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Transport administration manager

Melbourne
Sirius People
Administration manager
Posted: 5 March
Offer description

Key Responsibilities Leadership & Governance

* Lead and develop national transport administration teams
* Establish and maintain standard operating procedures and best-practice frameworks
* Drive accountability, performance and continuous improvement
* Coach and develop supervisors and high-potential team members

Invoicing, Revenue Integrity & Reconciliation

* Oversee national run sheet processing, driver times, POD management and invoicing accuracy
* Manage invoice processing cycles (dummy and live runs)
* Own reconciliation processes between banking and Freight Management Systems
* Analyse variances and implement corrective actions
* Prevent revenue leakage and billing errors
* Act as escalation point for complex billing and margin issues
* Partner with Finance to support collections and dispute resolution

Systems, Reporting & Data Integrity

* Define and standardise KPIs, reporting and dashboards
* Ensure FMS data integrity for billing and operational accuracy
* Lead automation initiatives and system improvements
* Reduce manual processes through workflow optimisation

Customer & Driver Setup (FMS)

* Oversee customer and subcontractor driver setup
* Ensure accurate pricing, charge rules and service configuration
* Align system setup with operational service delivery

Commercial & Margin Protection

* Review customer and subcontractor rates to protect margins
* Identify and address revenue leakage
* Provide commercial insights to senior leadership
* Support pricing reviews and contract renewals

Compliance & Operational Alignment

* Align administration and operations workflows
* Support compliance obligations including COR and fatigue requirements
* Ensure documentation is maintained and audit-ready
* Escalate non-conformances and risk matters appropriately

Supplier & Cost Management

* Manage key system and service suppliers
* Lead supplier reviews and cost negotiations
* Benchmark and recommend alternative solutions where required

Credit Risk Management

* Conduct credit assessments and ongoing monitoring of customers
* Identify payment risks, insolvency alerts and adverse credit events
* Partner with Finance on credit exposure and recovery strategies
* Provide reporting to support credit decision-making

About You

You are a confident, commercially astute leader with strong transport administration experience and a passion for structure, accuracy and continuous improvement.

Essential Experience & Skills

* 5+ years' senior experience in transport or logistics administration
* Strong Freight Management System (FMS) experience
* Proven leadership across multi-site or national teams
* Strong financial acumen and reconciliation expertise
* Experience improving processes and implementing automation
* Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills

Key Attributes

* Commercially driven and outcomes-focused
* Highly process-oriented with strong attention to detail
* Calm, decisive and solutions-focused
* Hands-on leadership style
* Strong sense of accountability and integrity

What's on Offer

* Senior leadership role within a growing national business
* Opportunity to shape and standardise national processes
* Strong commercial exposure and executive visibility
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