Ofload is one of Australia's Top 50 start-ups, backed by notable industry and VC investors, including Maersk, Flexport, Lineage, King River.
The Australian freight industry is highly fragmented with 58k+ carriers, of which 80% own less than 10 trucks, resulting in the longtail being underused. Our vision is to achieve zero waste in trucking by empowering the long tail of small-medium carriers through technology.
**Why join us?**
- We are growing at 6x per annum, with plans to continue to scale significantly over the next six months.
- You will be one of the early hires of our team so it's a huge opportunity to develop career defining moments.
- Hybrid working hours - we value and embrace flexible working to enable your best working conditions.
**About the opportunity**
We are looking for a Transport Manager to manage the day-to-day allocation of freight for our rapidly growing client base. We're looking for people with extensive experience in the transport industry, ideally middle mile road freight forwarding.
**Responsibilities**
- Manage end-to-end fulfilment process with transport carriers for our clients
- Maintain industry leading DIFOT while adhering to CoR / HVNL requirements
- Use our proprietary internal TMS, identify improvements and train team members
- Manage any issues escalated by your team & support Head of Operations as needed
- Lead a team of several people
**Requirements**:
- Extensive transport industry experience (ideally middle mile freight forwarding)
- Wide network of line-haul carriers around Australia would be very advantageous
- Comfortable working with computer systems (we will teach you ours)
- Comfortable leading a team under intense pressure
- Practical and proactive mindset to find transport solutions for our clients
- Desire to learn, adapt and grow
**Benefits**
- Competitive salary
- Gourmet shared breakfasts
- Pet friendly offices
- Sponsored social and team events
- Yearly offsite event - 20% work 80% play
- Awesome Ofload swag
- Cool warehouse office space with pool table, snacks, Friday drinks and more
**More about our culture**
- We embrace our differences
- To innovate, we collaborate
- Change the game with Tech
- Get behind the wheel at Ofload
- Have a truckload of fun
**Our values**
Ofload is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications are encouraged from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; and equity target groups including women, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disabilities, and people who identify as LGBTIQ.