site optimisation, inventory integrity, continuous improvement initiatives, and operational projects that enhance safety, productivity, service, and scalability.

Leading a small team, you'll partner closely with operational leaders to identify opportunities, solve complex business challenges, and implement sustainable improvements across our DC operations. From optimising site layouts and stock positioning to delivering large-scale projects and embedding continuous improvement capability, you'll play a critical role in shaping the future performance of our distribution network. If you're energised by finding smarter ways of working, leading continuous improvement initiatives, and delivering real business impact, we'd love to chat!

Skills And Experience

• Proven leadership experience within a distribution, supply chain, logistics, or operational environment.
• Demonstrated success delivering continuous improvement initiatives and operational projects that drive measurable business outcomes.
• Strong knowledge of warehouse operations, inventory management, and optimisation principles.
• Experience applying Continuous Improvement methodologies such as Lean or Six Sigma.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to drive change across multiple teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and commercial acumen, including experience evaluating ROI and business outcomes

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.