Planning Manager

Linfox; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 weeks paid parental leave

Career development opportunities

Benefits across dining and adventure,

Health and well-being programs

Job summary

Linfox is seeking an experienced Planning Manager for our Consumer and Healthcare Group, based in Huntingwood, NSW. You will lead national road and rail planning across NSW and QLD, coordinating with operations, transport providers and customers to optimize schedules and loads.

Reporting to the Site Manager, you’ll drive service, cost and performance improvements. You will coach planning teams, ensure regulatory compliance, and manage SAP data and operational reporting to sustain high standards

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

Transport planning

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Compliance & safety

Analytics & Excel

Tools

SAP

Transport management systems

KPI reporting

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Here at Linfox we believe together, anything is possible. Use sophisticated technology to deliver everyday essentials and natural resources for Australia’s biggest companies. Work with major customers in retail, healthcare, government and defence. Shape the future of logistics with industry leading innovations in safety, sustainability and efficiency. Create a career to be proud of. Expect all this and more when you join Linfox.

What does the job look like?

We are seeking an experienced Planning Manager to join our Consumer and Healthcare Group at Huntingwood, supporting the transport operation. Reporting to the Site Manager, you will lead national road and rail planning coordination across NSW and QLD, ensuring customer orders are effectively converted into compliant and efficient transport loads. You will work closely with operational teams, transport providers and customer stakeholders to improve network performance, service delivery and planning outcomes. This is a permanent role based in Huntingwood. Key areas:

• 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.

Are you the one?

You are an experienced transport or supply chain professional with strong planning, analytical and stakeholder management capability. You are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, balancing customer expectations, operational priorities, compliance requirements and commercial outcomes. You can demonstrate:

• 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.

What's in it for me?

• 12 weeks paid parental leave and return to work bonus for eligible employees
• Career development opportunities and mentoring programs
• Access to a range of benefits across dining and adventure, travel and health and well-being
• The chance to work in a high-performing team where your contributions truly make an impact

At Linfox, we focus on providing an inclusive and diverse workplace where our people can perform at their best. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and perspectives; with people of diverse genders, ages, religions, abilities, sexual orientations and cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples) encouraged to apply..

Further information

You will be required to meet Linfox's employment criteria which will include but not be limited to a criminal history check and full medical with a drug and alcohol test.

To find out more about opportunities at Linfox, visit www.linfox.com/careers