3PL Manager, Melbourne

3PL Manager Loop Recruitment Melbourne VIC Management (Manufacturing, Transport and Logistics) Full time Add expected salary to your profile for insights Low application volume Our Client Natrio is a global leader in the supply, logistics, and distribution of dry bulk chemicals, specializing in natural soda ash, lime, and other industrial minerals. With over 25 years of experience, they provide end-to-end supply chain solutions—including storage, packaging, and shipping—to industries like glass manufacturing, mining, and water treatment. However Natrio is all about its people, one of the most aligned companies I have worked for, this is an opportunity to get in a humble winning team,. Key Responsibilities: Drive operational excellence and deliver strategic initiatives across Natrio 3PL and internal operations. Focus on reducing variability, improving cost control, and strengthening decision-making through disciplined execution, data integrity, contingency planning, and market-informed judgement. Key Responsibilities: Deliver high-impact strategic projects across logistics, warehousing, transport and operations. Standardise operations wiht the goal to reduce variability across customer demands and 3PL interfaces Manage 3PL providers to ensure service, cost, and performance alignment Develop contingency plans to ensure operational continuity under disruption Maintain accurate, real-time operational data and a single source of truth Apply market insight to support planning, pricing, and growth opportunities Evaluate decisions based on risk, cost, and service outcomes Drive continuous improvement initiatives with measurable impact Key Outcomes Reduced operational variability Improved 3PL relationships Accurate, real-time operational data Successful delivery of strategic projects Strong operational resilience and contingency capability Improved 3PL performance and accountability Capabilities and Experience Experience in container / freight logistics, and understanding of 3PL operations Strong operational and project delivery capability Analytical, data-driven decision-making skills Strong commercial awareness with the ability to balance cost, service, and risk High ownership mindset and proactive approach