Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

At Qantas, our people achieve the impossible together.

As the QE Logistics Manager, you will be accountable for the performance, governance and strategic direction of logistics, freight and customs operations supporting Qantas Engineering across domestic and international networks.

This is a critical leadership role, operating at the intersection of Supply Chain, Engineering and Commercial Management, where your decisions influence fleet availability and operational performance. You’ll oversee a global logistics network, freight and freight forwarding providers, ensuring reliable, compliant and cost-effective outcomes in a highly regulated, safety-critical environment.

Beyond day-to-day operations, you will play a key role in major transformation initiatives, contributing to new system design and implementation, building future-ready logistics capability aligned to evolving engineering and operational demands.

Responsibilities or duties

• Leading end-to-end logistics operations across global freight networks, ensuring on-time delivery and continuity of supply
• Managing over $50M in logistics spend, driving commercial outcomes and cost optimisation initiatives
• Owning regulatory compliance across customs, aviation security, dangerous goods, and Chain of Responsibility frameworks
• Leading supplier strategy and performance across external partners and logistics providers
• Driving transformation initiatives, including system integration and process improvement programs
• Building and developing a high-performing team with strong capability in logistics, compliance and analytics

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

• Extensive experience in logistics, financial control and freight operations within a complex, regulated environment
• Strong commercial acumen with experience managing large operational budgets and supplier performance
• Deep understanding of regulatory frameworks, including customs, hazardous materials and transport compliance
• Proven ability to lead transformation and influence outcomes across cross-functional stakeholders
• Strong analytical skills, with a data-driven approach to decision-making and continuous improvement
• Demonstrated leadership experience, with a focus on building team capability and driving high on-time performance

Experience needed

Extensive experience in logistics, financial control and freight operations within a complex, regulated environment.

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Why Qantas?

You’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully.

There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You’ll be supported from day 1 with on-the-job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we’ve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless.

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.

• We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.
• We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave (plus superannuation payments on all paid and unpaid parental leave until your child turns 1) and additional purchased leave options for eligible employees.
• We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.
• We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.  We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply.  If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.  Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.

12-month fixed-term opportunity based in Sydney.

• Leading end-to-end logistics operations across global freight networks, ensuring on-time delivery and continuity of supply
• Managing over $50M in logistics spend, driving commercial outcomes and cost optimisation initiatives
• Owning regulatory compliance across customs, aviation security, dangerous goods, and Chain of Responsibility frameworks
• Leading supplier strategy and performance across external partners and logistics providers
• Driving transformation initiatives, including system integration and process improvement programs
• Building and developing a high-performing team with strong capability in logistics, compliance and analytics

• Strong commercial acumen
• Deep understanding of regulatory frameworks
• Proven ability to lead transformation and influence outcomes across cross-functional stakeholders
• Strong analytical skills
• Data-driven approach to decision-making and continuous improvement
• Demonstrated leadership experience

• Extensive experience in logistics, financial control and freight operations within a complex, regulated environment