State Manager - WA

K&S Corporation; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 210,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

K&S Corporation, a leading ASX-listed transport and logistics provider, is seeking a senior operations leader based in Australia. You will oversee the Kewdale business unit, balancing safety, compliance, and performance while guiding a high-performing team.

Reporting to the Executive General Manager in Melbourne, you will drive regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and customer-focused service across road, rail and sea logistics.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in transport, freight or logistics.
• Strong knowledge of transport operations and safety.
• Experience managing budgets and operational performance.
• Ability to lead, engage and retain teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the safe, compliant and efficient operation of the Kewdale business
• Drive safety performance and ensure transport regulatory compliance
• Deliver operational, financial and contractual KPIs
• Manage budgets, operating costs and opportunities for improvement
• Build an engaged, accountable and collaborative team culture
• Improve employee retention and develop capability across the operation
• Work closely with multiple customers to ensure strong service delivery
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, cost and overall performance
• Provide visible leadership through regular safety walks and driver observations

Skills

Leadership

Transport ops

Budget management

Safety & compliance

Stakeholder mgmt

Autonomous decisions

People development

Job description

Who are we:

K&S Corporation is an ASX-listed company and dominant multi-modal transport and logistics provider in Australia and New Zealand.Our comprehensive offerings across road, rail, and sea transport, alongside fuel distribution and specialised logistics subsidiaries, position us a critical player in national and trans-Tasman supply chains, serving a wide range of sectors from mining and agriculture to retail and industrial clients.With a proud 80-year history our brand is known for innovation, customer focus, continuous improvement, and industry leading safety. K&S Freighters maintains one of Australia's largest company-owned fleet, employing over 1600 personnel and headquartered in Truganina, Victoria.

About K&S Freighters:

At K&S Freighters, we’re more than just transport, we’re the driving force behind Australia’s supply chain. From road, rail, and coastal sea forwarding to export packing and wharf lodgement, we deliver seamless, end-to-end logistics solutions that keep Australia moving.

The Opportunity:

Reporting to the Executive General Manager based in Melbourne, this is a senior leadership role with responsibility for the safe, compliant and profitable performance of the operations while building a collaborative accountable and high performing team.

We’re looking for a self-sufficient leader with strong transport industry experience who understands what it takes to run a complex operation. You will be comfortable balancing safety and compliance, operational efficiency, financial performance, customer engagement and retention of your people.

What You’ll Responsible For:

• Lead the safe, compliant and efficient operation of the Kewdale business
• Drive safety performance and ensure transport regulatory compliance
• Deliver operational, financial and contractual KPIs
• Manage budgets, operating costs and opportunities for improvement
• Build an engaged, accountable and collaborative team culture
• Improve employee retention and develop capability across the operation
• Work closely with multiple customers to ensure strong service delivery
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, cost and overall performance
• Provide visible leadership through regular safety walks and driver observations

What you’ll bring:

We’re looking for someone motivated, commercially aware and confident in leading teams in a transport environment.

You will have:

• Strong leadership experience within transport, freight or logistics
• Extensive knowledge of transport operations and safety
• Experience managing budgets, costs and operational performance
• A proven ability to lead, engage and retain operational teams
• Strong commercial judgement and problem-solving skills
• Confidence working autonomously and making decisions
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Why Join us:

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a significant transport operations and make a genuine difference strengthening safety, improving performance and continuing to build a collaborative high performing culture.

To uphold our core value of“Everybody Safe Everyday” a pre-employment medical and police check will be required to be successful in this role.

Applicants must have full Australian working rights. We are not engaging recruitment agencies for this role.