Last Mile Freight Manager

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Retail is in our DNA and at Cotton On, we believe every part of our business plays a role in delivering an exceptional customer experience. Our Avalon DC is where the scale of our business comes to life. It's our largest global distribution centre - 50,000 sqm, 1,000 team members, and the critical link between our product and our customers across 700 stores and 8 brands.

We're on the lookout for a strategic and hands-on Last Mile Freight Manager to lead our transport operations across Australia nationally. In this role, you'll be the driving force behind delivering exceptional service to our customers while ensuring safety, efficiency, and operational excellence across our distribution network.

In this role you will:

• Lead and influence best-in-market third-party logistics partners, collaborating to drive operational efficiencies.
• Analyse and optimise transport network performance across multiple sites for cost and operational efficiencies.
• Partner with stakeholders to plan and forecast resources, wages, and labour requirements with accuracy and efficiency.
• Report and present performance metrics with recommendations to key stakeholders.

• Proven experience in leading high-volume supply chain or transport operations, ideally in retail or FMCG
• Strong stakeholder management and contract negotiation skills, with ability to build rapport
• Proven analytical stills with expertise in budgeting, resource planning, and commercial decision-making to align with key milestones
• A track record of driving results, improving processes, and leading & motivating teams.
• Understanding of WMS / TMS / Manhattan systems is advantageous

No fuss, no worries, we'll roll up our sleeves and make it happen. But we go beyond just 'doing the right thing'; we work in local communities and support them however we can.

While we're working hard today, our eyes are always on tomorrow. Together we help to make tomorrow a better place for our stores, customers, work mates and each other.

We are committed to personal and professional development, which is supported by an ever growing and expanding structure. We believe our people deserve the best space to their best work and to support this we provide:

• 50% team member discount off all brands (excl. Ceres Life which is 30% off)
• Competitive salary packaging – ensuring we are constantly benchmarking to industry.
• An Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.
• Returning from maternity leave (or primary carer parental leave)? Work part-time and get paid full-time for 2 months, all part of supporting you during your transition back to work.
• Team mingle celebrations, speaker's series, surprise and delight moments – the magic happens when we get together.

At Cotton On, we are focused on building a culture centred in belonging, and we are committed to creating workplaces where each individual can show up as their whole self, having an equal opportunity to succeed with us. We are proud of our diverse global workforce of 20,000 team members from countless nationalities, and we strongly welcome and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply with us. We are focused on bringing more voices, experiences and backgrounds to our workforce as we drive diverse and inclusive outcomes for our team and our customers. If you have any individual needs in order to fully participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at recruitment@cottonon.com.au so we may support you in completing the job application process.

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Distribution
• Industries: Retail and Retail Apparel and Fashion