National People & Culture Manager

About us:

Centurion is one of Australia’s largest independently owned and operated logistics (3PL) and transport companies. Based in Perth, Western Australia but operating across Australia, we have significant mobile, land and infrastructure assets nationwide, including 20 distribution centres and a fleet of more than 2,000 vehicles. This ensures Centurion provides flexible and reliable supply chain solutions for all our customers. Centurion is a values driven organisation operating with the vision of being the leading logistics partner for stakeholders in the commodity rich communities of Australia.

Culture and Benefits

• Permanent full time position based in our well-established Perth Airport Depot (Free Park)
• Attractive team benefits, stability, and exciting national growth opportunities
• Employee Wellness Programs where employee health and wellbeing are put first
• Car, health, and home insurance discounts to be enjoyed
• Fast growing organisation, excellent training, progression, and support

Tasks & Responsibilities 

Centurion is embarking on an exciting organisational change within the People team, and we have a newly created opportunity available for a People & Capability Manager to join us for this next excited step in our national growth.

• Working closely with the EGM to develop and implement best practice people support programs (i.e. redevelop Performance and Development, EVP, Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion programs) - taking a project-based approach.
• Consulting with leaders and providing effective HR advice and quality services in relation to workforce planning, employee lifecycle, performance development & management, remuneration & reporting.
• Analysing workforce trends and metrics; and providing relevant advice and business strategies.
• Providing advice, coaching, feedback and support to leaders in order to effectively manage the talent development and performance needs of their teams and ensure a culture reflective of our RIPPA values.
• Providing timely and sound advice and guidance across the Employee Lifecycle, including onboarding, engaging and managing employees, performance improvement, disciplinary processes and formal complaints & grievances.
• Managing investigations and employee complaints ensuring thorough investigation that meet legislative requirements and observe the principles of procedural fairness
• Assisting the EGM, P&C to identify, establish, improve and maintain best practice processes that ensure the organisations ongoing success

Skills & Experience

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in Specialised Organisational Development and HR Generalist positions;
• Extensive experience across performance, culture/engagement, employee relations, diversity & inclusion, organisation design, remuneration and talent management/ succession planning, with deep expertise across at least two of these;
• Highly capable of complex analysis, leveraging HR metrics from multiple platforms, drawing insights from data and information and presenting it in a way that makes the complex simple;
• Proven track record in building People & Capability teams and integrating effective solutions within large and complex organisations;
• Ability to adapt well to fast-paced environments with changing circumstances and priorities.
• Demonstrated experience building awareness on key organizational issues and presenting a relevant solution, guide senior leaders and stakeholders through a collaborative and shared decision- making process.
• Experience working with change management principles, tools, and methodologies;
• Strong influencing skills with an ability to convince others to follow a vision and possess an ability to build and maintain strong, trusting and long-term relationship with others. 

Who is Centurion?

Centurion is an Australian company in its fifth decade of operation, with a history of involvement in many modern infrastructure projects.

Since being founded in 1971, Centurion has developed into a full logistics solutions provider delivering a comprehensive range of distribution, warehousing, and project services. Centurion’s extensive transport fleet of over 2,000 vehicles and specialised equipment coupled with an unsurpassed branch network in key centres across Western Australia, the Northern Territory, South Australia, and Queensland ensures a flexible and reliable supply chain solution.

Centurion offers a broad range of logistics services including full end-to-end solutions, lead logistics and off-site receipting for the energy and resource sectors, general freight, warehousing, refrigerated services, retail distribution, logistics support, over-dimensional transport, heavy haulage, specialised projects and time critical services.

Ready to take on a new challenge?

If you feel you have the experience, ability, and skills to take the next step with your career within Centurion, we want to hear from you. Click Apply now.