Logistics Operations Manager ANZ - Freight

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Our supply chain is the backbone of our business. It's how we get our trusted products to people all over the world, safely and efficiently. And it's our talented and passionate teams that make this happen.

If you're looking for a career in supply chain, there's no better place to be than Reckitt. We offer a variety of exciting opportunities in all areas of the supply chain, from planning and procurement to manufacturing and logistics. You could join our Global Supply Planning team to develop and implement our global supply strategy, or work with our Procurement Centre of Excellence team to negotiate and manage our supplier relationships.

Our Manufacturing Excellence team help us improve the efficiency, quality and safety of our manufacturing operations, and our Logistics Excellence team develop new and innovative ways to distribute our products to customers.

In the dynamic world of logistics, are you the one who brings order to chaos and clarity to complexity? Reckitt is looking for a Logistics Manager who thrives in creating seamless operations. This role is your opportunity to make an impact on a large scale, overseeing regional logistics strategies and gaining insights across our global business. We offer a platform to develop your leadership skills alongside enhancing commercial acumen with global partners. Join us in a role that is pivotal to our supply chain's success and become a central figure in our continued growth.

• Strategically lead the logistics function, ensuring your team aligns with company-wide objectives.
• Strengthen supply chain relationships across multiple cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate closely with third-party logistics (3PL) partners, coordinating the operational beat across daily, weekly, and monthly timelines.
• Take ownership of critical logistics partnerships, including 3PL, manufacturers, transporters, and on-site vendors.
• Champion the safety, quality, and compliance agenda of highly regulated facilities, liaising with regulatory bodies.
• Manage a transport organisation that is responsive, flexible, and consistently meeting the ‘speed to market’ needs of the business at the right cost, managing long ocean lead times to short customer lead times.

• Experienced within FMCG or Consumer Goods industry.
• Solid experience in freight operations both in and/ or out, and the ability to blend commercial insight with technical expertise.
• Skills in continuous improvement, financial stewardship, and team development.
• A successful track record of working within the supply chain community and with external partners.
• Leadership qualities that encourage ownership and a sense of responsibility.
• An understanding of key performance indicators in service delivery, along with proficiency in data analytics and supply chain planning.
• People Management skills.
• Experienced in SAP & Transport management systems (OTM highly desirable)
• Experienced in ocean freight.

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.
We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.