Despatch Manager

Lead Site Despatch Operations | Drive Excellence | Deliver Growth

Haars Nursery is one of Australia’s largest wholesale production nurseries, supplying flowering plants, herbs and vegetables to major retailers nationwide. We are proud of our reputation for quality, innovation and customer service, as well as our strong commitment to our people and local community.

As our Despatch Manager, you will lead the end-to-end despatch function at our Lyndhurst site comprised a team of up to four Team Leaders and 20+ employees during peak periods. We need a leader who can develop our people and champion continuous improvement!

About the Role

You will:

• Lead and develop a high-performing despatch team.
• Oversee daily despatch operations to ensure customer orders are delivered accurately and on time.
• Manage labour planning, rostering and resource allocation.
• Drive safety, quality and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor KPIs, manage performance and identify operational efficiencies.
• Work closely with Sales, Production and Transport teams to deliver exceptional outcomes.

About You

You will bring:

• Experience leading teams in logistics, manufacturing, warehouse, production, ideally within a horticultural environment.
• Strong planning, organisational and people leadership skills.
• A focus on safety, quality and continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience managing performance and operational KPIs.
• Horticultural knowledge and experience (desirable).

Why Join Haars?

• Lead a critical function in a growing Australian business.
• Influence operational performance and business success.
• Be part of an exciting growth journey.

If you’re an experienced leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys building high-performing teams, we’d love to hear from you!

Applicants who aspire to move to this level of management as a next step in their career are recommended to apply!  

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Our application process consists of a phone interview, a face-to-face interview, and a pre-employment medical test.

Please note that due to the high numbers of applicants, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

No Agencies please.