Limitless potential.

Lead warehouse operations to meet safety, service, productivity, and stock targets while driving team performance and exceeding KPIs with key stakeholders.

Reporting to the Distribution Centre Manager, the DC Operations Manager will lead warehouse operations to achieve safety, service, productivity, and stock integrity targets. This role provides strong direction and leadership to the Distribution Centre Operations Management Team while collaborating closely with GPC Asia Pacific key stakeholders to ensure and exceed KPI commitments.

About the Role:

• Demonstrating outstanding safety leadership, ensuring the safety of all team members, contractors and visitors
• Oversee the efficient execution of the warehouse labour resourcing plan through the warehouse operations management and team members
• Identify operational efficiency opportunities, develop and implement strategies for the resolution of problems whilst maintaining effective performance and productivity.
• Deliver Customer Service in line with service level agreements in place - proactively engage with customer to understand business needs
• Ensure budget targets are achieved and understand daily, weekly, monthly commercial analytical reports are understood and used to form decisions for forward planning
• Delivery of the people strategy including generating a positive culture through engaging the team, participating in recognition & celebration initiatives as part of Senior leadership team
• People Leadership and Coaching, ensuring development plans in place for direct reports to support their career pathways & ongoing learning
• Provide leadership and ensure that all contractual obligations are as a minimum requirement delivered to standard as minimum or exceeded beyond agreed standards
• Adhering to our four principles of warehousing which include Safety, Service, Productivity and Stock Integrity

About You:

• Degree in Logistics, Management, or equivalent significant relevant experience
• Proven experience in warehouse and logistical operations
• Extensive experience managing large warehouse teams (50+ staff) while maintaining safety, service, productivity, and stock integrity standards
• Strong knowledge and focus on Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) legislation, standards, and best practices
• Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to motivate staff and strong interpersonal communication
• Proficient in using warehouse management systems
• Solid computer literacy, numeracy, and excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report interpretation
• Strong ability to prioritise, manage, and delegate tasks effectively
• Self-motivated and well-organised
• Skilled in conceptualising operational processes and workflows with a focus on cost reduction and service improvement
• Experience managing large and possibly unionised workforces
• Ability to develop and manage cultural and safety development programs

Looking after you:

We are committed to ensuring our people are well looked after. In addition to a rewarding and challenging career, we will provide:

• A family-oriented environment with a strong work/life balance
• Staff discounts across the GPC Asia Pacific group of Companies
• Private health insurance discounts
• Employee assistance program
• A highly safety conscious work environment
• We proactively support our working parents in a variety of meaningful ways, and our parental leave top-up allowance is one of the ways we do this
• Paid volunteer leave allowing you to give back to your chosen charity/community organisation
• Access to GPC’s exciting employee platform MOVE, unlocking amazing discounts at top retailers, business announcements, e-cards and our employee recognition program, plus so much more!

GPC Asia Pacific

Movement is in our DNA. We are GPC Asia Pacific: one of the largest industrial and automotive aftermarket parts and service suppliers in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia. Our iconic brands include Repco, NAPA, McLeod Accessories and Motion Industries.

Yet we are more than just a parts and service company. We propel people forward.

With over 8000 team members in Asia Pacific, and 60k+ globally, being part of Genuine Parts Company won’t leave you standing still. Reach is key to our success. Learn more about our business online at www.gpcasiapac.com

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