Logistics and Shipping Lead

1 week ago

Smithfield, Australia Vulcan Full time

Since Vulcan was founded in 1995, we have become Australasia’s highest performing metals distributor and processor. Our sustained growth is the product of superior service and dedication to continuously improving to every facet of our business.

At Vulcan, we believe that being a diverse and inclusive workplace makes us better in every way. We are proud to have a diverse team from over 70 different countries and more than 90 different ethnicities from across our sites.

Come and join us at our Vulcan site in Carole Park, we would love to have you.

**What you will be responsible for**:

- Lead and manage 3 shipping team members, assigning tasks, monitoring performance, and ensure targets are met
- Provide coaching, mentoring, training and performance feedback to team members
- Foster a collaborative and productive work environment, encouraging teamwork and continuous improvement
- Co-ordinate and oversee all logistics and shipping activities including reporting
- Ensure timely and accurate despatch of products, and communicating effectively where required due to delays
- Analyse logistics and shipping processes to identify areas for improvement in efficiency, cost reduction, and service quality.
- Develop and implement contingency plans to address unexpected challenges to minimize impact on Vulcan’s operations
- Monitor key performance indicators such as shipping and documentation accuracy, and lead times, identifying potential risks and possible solutions
- Ensure supplier evaluations are complete
- Track and analyse data related to logistics and shipping operations, providing reports on performance, costs and opportunities for improvement.

**Requirements**:

- Strong leadership and team management skills
- Experience in logistics/shipping and/or supply chain
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across departments and Divisions
- Out of the box thinker with the ability to problem solve
- Attention to detail
- Customer Focused
- Computer literacy, proficiency with MS Office, especially Outlook and Excel
- Highly developed time management, organisational and numerical skills
- Ability to set priorities, monitor workflow and improve efficiency of work practices
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills
- An ability to build rapport with suppliers and maintain relationships

**Benefits**
- Professional but relaxed company culture
- Generous parental leave policy
- Employee Assistance Programme

**Please note you must either be residing in Australia or hold a current relevant work visa to be considered for this role.

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