Senior Logistics Planning Specialist

2 weeks ago


Mackay, Queensland, Australia Aurizon Holdings Limited Full time

Production, Planning & Scheduling (Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics)

Full time

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Location: Mackay (potentially Rockhampton)

Remuneration/Benefit: Attractive Salary Package plus bonus opportunity

Join Aurizon as a Senior Logistics Planning Specialist and lead optimization efforts in our logistics operations. Drive performance improvement initiatives, coordinate analytical methodology transformations, and deliver robust forecasts aligned with business objectives. Utilize your expertise in supply chain delivery, statistics, and project management to drive commercial value and foster effective stakeholder relationships.

About the role:

As a Senior Logistics Planning Specialist at Aurizon, you'll play a pivotal role in optimizing our logistics operations. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Lead the identification of planning and execution performance improvement activities, providing guidance to management through the application of effective analytical strategies including evaluating risks and impacts of alternative solutions.
  • Lead and coordinate the implementation of analytical methodology transformation activities, including engaging external supply chain partners, development of process frameworks, ensuring all relevant documentation, models and systems are updated.
  • Drive commercial value outcomes aligned to business objectives through the delivery of timely and robust forecasts, capacity and capability. assessments to internal stakeholders and external supply chain partners.
  • Drive and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders in a proactive and solution focused way, utilising innovative methods to effectively contribute to ongoing information and knowledge sharing of relevant subject matters.
  • Deliver professional expertise, advice and data analytics through the assessment, research and analysis of relevant trends providing timely and reliable information to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Ensure compliance with all relevant legislative/statutory obligations and enterprise policies, codes, values, standards and procedures, where required.

About you:

Technical capabilities/experience/qualifications:

  • Degree qualification with a Business or similar discipline (preferred).
  • Substantial knowledge of transport and logistic operations.

Specific Skills:

  • Strong understanding of supply chain delivery performance principals.
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to influence, collaborate and engage effectively.
  • Advanced understanding of statistics and strong research, problem solving and analytical skills.
  • Strong data collection, organisation, analysis, interpretation, and presentation skills.
  • Strong systems experience, understanding of business intelligence tools.
  • High level of project management skills to work successfully and implement strategic initiatives that deliver sustainable results.
  • High level of skill working both autonomously and collaboratively in a team as well as the ability to coach and mentor others

What we offer you:

At Aurizon, we support the development and growth of our employees. With a national portfolio of operations, we offer long-term and exciting career opportunities.

Some of our benefits include:

  • Development and growth opportunities.
  • Access to mentoring and development programs.
  • Discounts on selected health insurance funds, personal travel, gyms, vehicles and retail brands.
  • Parental leave program and super booster.

About Aurizon.

Aurizon is Australia's largest rail freight operator and a top 100 ASX company. Each year, we deliver more than 250 million tonnes of Australian commodities right across the country. Aurizon is crucial to the Australian economy, connecting miners, primary producers and industry with international and domestic markets.

Look to Aurizon for a diverse and collaborative culture.

At Aurizon, we are proud of our diverse, collaborative, creative and high-performance culture. We celebrate the contribution of every employee and provide opportunities for career development in a dynamic, caring, and inclusive work environment.

To learn about us and our company values, please visit

Aurizon (ASX: AZJ) is Australia's largest rail freight operator. Each year, we transport more than 250 million tonnes of Australian commodities — connecting miners, primary producers, and industry with international and domestic markets. We are an end-to-end supply chain partner providing our customers with integrated freight and logistics solutions across an extensive national rail and road network, traversing Australia.

Aurizon (ASX: AZJ) is Australia's largest rail freight operator. Each year, we transport more than 250 million tonnes of Australian commodities — connecting miners, primary producers, and industry with international and domestic markets. We are an end-to-end supply chain partner providing our customers with integrated freight and logistics solutions across an extensive national rail and road network, traversing Australia.

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