State DC Manager

Miller Leith; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Miller Leith is seeking a State DC Manager in Melbourne to lead a large, complex distribution centre, ensuring service levels, safety and productivity while managing a substantial team. The role focuses on delivering transformation, embedding new ways of working and maintaining performance through change.

You will build leadership capability, partner across Supply Chain, Transport, Stores and Commercial, and drive cost control and continuous improvement in a high-volume retail environment.

Qualifications

• Proven senior leadership experience in large-scale DC operations.
• Experience leading large teams and complex facilities.
• Track record of improving operational performance.
• Experience guiding teams through major change.
• Understanding of DC cost and performance drivers.

Responsibilities

• Lead a large-scale DC operation across service, productivity and safety.
• Develop and empower a large frontline and leadership team.
• Drive performance, productivity and continuous improvement.
• Lead significant change initiatives and embed new ways of working.
• Set clear KPIs and accountability.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Transport, Stores and Commercial.
• Foster a high-performance safety-focused culture.

Skills

Senior leadership

DC leadership

Change management

People leadership

Performance improvement

Data-driven KPIs

Safety focus

Cross-functional partnership

Retail/FMCG exposure

Job description

The Company

An exciting opportunity has arisen with a tier-one retailer to lead a large-scale, multi-site distribution centre operations in Melbourne. This is a high-profile operational leadership role within a complex, fast-paced environment, with a strong focus on service, productivity, safety and continuous improvement. The business is undergoing an important period of transformation, creating an opportunity for an experienced DC leader to make a genuine impact on operational performance and the broader team.

The Role

As the State DC Manager, you will take accountability for the end-to-end performance of a large and operationally complex distribution centre. Leading a significant operational team, you will set the direction for the site, build leadership capability and ensure the operation delivers against key service, productivity, safety and cost objectives. A key focus of the role will be leading the team through change. You will bring a calm, visible and engaging leadership style, providing clarity and accountability while embedding new ways of working and maintaining operational performance throughout periods of transformation.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead a large-scale DC operation across people, service, productivity and safety
• Develop and empower a large frontline and leadership team
• Drive operational performance, productivity and continuous improvement
• Lead significant change initiatives and embed new ways of working
• Establish clear performance expectations, KPIs and accountability
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, capacity and utilisation
• Ensure strong service levels across a high-volume retail network
• Partner with key stakeholders across Supply Chain, Transport, Stores and Commercial
• Build a high-performance culture focused on safety, engagement and accountability
• Manage operational challenges in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment

Key Skills

• Proven senior leadership experience within a large-scale distribution centre
• Experience leading large teams and/or high-volume, complex facilities
• Strong track record of improving operational performance and productivity
• Demonstrated experience leading teams through significant change
• Commercially astute, with a strong understanding of DC cost and performance drivers
• Highly capable people leader who can engage, develop and hold teams accountable
• Strong understanding of warehouse, distribution and fulfilment operations
• Data-driven approach to KPIs, performance management and continuous improvement
• Comfortable operating in complex, high-volume and time-critical environments
• Retail, FMCG or another high-volume consumer environment highly regarded