Transport Contracts Manager

• Be part of a trusted, iconic brand with a strong market presence
• Dry Creek site based
• Opportunity to shape delivery strategy

Join one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest food manufacturers!

At GWF, we’re passionate about making everyday moments better through our iconic brands like Tip Top®, Burgen®, Golden®, and Abbott’s Village Bakery.

We’re looking for an experienced Transport Contracts Manager to lead and manage our Tip Top contractor drivers in South Australia. Based at Dry Creek, this role is pivotal in ensuring contracts and operating models are in place, routes are optimised and strong engagement with contractors is maintained to deliver best-in-market practices.

Purpose of the Role

• All aspects of Contractor Management including onboarding, ensuring high levels of performance against contract requirements, delivery standards and customer obligations
• Ensures all due diligence and compliance regarding new contractors is followed and updated accordingly
• Works with local Supply chain and new business teams ensuring the effective timely resolution of all Distributor related issues as they arise
• Manage the evaluation of new contractors as part of the standard operating procedures and on boarding of contractors
• Demonstrate constructive leadership, building a team of accountable people who can deliver the business goals
• Use Tip Top routing software to optimise delivery runs for efficiency and customer satisfaction

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience in Supply Chain industry -  dealing with small independent contractor drivers will be highly regarded
• Exceptional attention to detail with proven experience in dealing with compliance
• Demonstrated ability to mix professionally and build effective relationships at all levels internally and externally
• Able to provide insight and quickly identify a way forward when presented with issues
• Demonstrated effectiveness in team engagement and process improvement

Why Join Us?

At Tip Top Bakeries, we're proud to produce an extensive range of wholesome sliced bread, muffins, crumpets, pies, and bakery snacks. Our purpose of ‘Everyday Moments of Goodness' represents the lives we touch and the difference we make. Those moments that bring a smile, make us proud, or keep us safe, are moments we strive for through our work.

We take pride in supporting our people to learn, grow, and develop throughout their careers with Tip Top Bakeries. We believe in the power of an inclusive and diverse workforce and invest in meaningful initiatives to remove barriers and enable our employees to have a satisfying and rewarding career with us. Our vision for Tip Top Bakeries is an organisation where everyone belongs, everyone is valued, and everyone has equal opportunity.

Join the team and be part of one of our iconic brands like Tip Top, Abbotts Bakery, Bürgen and Golden.

Working with Tip Top, we offer many benefits including:

• Family-friendly policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave, additional paid time off to ease back to work and ongoing superannuation contributions during unpaid parental leave
• Recognition and award programs, including access to our online rewards platform
• Health and wellbeing programs including access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program, and on-site physiotherapy services
• Flexible working options
• Access to an extensive range of internal trainings and development programs for your career
• Financial support for approved study pathways, as well as traineeship and apprenticeship programs
• Two paid volunteer days per year as part of our focus on Community Partnerships
• Novated Leasing Options

Start the Conversation

If this role sounds like you and you’re eager to learn, grow, and help create everyday moments of goodness, we want to hear from you. To apply for this opportunity please submit your application by clicking on the ‘apply now' button.

Our Recruitment Process typically consists of a brief, prearranged telephone or video call, followed by 1-2 interviews in-person or over Zoom/Teams. We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs. Let us know your needs in providing a positive, barrier-free recruitment process via phone on (02) 9168 4200 or email to ttpeopleservices@gwf.com.au . Please do not call to enquire about this position as the phone number is for requesting accessibility needs only.

During the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which include a medical (includes drug & alcohol testing) and a criminal record check.

At Tip Top we strive to create a place where Everyone belongs, Everyone is valued, and Everyone has equal opportunity. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability.