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Name Senior Manager - Modelling and Optimisation Site / Location Melbourne Support Centre Ref # 12372627 Entity Australia Post Opening Date 04-Aug-2025 Suburb Richmond Work Type Permanent Full TimeDescription & Requirements
Help us deliver a better tomorrow
Australia Post is delivering for all Australians. From the vehicles that we drive, to the small businesses that make our communities thrive. We’re delivering for the environment, for our communities, for our customers and for our people. We’re moving forward and we want you to come along for the ride.
About the Opportunity
At Australia Post, we’re transforming how we deliver for the nation.
As our Senior Manager, Network Modelling & Optimisation, you’ll lead the development of data-driven, cost-effective, and scalable logistics network solutions that will shape our operations for the next decade.
This is a rare opportunity to build a new strategic modelling capability from the ground up—partnering with senior leaders, guiding a high-performing team, and influencing decisions that impact every corner of our national network.
What You’ll deliver with us
- Strategic Network Design: Develop and lead a structured, top-down methodology to evaluate and optimise future-state network scenarios.
- Advanced Modelling: Use sophisticated linear and heuristic-based tools to model over 500 logistics sites, incorporating volume flows, site capacity, and cost-to-serve metrics.
- Scenario Testing: Conduct rigorous sensitivity and financial analysis to validate network options and support capital planning and business case development.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Property, Finance, Operations, and Data teams to ensure models are executable, data-rich, and aligned with strategic goals.
- Platform Leadership: Guide the selection and implementation of modelling and simulation platforms, ensuring robust data integration and scalability.
About You
You’re a strategic thinker with deep expertise in network modelling and optimisation, ideally with an advanced degree in Data Science, Mathematics, or Logistics. You combine technical excellence with commercial acumen and thrive in complex, dynamic environments.
You bring:
- Proven experience in logistics network design and optimisation, ideally in postal, parcel, or supply chain environments.
- Advanced modelling skills, with experience using linear/heuristic tools and working with incomplete or approximate data.
- Strong leadership skills and the ability to guide technical teams and communicate complex models simply.
- Expertise in financial modelling and scenario testing, including cost-benefit analysis and sensitivity testing.
- A mindset that embraces iteration—refining models and solutions as data and insights evolve.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration skills.
How we’ll deliver for you
At Australia Post, we’re proud to be a trusted, inclusive, and forward-thinking organisation that reflects the communities we serve. Joining our team means being part of a culture built on our core values—Trust, Inclusivity, Empowerment, and Safety—our TIES that bind us together.
- Join an iconic Australian brand and leading logistics organisation with over 200 years of trusted service.
- Excellent career development and long-term growth opportunities
- The chance to shape a national logistics network with real-world impact.
- Take advantage of employee perks, including discounts on products and services, and wellness support.
- Contribute to a team that delivers essential services to communities across Australia
We’re delivering together
At Australia Post, we acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we operate, live and gather as employees.
We believe our business should reflect the diverse communities we operate in and are proud to be an inclusive workplace for people from all walks of life. We encourage applications from people of all ages, genders and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People with Disability, LGBTQIA+ and Refugees.
We are one of the largest organisations in Australia to successfully achieve Disability Confident Recruiter status. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process and workplace for those living with a disability and are committed to reviewing and removing bias in our processes to create a gender-equitable recruitment experience and workplace. If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact our Diversity & Inclusion team on inclusivecareers@auspost.com.au.
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