Warehouse & Logistics Manager

Cremorne St Bakers; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cremorne Street Bakers is expanding its packing and distribution warehouse near the main facility in Melbourne. You will lead a team on the warehouse floor, ensuring efficient dispatch, inventory management, and a seamless flow from production to packing.

The role requires active hands-on leadership and a focus on safety and quality. Join a fast-growing Australian food brand with nationwide distribution and a commitment to modernising systems, digital records, and KPI-driven improvements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on leadership experience in food manufacturing, packing, or warehouse logistics.
• Qualification in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or equivalent industry experience.
• Strong grounding in HACCP, GMP, and OH&S principles.
• Experience implementing or working with advanced systems, digital documentation, barcode scanning, and manufacturing/warehouse management software systems.
• Active, hands-on capability with walkie stackers and packaging equipment.
• Maintain strict standards of organization and audit-readiness across the warehouse facility.
• Utilize manufacturing/warehouse management software to track KPIs, focusing on waste reduction, throughput optimization, and capacity management.

Responsibilities

• Actively work alongside the team on the warehouse floor to set a strong operational pace and supervise daily dispatch.
• Roster casual packers to meet needs and foster a positive work environment.
• Coordinate with Bakery Production Manager to align schedules and balance workflow.
• Oversee inventory, production timelines, and material ordering for packaging supplies and finished goods.
• Introduce scanning technologies, digital documentation, and automated workflow tracking.

Skills

Leadership

HACCP

GMP

OH&S

Education

Supply Chain Management

Logistics

Business Administration

Tools

Walkie stacker

Warehouse management software

Barcode scanning

Job description

Key responsibilities

Actively work alongside the team on the warehouse floor to set a strong operational pace as required, supervise daily dispatch, and maintain high standards. Responsible for rostering casual packers to meet needs and fostering a positive, peaceful work environment.

Work closely with the Bakery Production Manager to align schedules, balance workflow, and ensure a seamless, uninterrupted transition from production to packing and dispatch.

Oversee inventory management, production timelines, and material ordering requirements for all packaging supplies and housed finished products to reliably fulfill upcoming orders.

Spearhead the transition into advanced systems by introducing scanning technologies, digital documentation, and automated workflow tracking to streamline warehouse efficiency.

Execute daily processing of incoming orders from portals, EDI clouds, and company PO's. Correspond as necessary with customers and key accounts to build strong relationships.

Build relationships with logistics companies, book pick-ups and deliveries with transport providers, and coordinate carrier schedules to ensure tight deadlines are consistently met.

Possess the operational insight to analyse warehouse operations, identify inefficiencies, and proactively introduce continuous improvement initiatives in a friendly, collegiate, and collaborative manner.

Practical experience with standard packing machinery in an FMCG or food manufacturing environment. Capable of adjusting, setting up, and troubleshooting straightforward mechanical equipment alongside supporting manual packaging lines. Experience operating a walkie stacker to safely move and unload pallets is required.

Maintain deep expertise in food safety management systems, HACCP regulations, GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), hygiene, sanitation, and allergen management. Experienced in drafting, implementing, and enforcing packing and dispatch process documentation.

Demonstrate strong safety leadership, maintaining strict adherence to safety standards and promoting a secure environment on the warehouse floor.

About you

5+ years of hands-on leadership experience in food manufacturing, packing, or warehouse logistics, with proven capability in working alongside teams and scaling operations.

Relevant qualification in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or equivalent industry experience.

Strong grounding in HACCP, GMP, and OH&S / Workplace Safety principles.

Experience implementing or working with advanced systems, digital documentation, barcode scanning, and manufacturing/warehouse management software systems.

Active, hands-on capability with walkie stackers and packaging equipment is required.

Maintain strict standards of organization and audit-readiness across the warehouse facility.

Utilize manufacturing/warehouse management software to track, report on, and achieve core operational KPIs, with a focus on waste reduction, throughput optimization, and capacity management.

About us

Cremorne Street Bakers has established a strong reputation for manufacturing high-quality sweet baked goods supplied across Foodservice, Retail, FMCG, Grocery, and B2C channels, with nationwide distribution across Australia. Having just celebrated our 10th birthday, we are proud to be consistently growing at 20% year-on-year. To support our continued commercial expansion, we have recently set up a packing and distribution warehouse adjacent to our primary manufacturing facility.

Be part of our Senior Leadership Team, providing the opportunity to shape operational strategy, implement modern technologies, and support scalable business growth.

• Full ownership over the processes, culture, and day-to-day execution of packing and distribution.
• A permanent, full-time leadership position with an established and rapidly expanding Australian food brand.