State Transport Manager

3 days ago

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia VISY Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

State Transport Manager

Job no:

Work type: Full Time

Location: Brisbane - South, Yatala, Brisbane, Gold Coast

  • Excellent senior management role, progress your career in a leading transport business
  • Lead a dynamic team & driver operations excellence with coaching and mentoring
  • Rare opportunity to join a growing division  - make this role your own

The Role:

As State Transport Manager, you will lead a high-performing team to drive strategic and operational excellence across a multi-site transport and logistics operation. This role requires a hands-on, commercially astute leader with a solid background in Fleet & People Management. As an experienced transport or logistics manager, you understand the importance of distribution activities being performed safely, whilst ensuring that people and equipment are employed efficiently. Step into a role that blends hands-on leadership with customer-facing impact, supported by a top-tier team and close collaboration with senior executives.

What you will do:

  • Lead the operational and financial performance, ensuring profitability and accountability for P&L outcomes
  • Engage and support staff daily on safety practices, fostering a culture of care and promoting Safety Improvement Plans
  • Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with wider departments, senior management, clients and customers
  • Enhance and implement supply chain practices to ensure compliance with regulations and environmental best practices
  • Promote safety culture, adhere to regulatory and site conditions as defined in policy and guidelines, for the protection of the environment and community
  • Ensure strict compliance with regulations, including NHVR, CoR, WHS laws, and internal policies
  • Foster a high-performing team culture, driving commercial success and customer-focused excellence

What You Will Bring:

  • Extensive experience in logistics or transport at a managerial level
  • A proven track record in managing and optimizing complex transport operations and supply chain networks
  • Strong P&L management skills, with a solid financial and analytical acumen
  • Exceptional stakeholder management, influencing, and business partnering abilities
  • A strategic decision-making mindset, with the ability to make timely and effective business decisions while identifying opportunities for improvement
  • A continuous improvement approach, with strong problem-solving skills and a solutions-oriented mindset
  • Demonstrated experience in leading, coaching, and mentoring high-performing teams

Benefits:

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Option to purchase additional leave
  • Salary sacrificed novated leasing
  • A collection of health, wealth and lifestyle services and discounts
  • Be part of a fast-moving industry with boundless opportunities for success

Visy Logistics, part of the wider Visy Group, has global logistics capabilities to service our expansive ANZ manufacturing operations and our growing 3PL customer base. Visy Logistics has significant growth objectives, and a key responsibility of this role is to develop logistics solutions to underpin our growth aspirations.

You will be required to meet Visy's employment criteria which will include a criminal history check

Advertised: 05 Sep 2025 E. Australia Standard Time

Applications close: 05 Oct 2025 E. Australia Standard Time

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