Job Description
About the business
n A nationally recognised organisation with a vertically integrated manufacturing and supply chain with locations across Australia. With renewed investment, the business is looking to improve operational maturity including systems and processes.
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About the role
n This hands-on leadership role owns inventory, demand planning, transport/shipping procurement and warehouse management systems across a high-complexity SKU base with an international manufacturing partner and a combined manufacture-to-delivery lead time of around 8 weeks.
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This is a build-and-stabilise mandate - you'll be expected to deliver visible, measurable improvement within existing systems and constraints, not propose a green-field redesign.
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What you'll be doing
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Owning inventory accuracy and rationalisation, and establishing min/max parameters and demand-planning discipline for top-selling and critical SKUs
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Managing transport and international shipping procurement, reducing cost-to-serve and improving reliability of inbound/outbound logistics
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Coaching and lifting the capability of your Warehouse Manager and Inventory Manager
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Improving WMS and bin/location discipline within the existing ERP and barcode infrastructure
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Establishing tripwire and exception-based reporting for early visibility of stock, service and cost issues
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Reporting supply chain performance directly to the CFO and executive team
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About you




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Proven supply chain/inventory leadership in a multi-site or high-SKU-count retail, manufacturing or distribution business
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Hands-on operating style - comfortable on the floor and working with imperfect or legacy systems
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International sourcing and freight experience, ideally with manufacture-to-delivery lead times of similar length and complexity
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A track record of pragmatic, quick wins rather than long-form transformation
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Direct, confident communicator used to reporting to senior stakeholders
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Resilient - comfortable operating with ambiguity and imperfect data
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What's on offer
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Base + super, plus a bonus structure tied to inventory and cost-to-serve outcomes
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A genuine mandate to shape and fix a function, backed by supportive ownership
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Direct exposure to the C-suite
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Apply below and I'll be in touch to talk through the details.
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📌 Strategic Supply Chain Lead: Inventory & Logistics (New South Wales)
🏢 Sharp & Carter
📍 New South Wales