Warehouse & Logistics Manager - PNG

: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Warehouse And Logistics Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop warehouse, inventory, and logistics teams to deliver strong productivity, safety, and service outcomes.
• Manage all distribution centre operations, including receiving, putaway, storage, picking, packing, dispatch, and delivery coordination.
• Improve warehouse layout, slotting, pick paths, workflows, and labour utilisation to maximise efficiency.
• Drive inventory accuracy through effective cycle counts, stocktakes, variance investigation, reconciliation, and root-cause analysis.
• Ensure ERP transactions are completed accurately and in real time across receipts, transfers, adjustments, picks, dispatch, and stock movements.
• Produce and review operational reporting across stock accuracy, fulfilment, productivity, delivery performance, shrinkage, and cost efficiency.
• Manage inbound deliveries, supplier discrepancies, documentation, quality checks, and timely system receipting.
• Plan and optimise outbound deliveries, route schedules, load plans, dispatch documentation, and delivery performance.
• Maintain strong controls to reduce stock loss, shrinkage, damage, and operational errors.
• Ensure compliance with workplace health and safety, hygiene, handling, storage, and relevant operating standards.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives across people, process, systems, layout, cost, and service performance.
• About You You will be a practical, hands-on logistics professional with strong experience managing warehouse or distribution centre operations in a high-volume environment.
• You will be confident leading teams, using systems, interpreting data, and improving performance through structure, accountability, and clear processes.
• You will ideally bring:
• 5-7+ years’ experience in warehouse, distribution centre, logistics, or supply chain operations.
• Proven leadership experience managing operational teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong inventory control experience, including cycle counting, stocktakes, variance management, and reconciliation.
• Experience using ERP, warehouse, inventory, or logistics systems for transactions, reporting, and operational control.
• Strong understanding of receiving, storage, picking, packing, dispatch, and delivery coordination.
• Practical experience with route planning, delivery scheduling, fleet coordination, or multi-drop logistics.
• Strong Excel, reporting, and data analysis capability.
• A continuous improvement mindset, with exposure to 5S, lean principles, process improvement, or operational best practice.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with internal teams, suppliers, and senior management.
• A high level of attention to detail, commercial awareness, and commitment to safety and operational discipline.

Desirable Experience

• Previous experience in Papua New Guinea, the Pacific Islands, or another developing-market environment.
• Experience with cold chain, temperature-controlled goods, perishables, or time-sensitive products.
• Exposure to transport management systems, route optimisation tools, or advanced reporting dashboards.
• Forklift licence or willingness to obtain one.
• Lean, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement training.
• What’s on Offer This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of a critical warehouse and logistics function and make a measurable impact on operational efficiency, stock accuracy, cost control, and service performance.
• A competitive remuneration package will be negotiated based on experience, including the potential for performance-based incentives.
• This is an excellent opportunity