Vic State Operations Manager - Construction Logistics

Visy

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Visy Logistics is entering a significant growth phase, driven by a major new national transport partnership with a leading Australian steel manufacturer. As we expand our construction and steel logistics capability across Australia, we’re investing in strong operational leadership to deliver safe, reliable and high-performing supply chain logistics. We are seeking a commercially astute State Operations Manager to lead our Victorian construction logistics operations. Based at a key customer site in Laverton, this hands-on leadership role will oversee large-scale operations across Laverton and Sunshine and play a critical part in scaling our new national partnership. You will be responsible for launching and leading a complex construction logistics supply chain across Victoria, embedding strong operational foundations, driving safety and service excellence and building a high-performing team across multiple sites. This is an opportunity to shape a growing division, deliver exceptional customer outcomes and make a genuine impact during a pivotal period of national expansion.

Requirements

3PL & Transport Expertise: Strong experience leading end to end transport, fleet and logistics operations.
Leadership: A confident people leader who builds capability, drives accountability, and fosters a high-performance culture.
Commercial Acumen: Ability to identify revenue and margin drivers, optimize fleet and labour utilization and balance operational efficiency with customer expectations.
Financial Acumen: Proven experience managing P&L performance, budgets and forecasts, with strong cost control discipline and data-led reporting capability.
Customer Engagement: Approachable and responsive, you build trusted relationships and ensure customers remain front-and-centre.
Resilience & Agility: Calm under pressure, quick to adapt, and solutions-focused in a fast-paced environment.
Growth Mindset: Continuously seeking better ways of working, embracing technology and innovation to improve efficiency.
Safety Leadership: Strong understanding of CoR, fatigue management, load restraint, and mass management; champions a safety-first culture.
Systems Experience: Familiar with SAP, TMS and transport performance systems

Nice To Haves

Experience in steel or construction logistics highly regarded

Responsibilities

Lead and manage daily operations across site services, fleet, drivers and logistics teams
Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, CoR and regulatory standards
Drive productivity, innovation and commercial improvement across every touchpoint
Deliver exceptional customer service and industry-leading DIFOT results
Manage budgets, forecasts and P&L performance with strong commercial discipline
Build and nurture high-performing teams with a focus on safety, accountability and growth