National Logistics Ops Leader | P&L & People

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

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.