Solar Farm Logistics Manager - On-site

Bouygues Construction SA; Australia; Remote; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bouygues Construction Australia is seeking a Logistics Manager to oversee the acquisition, storage, and distribution of materials for solar farm construction across Australia.

You will manage inventory, develop pick/dispatch processes, coordinate deliveries to project sites, and lead a team responsible for purchasing, expediting, and warehousing operations. The role requires ERP and procurement system experience and strong safety focus.

Qualifications

• Degree in Management, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Substantial experience in logistics, warehousing, supply chain, or materials-management roles.
• Experience with large, irregularly shaped, high-value, or sensitive equipment in a distribution or project environment.
• Experience supervising staff responsible for purchasing, expediting, demand planning, warehouse administration, or material handling.
• Familiarity with ERP, inventory-control, warehouse-management, and procurement systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain stock-control and warehouse-management systems to ensure inventory records are accurate, current, and readily available.
• Develop and implement processes for creating pick lists, issuing materials, and dispatching equipment to solar farm work fronts and project locations.
• Coordinate the receiving, inspection, storage, handling, and distribution of solar modules, mounting structures, inverters, cables, transformers, tools, consumables, and spare parts.
• Provide technical expertise on the acquisition, storage, and distribution of both high-value/low-volume and low-value/high-volume goods and equipment.
• Ensure high-value and fragile equipment, including photovoltaic modules and electrical components, is stored, handled, and transported in accordance with manufacturer and project requirements.
• Provide advice and direction to suppliers, project personnel, procurement teams, construction teams, and third-party logistics providers.
• Manage and supervise personnel involved in purchasing, expediting, demand planning, warehousing administration, and material handling.
• Monitor material demand against construction and installation schedules, identifying potential shortages or delivery risks.
• Coordinate transport and deliveries to site, ensuring compliance with site access requirements, delivery schedules, safety procedures, and project priorities.
• Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies, damaged goods, missing materials, delayed deliveries, and supplier performance issues.
• Maintain accurate documentation for goods receipts, stock movements, delivery dockets, material returns, and asset or serial-number tracking.
• Drive continuous improvement in warehousing, inventory control, material traceability, and logistics processes.
• Ensure all logistics activities comply with health, safety, environmental, quality, and project requirements.

Skills

Inventory management

ERP systems

Procurement coordination

Warehousing operations

Staff supervision

Education

Degree in Management/Logistics/SCM

Tools

ERP software

Warehouse management systems

Job description

Bouygues Construction Australia is seeking a Logistics Manager to oversee the acquisition, storage, and distribution of materials for solar farm construction across Australia.

You will manage inventory, develop pick/dispatch processes, coordinate deliveries to project sites, and lead a team responsible for purchasing, expediting, and warehousing operations. The role requires ERP and procurement system experience and strong safety focus.