Group Manager

3 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia Workwear Group Full time

**About Us**

Workwear Group (WWG) is part of Wesfarmers Industrial & Safety a division of Wesfarmers, **a top 20 ASX listed company with over 100,000 employees.** Housed under the banner of Workwear Group, our three iconic brands - **KingGee**, **Hard Yakka** and **NNT** - have been in the business of delivering workwear since the late 1920's.

We are the trusted partner in workwear solutions, manufacturing over seven million units each year. What sets us apart is our continuous investment in innovation, market knowledge, pioneering ideas and sustainability practices.

We work as one team. We put our customers first and are passionate about what we do. Joining WWG is an opportunity to thrive in an inspiring, safe, and inclusive community.

**About the Role**

As the Group Manager Distribution, you’ll be at the helm of our dynamic multi-site warehousing and distribution operations, ensuring seamless storage, handling, and distribution of products to our customers.

Your mission is to ensure our distribution strategies and processes support our strategic priorities, driving continuous improvement, enhancing inventory accuracy, delivering speed through our warehouses and ensure reliable order fulfilment. You’ll be the guiding force for your team, providing coaching and support to help them excel. Additionally, you’ll champion a safe and healthy work environment by setting and upholding the highest WHS standards and procedures.

**What you’ll be doing**:

- Developing and executing optimal distribution strategies in support of WWG’s business strategy.
- Managing and overseeing a Trans-Tasman distribution network.
- Developing and implementing warehousing strategies to optimize layout, storage capacity, speed through our warehouses and operations across our distribution network (DCs) in NZ, Welshpool, and Melbourne Airport and 3PL provider in Queensland..
- Setting and driving warehousing targets, such as percentage of slow-moving and obsolete inventory (SLOB), to improve efficiency.
- Tracking and managing group inventory levels to ensure accurate stock counts and timely fulfillment of customer orders and forecasts.
- Implementing efficient storage systems to maximize space utilization in distribution centers.
- Identifying and driving process improvements to enhance warehousing efficiency and productivity.
- Researching and adopting best practices and technologies to streamline operations and reduce costs.
- Training, supporting, and managing the performance of team members to ensure high levels of productivity and engagement.
- Ensuring all warehouses comply with relevant regulations, standards, and company policies.
- Developing and implementing risk management strategies for distribution operations.
- Monitoring and reporting on key performance indicators (KPIs) related to distribution operations.
- Collaborating with other departments, such as logistics, procurement, and sales, to ensure seamless supply chain operations.

**Who we’re looking for**

At our company, we value not only our great brands but also the people and teams that drive our success. In addition to technical skills, we seek team members who possess the following personable qualities:

- Strong work ethic and are committed to showing up for a team
- Openness to receive coaching and embrace self reflection and self growth
- Accountability for your actions, and emotions, and actively venture beyond your comfort zone
- Embrace innovation, take calculated risks, and inspire others to think outside the box
- Ability to build meaningful relationships, we prioritise our customers. Balancing commercial goals with customer satisfaction is key
- Ethical standards and demonstrating honesty and integrity in all interactions is fundamental to our team culture.

**What we’re looking for**

You will be highly commercial and possess strong communication skills to influence stakeholders at all levels. Along with your business acumen, you will have:

- Minimum 5 years experience in a similar position leading multiple locations
- Minimum 5 years experience in leading a DC or Warehouse operation
- Experienced with International load balancing split
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities
- Strategic thinking and continuous improvement experience
- Data and analytical driven solutions and optimisation experience
- Strong project management skills.
- Ability to prepare and present reports to WWG’s senior leadership team.

**What we offer**
- The chance to join a great team of like-minded, hard-working people who are passionate about achieving our vision and the growth objectives of the company.
- Flexible working environment, allowing for work from home day/s each week.
- A competitive salary package and suite of benefits and perks, including a 50% discount on our brands Hard Yakka, KingGee and NNT and 5% Wesfarmers discount for Kmart, Bunnings, Officeworks and more.
- A tailored career and development plan, plus reward and recogni



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