National Inventory Manager

Location: Brisbane/Perth

Remuneration/Benefit: Competitive package and incentive opportunity

• Lead Aurizon's new national Inventory Management function.
• Shape inventory strategy and governance across a critical national supply chain.
• Drive SAP S/4HANA inventory transformation and optimisation initiatives.

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced and strategically minded National Inventory Manager to establish and lead Aurizon's new Inventory Management function within Procurement & Enterprise Services (PES).

This is a senior leadership role responsible for shaping and embedding Aurizon's national inventory strategy, governance framework and performance standards across a complex, asset-intensive business. Working closely with Asset Management & Strategy, Business Unit leaders, Procurement, Category Management and Finance, you'll drive improvements in inventory performance while balancing asset availability, operational risk and working capital outcomes.

You will play a key role in supporting Aurizon's transition to SAP S/4HANA and establishing the governance, capability and reporting frameworks required to optimise inventory management across the organisation.

About the role:

Reporting to the Head of Procurement & Enterprise Services, you will:

• Develop and own Aurizon's national inventory strategy, policies, standards and risk tolerances.
• Establish and lead a new Inventory Management team, defining capability, structure and ways of working.
• Design and embed standard inventory management processes across the organisation.
• Drive inventory optimisation initiatives, including governance of MRP parameters, inventory segmentation and master data integrity.
• Support inventory and master data readiness as part of Aurizon's SAP S/4HANA transformation.
• Partner with maintenance planning teams to strengthen inventory forecasting and demand planning.
• Manage critical spare parts strategies, including long lead-time, end-of-life and safety-critical materials.
• Develop enterprise-wide inventory reporting, performance measures and governance frameworks.
• Build inventory capability across the business through training, standards and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental and regulatory requirements while identifying value creation and cost optimisation opportunities.

About you:

You're a strategic supply chain leader with deep inventory management expertise and a track record of improving performance in complex operational environments. You excel at influencing stakeholders, driving change and delivering commercial outcomes without direct authority.

To be successful you will bring:

• Tertiary qualifications in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Professional certifications such as APICS/ASCM, CPSM or CIPS (highly regarded).
• More than 10 years' experience in supply chain and inventory management, including significant experience in senior inventory leadership positions.
• Experience working within asset-intensive, safety-critical industries such as rail, mining, heavy industry, transport, utilities, manufacturing or engineering environments.
• Strong expertise in inventory optimisation, MRP governance and inventory analytics.
• Advanced SAP MM/PM knowledge, including inventory governance and control parameters.
• Experience leveraging business intelligence tools such as Power BI to drive decision-making.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, influencing and change leadership capabilities.
• A commitment to safety excellence and continuous improvement.

What we offer you:

At Aurizon, we support the development and growth of our employees. With a national portfolio of operations, we offer long-term and exciting career opportunities.

Some of our benefits include:

• Development and growth opportunities.
• Access to mentoring and development programs.
• Discounts on selected health insurance funds, personal travel, gyms, vehicles and retail brands.
• Parental leave program and super booster.

About Aurizon.

Aurizon is Australia’s largest rail freight operator and a top 100 ASX company. Each year, we deliver more than 250 million tonnes of Australian commodities right across the country. Aurizon is crucial to the Australian economy, connecting miners, primary producers and industry with international and domestic markets.

Look to Aurizon for a diverse and collaborative culture.

At Aurizon, we are proud of our diverse, collaborative, creative and high-performance culture. We celebrate the contribution of every employee and provide opportunities for career development in a dynamic, caring, and inclusive work environment.

To learn about us and our company values, please visit www.aurizon.com.au/careers