Regional Transport Manager

• Safety leadership: Champion a safety-first culture across all transport operations including internal teams and contractors alike
• Commercial performance: Own cost management, transport charge recovery, and contractor performance against KPIs and SLAs
• Fleet & asset management: Oversee the internal fleet including maintenance schedules, asset lifecycle, and utilisation
• People leadership: Lead, develop and manage a dispersed transport workforce across three states including IR matters
• Strategy into execution: Take national transport strategies and make them real across your region
• Data-driven improvement: Use transport systems and performance data to cut waste, lift service levels, and build a case for change
• Stakeholder relationships: Build strong working relationships with Branch teams, Regional Managers, national functions, and external partners

• Senior experience in transport or logistics leadership, including contractor networks and internal fleet across a multi-site geographic area
• Strong commercial acumen: budgeting, cost control, contract management, and financial reporting
• Confident with transport systems and data
• you translate numbers into decisions, not just reports
• Sound IR knowledge and experience navigating complex workforce situations
• Able to operate strategically: you know when to zoom out and when to dive in
• Resilient and composed under pressure: you hold high standards & maintain relationships
• High emotional intelligence
• you can influence diverse stakeholders and handle difficult conversations with professionalism
• Proven experience in a comparable senior transport or logistics role — or clearly ready for a significant next step
• Certificate IV in Business Management (desirable, not essential)

Certificate IV in Business Management

• Genuine career development and progression pathways
• Employee discounts, wellbeing program and benefits platform
• Purchased additional leave
• Novated leasing and salary sacrifice options
• 12 weeks paid parental leave
• Volunteering leave through the Coates Foundation