Senior FMCG Operations Leader | Large-Scale Distribution

Sharp and Carter; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onboarding program

Shared weekend roster

Leadership development

Career progression within nationalbiz

Job summary

Sharp & Carter is partnering with a national business to appoint a Senior Operations Manager in Brisbane’s south. This role leads a fast-paced FMCG distribution site, ensuring safe, on-time delivery and high service levels on a large, diverse workforce.

You’ll walk the floor, build rapport, and drive performance with frontline leaders. Strong industrial relations experience and commercial acumen are essential in this busy environment.

Qualifications

• Senior operations leadership experience in FMCG, retail, distribution or logistics.
• Proven track record of leading large frontline teams.
• Experience managing enterprise agreements and industrial relations.
• Hands-on, energetic leader who walks the floor.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site’s daily operations to deliver safely, on time and in full.
• Coach and develop frontline leaders, supervisors and support staff.
• Build an engaged, high performing team culture across a diverse workforce.
• Manage key customer relationships through regular face to face contact.
• Drive safety leadership and a strong compliance culture.
• Monitor cost, productivity and service performance, and act on the numbers.
• Manage workforce planning, rostering and labour efficiency at scale.
• Work with employee representatives and manage industrial relations matters.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and contractors to deliver results.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and wider growth of the business.

Skills

People leadership

Frontline team leadership

FMCG/retail distribution experience

Operational floor leadership

Industrial relations knowledge

Job description

Sharp & Carter is partnering with a national business to appoint a Senior Operations Manager in Brisbane’s south. This role leads a fast-paced FMCG distribution site, ensuring safe, on-time delivery and high service levels on a large, diverse workforce.

You’ll walk the floor, build rapport, and drive performance with frontline leaders. Strong industrial relations experience and commercial acumen are essential in this busy environment.