National Road Logistics Full Load Product Manager in Melbourne, Australia

Join our fast paced, innovative team as the next National Road Logistics Full Load Product Manager in Kuehne+Nagel Australia!

Your Role

We are looking for a driven Road Logistics Full Load Product Manager to join our growing Road Logistics team, based in Melbourne. You will be responsible for establishing, managing and optimizing the full load services within Kuehne+Nagel’s Road Logistics. This role focuses on building and maintaining relationships with partners, driving the awareness of the FTL product within KN and the AU market, selling the FTL services to suitable businesses, ensuring efficient transport solutions, and driving cost-effectiveness to meet customer and business needs.

Your Responsibilities

• Oversee full and part load services across the country, ensuring timely and cost-efficient delivery.

• Develop relationships with partners, negotiating rates and service agreements.

• Develop the FTL product marketing strategy internally and externally with the National Business Development Manager.

• To identify opportunities and close new business opportunities.

• To deliver operational excellence across the business unit, continuously optimizing operations by implementing standard processes + best practices.

• Monitor and analyze logistics data to optimize route planning and load distribution.

• Collaborate with internal teams to meet customer requirements and manage service expectations.

• Ensure compliance with all relevant safety and regulatory standards.

• Designing the growth strategy of the FTL product with the Road Logistics Director.

Your Skills and Experiences

We look for potential, not only performance. To be successful you will be open about your strengths and development needs and prepared to challenge yourself. We value active listening, diversity of thinking and new perspectives.

Additionally, you will have:

• Proven experience in Road Logistics, particularly FTL based experience

• Strong negotiation and relationship management skills

• Excellent communication and leadership skills

• Project management and industry experience will be an added advantage.

• Hold a valid Australian Driver’s License

• Available to travel if required

Good Reasons to Join

• We offer flexible working arrangements to our employees, which allows for you to skip the commute and work from home two days per week and choose the hours you work to suit you.
• We will help you to achieve your goals with continuous professional development and regular career progression discussions. Emphasis is placed on our annual Individual Development Plans and is supported with both internal and external training opportunities. If you are looking for a career, not just a job then you are in the right place.
• We seek to make a difference today, for the people of tomorrow. Our Net Zero Carbon initiatives aims to achieve carbon neutrality for our sea freight shipments by 2030.

Kuehne + Nagel is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you require an accommodation for any part of the online application process due to a disability, please contact the Employee Services HR Help Desk at 1-800-267-1326 during the hours of 8:00am – 5:00pm EST; Monday through Friday or via e-mail at: HR.helpdesk@kuehne-nagel.com with the nature of your request. We will answer your inquiry within 24 hours.