State Manager - WA

Who are we:

K&S Corporation is an ASX-listed company and dominant multi-modal transport and logistics provider in Australia and New Zealand. Our comprehensive offerings across road, rail, and sea transport, alongside fuel distribution and specialised logistics subsidiaries, position us a critical player in national and trans-Tasman supply chains, serving a wide range of sectors from mining and agriculture to retail and industrial clients. With a proud 80-year history our brand is known for innovation, customer focus, continuous improvement, and industry leading safety. K&S Freighters maintains one of Australia's largest company-owned fleet, employing over 1600 personnel and headquartered in Truganina, Victoria.

About K&S Freighters:

At K&S Freighters, we’re more than just transport, we’re the driving force behind Australia’s supply chain. From road, rail, and coastal sea forwarding to export packing and wharf lodgement, we deliver seamless, end-to-end logistics solutions that keep Australia moving.

The Opportunity:

Reporting to the Executive General Manager based in Melbourne, this is a senior leadership role with responsibility for the safe, compliant and profitable performance of the operations while building a collaborative accountable and high performing team.

We’re looking for a self-sufficient leader with strong transport industry experience who understands what it takes to run a complex operation. You will be comfortable balancing safety and compliance, operational efficiency, financial performance, customer engagement and retention of your people.

What You’ll Responsible For:

Lead the safe, compliant and efficient operation of the Kewdale business

Drive safety performance and ensure transport regulatory compliance

Deliver operational, financial and contractual KPIs

Manage budgets, operating costs and opportunities for improvement

Build an engaged, accountable and collaborative team culture

Improve employee retention and develop capability across the operation

Work closely with multiple customers to ensure strong service delivery

Identify opportunities to improve productivity, cost and overall performance

Provide visible leadership through regular safety walks and driver observations

What you’ll bring:

We’re looking for someone motivated, commercially aware and confident in leading teams in a transport environment.

You will have:

Strong leadership experience within transport, freight or logistics

Extensive knowledge of transport operations and safety

Experience managing budgets, costs and operational performance

A proven ability to lead, engage and retain operational teams

Strong commercial judgement and problem-solving skills

Confidence working autonomously and making decisions

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Why Join us:

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a significant transport operations and make a genuine difference strengthening safety, improving performance and continuing to build a collaborative high performing culture.

If this opportunity sounds like the right fit for you, we encourage you to apply today.

To uphold our core value of “Everybody Safe Everyday” a pre-employment medical and police check will be required to be successful in this role.

Applicants must have full Australian working rights. We are not engaging recruitment agencies for this role.