Senior Carrier Contract Manager

• Permanent fulltime position
• National oversight of operational strategies within Carrier Operations
• Located in Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne

About Ampol

We are proud of our heritage. We have been powering better journeys for all Australians for over 100 years. As Australia’s very own fuel brand we are committed to making those journeys easier by meeting Australia’s needs at every step with the care and service we all deserve. And, as we grow, we continue to evolve, to ensure we have low carbon solutions that will meet the needs of our customers well into the future.

We are proud to be an endorsed employer of choice for women by WORK180. To understand more about how Ampol’s policies, benefits and how we support our people, check out some key female leader career stories on the Work180 website. 

About the role:

Reporting to the National Carrier Operations Manager, the Senior Carrier Contract Manager is primarily responsible for leading the management of Bulk Carrier contracts within the Carrier Operations Group. The role includes providing senior level support to the National Carriers Operations Manager in the development of the Carrier Operations national strategy, overseeing consistent and harmonised operational excellence processes, undertaking high value & escalated Carrier Contract Management, and providing mentoring and coaching to the Carrier Contract Manager Team. 

This is a unique and fantastic opportunity for someone who has deep contract management experience, high level strategic skills and operational capability, and is looking to develop and further their career.

Key responsibilities:

• Support the development of national strategy and ensure carrier contract are managed effectively and efficiently
• Lead commercial negotiations for Carrier contract improvement and achieve successful outcomes for all parties
• Ensure provision of effective fuels, supply chain and logistics service are aligned to the strategy
• Understand customer requirements to make deliveries in a safe, efficient, cost effective manner to meet customer requirements
• Support the implementation of Ampol’s national logistics and supply chain strategies
• Manage safe fleet operations across all Supply Chain and ensure Carriers meets statutory, regulatory requirements and company standards.
• Completion of site assessments
• Work with Carriers to embed a continuous improvement and incident free culture within their organisations
• Continuous engagement with the National Scheduling Manager on issues that arise with the schedule
• Work closely with the Freight Solutions team to identify and develop optimisation strategies to improve Carrier service and cost performance  

About you:

You have the ability to work at a high strategic level combining with previous experience in Contract Management ideally in the Transport Industry. You will have strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to develop strong stakeholder management and engagement.

You bring high level of commitment, work ethic and strong focus on continuous improvement which will enable you to thrive in this position and achieve business outcomes and excellence.

Key skills and experience:

• Minimum 5 years experience in the transport industry is desirable
• Contract management experience
• Experience in safe tanker fleet operation
• High level of strategic skills
• Strong stakeholder management and engagement skills
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Experience in Emergency response situation
• Experience petroleum product supply chain
• Proven knowledge of relevant laws and statutes applying to the transport of petroleum products.

Our benefits:

• Our total remuneration is competitive. This is across base salary, a performance incentive, employee share offers and a 25% discount on Fuel for two privately used cars!
• We are flexible.  Many of our teams have embraced hybrid work, balancing time spent remote working, with time spent at an office to connect and work together where it adds value.
• Remote Working: Support for up to 3 months remote international working (conditional to 5 days paid leave for every 30 days of remote work).
• We value recognition.  We have an internal recognition platform amplifying the achievements of those who do great work and demonstrate our capabilities and values.
• Career development and learning opportunities including LinkedIn Learning and other tailored training solutions.
• Paid Parental Leave - up to 12 weeks paid Parental leave, and up to a year off (unpaid). In addition to the 12 months of unpaid parental leave, employees may apply for a further 12 months of unpaid parental leave (a total of 24 months for each birth)
• BabyCare Package - financial and flexible support for parents transitioning back to work.
• Need some wheels? Novated Lease options are available.
• Invest in your future with the Employee Share Scheme
• Leave Options – We offer wellbeing leave and leave purchasing 
• Care for your Community. Spend one paid day a year volunteering with one of our Ampol Foundation partners.  
• Check out our benefits and policies on the Work180 website.

We’re an equal opportunity workplace. We not only embrace diversity and inclusion; we celebrate what makes you unique. We welcome applications from people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and diverse sexualities and genders (including if you identify as transgender). We also highly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for roles with Ampol.

Want to take your career to the next level? Apply today. Application closes on the 30th October 2024.