Warehouse & Distribution Manager

• Great Opportunity to make an impact in a leading food manufacturing business
• Inclusive culture that values growth and development
• Competitive salary + STIP

Tip Top is Australia’s leading brand of quality bread and bakery products, producing a diverse range of wholesome sliced bread, gourmet bread, muffins, crumpets, and bakery snacks. We’re part of George Weston Foods (GWF), one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest food manufacturers, employing 6,000 people across 60 sites.

We are seeking a Warehouse and Distribution Manager to lead the full Warehouse and Distribution function at Springwood. You will oversee all shift, product picking, transport and Northern Region depot activities while ensuring the safe, efficient and cost-effective movement of products across intra and interstate networks. This role is accountable for delivering service excellence, maintaining compliance, and driving continuous optimisation of our warehousing and distribution operations in line with national standards and strategy.

You will work closely with key stakeholders to ensure all warehouse functions are accurate, timely and well-coordinated. A core responsibility will be leading the team to manage the safe and timely dispatch of all products in accordance with GWF policies and procedures while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and strong engagement across the site.

Purpose of the Role

• Ensure effective and efficient operation of the warehouse and distribution functions, leading and coaching a team of supervisors, pickers, drivers and distributors, fostering a high-performance and inclusive culture
• Ensure all trucks depart on time and meet Chain of Responsibility (CoR) requirements
• Manage rostering, scheduling, labour efficiency and cost performance
• Drive compliance with health, safety, and food quality standards
• Oversee linehaul and fleet maintenance, ensuring road safety and service schedules
• Partner with 3PL providers and internal teams to optimise transport performance
• Support customer service by resolving delivery issues and complaints promptly
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across distribution processes

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience managing warehouse and distribution activities
• Chain of Responsibility Training
• Stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• Demonstrated ability to foster an engaging culture
• Extensive experience in SAP or similar platform, excel and word skills
• Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships at all levels internally and externally

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. Applications close COB Monday 8th December.

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.