Warehouse and Distribution Manager AU - Brisbane, Australia - Triumph International

Description

Triumph is one of the world's largest intimate apparel companies. It enjoys a presence in over 80 countries with the core brands Triumph and sloggi. Globally, the company serves 20,000 wholesale customers and sells its products in more than 2,300 controlled points of sale as well as via several own online shops. The Triumph Group is a member of the amfori Business Social Compliance Initiative (amfori BSCI).

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Our Supply Chain Department in Wynnum West 4178, Brisbane is looking for a Warehouse and Distribution Manager AU & NZ,

Your Responsibilities:

Warehousing and Distribution:

• Manage all warehouse daily operations from inbound to order dispatch to customers
• Optimise DC space utilization
• Optimise labour productivity
• Manage all Logistics Service Providers used in AU & NZ (forwarders, external storage, cleaning and maintenance services, ...)

Procedures and Practices:

• Ensure standard operating procedures (SOP) and process disciplines are being adhered to throughout the warehouse, to meet agreed customer service levels with respect to delivery rate, turnaround times and accuracy.
• Help develop and implement operational improvement plans for the WH operations to deliver cost and efficiency benefits.
• Coordinate with planning, marketing and sales in relation to volume forecasts for the WH operations, planned sales promotions, introduction of new products or any major activities and projects that affect the warehouse.
• In conjunction with key stakeholders, develop and implement appropriate plans to continuously align the WH and logistics processes with enhanced systems.
• Proactively lead a safety culture that includes site compliance to all legislative and company safety requirements.

Forecasting and Planning :

• Budget preparation for all warehouse and distribution operations in AU & NZ
• Ensure all expenses are controlled against budget.
• Monthly DCS and MMR reporting to global DNO team

Supplier management:

• Review rates and services provided by transport companies/freight forwarders and other related vendors to the business and help select those which provide best service at most economical rates.
• In conjunction with Human Resources, be involved in negotiations with trade unions, and liaison with employment organisations.

People Leadership/Other:

• Act as a Role Model and help to build a positive and proactive culture
• Lead and manage the Distribution Center team, ensuring strong communication of roles, responsibilities, and expectations.
• Ensure the Triumph Performance Management System is fully embraced within the department facilitating career development for all direct reports.
• Ensure all warehouse staff are trained to level 3 of Warehousing or higher, ensuring ongoing training and development needs are met.
• Implement and foster development plans to ensure available backup for all key positions in the warehouse (Inbound, Outbound, Transport, Returns, Stock Management)
• Serve on planning, project, and policy making teams as needed.
• Collaborate with the Health and Safety Committee (WHSC) and implement all required processes and procedures

Your ideal profile:

• Preferred formal qualification in Logistics Management, Materials Management or equivalent level of learning through job experience.
• Preferred completion of approved Occupational Health and Safety qualification
• Blue card [High Risk Work]
• Full clean driving licence
• 5-7 experience in Distribution and Warehousing Management.
• Strong 'hands on' warehousing and logistics experience preferably with a fashion or consumer goods background.
• Experience with quality management/benchmarking approaches to achieve operational improvement and process re-engineering to improve operational effectiveness.
• Excellent negotiator and influencer, problem solver
• Proficient written and verbal English
• SAP and BW experience (ideal but not essential)
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint)
• The ability to interact with staff and customers from all levels within organisations and backgrounds.
• Ability to handle pressure.
• Flexible and Self-Managed
• Forklift License
• First Aider

We offer:

You will never walk alone

As a family owned business with more than 135 years of experience, Triumph embraces diversity throughout our global organization. Currently, our offices are present in over 40 countries across Europe and Asia having many international teams collaborate together every day. Guiding our corporate behaviors are respect and value for our employees, but also Collaboration as one of our key Corporate Competencies, being a core part of our every day working environment.

Make a Difference, together

The future belongs to our children. At Triumph, we want to be proud of our commitment to building a sustainable society and protecting the environment, and we work everyday to ensure our products are manufactured in an sustainable way. This is our vision: We want to be a company that is characterized by responsible leadership and consideration for future generations and that cares for the legacy that we leave behind to our children.

Putting People at the center

At Triumph we are committed to our employees, they represent the foundation for our success. This means that as a company, we are driven to offer great career opportunities in a dynamic fast-paced organization. Our HR function across the globe strives to support our employees in their development, through our Triumph Learning Academy

We continuously strive to recruit new talent, offering them one of the textile industry's most international working environments, excellent conditions and great development opportunities in a company still owned and managed by the founding families. Our headquarters employs people from more than 30 nationalities and as a European company, we are present in many key markets in Europe, like Germany, Italy, France and growing in Eastern Europe. We are proud to have become one of the leading players in Asia very early on, in countries like Japan, China and Singapore, as well as being an employer that people aspire to work for. As a company serving women, we fundamentally believe in gender equality and diversity. Women make up more than 50% of our company's workforce. In the last years, we have had a specific and successful drive to increase the number of women in management.

Triumph is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.

If you are seeking a great opportunity to develop your career, please send us your CV in English by clicking on Apply.