Senior Metropolitan Transport Leader — Fleet, Safety & Growth

Sands Fridge Lines; Perth; Presencial; AUD 150.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Sands Fridge Lines is seeking a Metropolitan Transport Manager to lead the Perth metropolitan transport operations from our Forrestfield facility. The role demands senior leadership to drive safety, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness while delivering strong service performance for high-volume, temperature-controlled freight.

You will manage scheduling, routing, fleet utilisation and budget controls, building high-performing teams and maintaining proactive client relationships.

Formación

• 5+ years' experience in transport management or comparable senior operational leadership role.
• Experience managing metropolitan transport, distribution or fleet operations.
• Proven ability to lead, coach and develop operational teams.
• Strong safety and compliance focus.
• Sound financial and commercial acumen, including budget management.
• Demonstrated ability to improve fleet utilisation, productivity and service performance.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Technology literate with transport planning/scheduling systems, ERP and PowerBI.
• FMCG/temperature-controlled transport experience is highly regarded.

Responsabilidades

• Lead, coach and develop the metropolitan transport team.
• Manage daily scheduling, dispatch, routing and fleet utilisation.
• Drive productivity while controlling transport and labour costs.
• Ensure vehicles and resources are effectively utilised.
• Monitor service performance and ensure delivery commitments are achieved.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients through proactive service delivery and performance reviews.
• Set clear standards for safety, compliance and operational performance.
• Manage departmental budgets and contribute to commercial decision-making.
• Oversee employee matters from performance to rostering and skill development.
• Coordinate labour requirements to meet changing operational demands.
• Improve processes, systems and operational efficiencies.
• Investigate and resolve transport issues, incidents and service failures.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Communication

Team development

Budget management

Safety compliance

Analytical thinking

Herramientas

PowerBI

ERP systems

Descripción del empleo

Sands Fridge Lines is seeking a Metropolitan Transport Manager to lead the Perth metropolitan transport operations from our Forrestfield facility. The role demands senior leadership to drive safety, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness while delivering strong service performance for high-volume, temperature-controlled freight.

You will manage scheduling, routing, fleet utilisation and budget controls, building high-performing teams and maintaining proactive client relationships.