National Depot Operations Manager

Home Recruitment; Tauranga; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Home Recruitment is seeking a National Operations Manager to lead a nationwide logistics operation in New Zealand. You’ll oversee a team of around eight direct reports, work with managers countrywide, and drive robust operational performance.

This hands-on leadership role involves on-site work, relationship building with customers and suppliers, budgeting and P&L oversight, health and safety leadership, and regular travel about once a month.

Qualifications

• Solid background in shipping, freight, logistics or similar operational environment.
• Experience leading multiple sites, depots or large teams.
• Strong people leadership and coaching skills.
• Commercially savvy with budgets, P&L and financial reporting.
• Willingness to travel domestically around New Zealand and hold a full NZ driver’s licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead, support and develop a team of direct reports across multiple sites, building a strong leadership culture.
• Spend time in the business to understand on-the-ground operations and opportunities for impact.
• Drive operational performance, ensure efficiency and consistency across locations.
• Own operational reporting, budgets and P&L performance, with focus on numbers.
• Monitor costs, productivity and asset utilisation to improve the bottom line.
• Lead health and safety and embed it into day-to-day culture.

Skills

Leadership

Operational management

Budgeting & P&L

Health & safety

People development

Travel friendly

Job description

National Operations Manager

Have you built your career in shipping, freight or logistics and feel ready to take on something a little bigger?

We're working with an established business in the shipping and logistics space who are looking for a National Operations Manager to help lead their operation across New Zealand.

This is a role for someone who enjoys being out and about, working alongside people and getting stuck into the day-to-day. You'll lead a team of around eight direct reports, working closely with managers across the country to get the best out of their teams, keep things running smoothly and drive strong operational performance.

It's not all about sitting behind a desk looking at spreadsheets (although you'll need to be comfortable with those too!). You'll be someone who enjoys getting out on site, building relationships, tackling challenges and finding better ways of doing things.

You'll also travel around the country, generally about once a month, to spend time with your teams and get a feel for what's happening across the operation.

What will you get up to?

• Lead, support and develop a team of approximately seven direct reports, helping build a strong and accountable leadership culture.
• Spend time out in the business, understanding what's happening on the ground and where you can make a difference.
• Drive operational performance across multiple locations, ensuring teams are working efficiently and consistently.
• Take ownership of operational reporting, budgets and P&L performance, understanding the numbers and knowing where to focus attention.
• Monitor costs, productivity and asset utilisation, identifying opportunities to improve the bottom line.
• Lead from the front when it comes to health and safety, setting the standard and making sure it's genuinely part of the day-to-day culture.
• Build strong relationships with customers, suppliers and the wider business.
• Spot opportunities to do things better and, importantly, make those improvements happen.

A bit about you

• You've got a solid background in shipping, freight, logistics, transport or a similar operational environment.
• You've led multiple sites, depots or operational teams and know what it takes to keep things ticking along.
• You're a natural people leader who enjoys coaching, developing and getting the best out of others.
• You're commercially savvy and confident with budgets, P&L, financial reporting and operational performance.
• You understand the importance of health and safety and are someone who leads by example rather than simply ticking boxes.
• You're practical, approachable and happy to roll up your sleeves when needed.
• You're comfortable travelling around New Zealand, generally around once a month.
• You hold a full, clean NZ driver's licence.

Why would you be interested?

It's a chance to step into a genuinely interesting national leadership role where you'll have plenty of variety, a great deal of responsibility and the opportunity to make your mark.

You’ll have real influence over how the business operates, the chance to develop a strong team around you and the opportunity to drive both operational and commercial results.

If you're someone who knows the shipping and logistics world, enjoys leading people and is ready for your next challenge, we'd love to have a chat.