Senior Transport & Logistics Planning Lead

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

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