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From our beginnings in 1956, Linfox has grown to become Asia Pacific’s largest privately-owned logistics company, employing more than 24,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.\nWith a strong presence across New Zealand, we deliver world-class supply chain solutions that keep businesses and communities moving. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to creating safe, efficient and sustainable operations for our customers and communities.\nHe angitūtanga | The Opportunity\nLinfox New Zealand is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to join our FMCG Warehouse team on a 6-month fixed-term contract.\nBased at our Verissimo Drive site in Māngere, you'll provide leadership across our FMCG warehousing operations and offsite facilities, leading a high-performing team while serving as the key operational escalation point for customers, site performance and continuous improvement initiatives.\nWe're looking for a hands-on operational leader with a strong analytical mindset; someone who can interpret complex operational data, identify trends and opportunities, and translate insights into measurable improvements across safety, service, productivity and cost performance.\nNgā kawenga | What You’ll Be Doing\nLead warehouse and offsite operations to achieve safety, service and financial performance targets.\nAnalyse operational data, trends and performance metrics to identify opportunities and drive measurable business improvements.\nDrive operational performance through KPI governance, reporting enhancements and data-led decision making.\nIdentify operational bottlenecks, root causes and process inefficiencies, implementing sustainable continuous improvement initiatives.\nAct as the key escalation point for customers, operational issues and service recovery.\nLead customer engagement activities, including operational reviews and Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs).\nPartner with commercial stakeholders to support cost management, profitability and operational efficiency.\nOversee labour planning, capacity forecasting and resource optimisation across multiple sites.\nCoach, develop and support a team of operational leaders and supervisors.\nŌ pūkenga | What You’ll Need to Succeed\nThis role is ideal for a warehouse operations leader who combines strong people leadership with a highly analytical approach. You'll use data and operational insights to understand performance trends, identify opportunities, solve complex operational challenges and drive continuous improvement across the business.\nYou will bring:\nProven leadership experience within FMCG, warehousing or logistics operations.\nStrong analytical capability, with experience interpreting operational data, performance trends and KPI outcomes to drive business decisions.\nExperience improving reporting frameworks, performance visibility and operational governance.\nDemonstrated success identifying root causes, removing operational bottlenecks and delivering continuous improvement initiatives.\nStrong commercial acumen with experience managing costs, productivity and operational performance.\nDemonstrated success managing customer relationships, escalations and service delivery.\nStrong people leadership skills, including coaching and developing frontline leaders.\nTe whakaurunga | Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion\nAt Linfox, we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where our people can perform at their best. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and perspectives. We recognise and respect Māori as tangata whenua and value the contribution of Māori and Pasifika peoples, alongside people of diverse genders, ages, religions, abilities, sexual orientations and cultures.\nHe pai ki a koe? | Sound like you?\nApply now and help shape the future of facilities management at Linfox New Zealand.\nMōhiohio anō | Further Information\nApplications close when a suitable candidate is identified. 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