Logistics Lead

Job Description:

Lead day-to-day logistics execution for utility-scale solar projects across Australia countries but not limited to. Plan, manage, and control door-to-door multimodal shipments (road, ocean, air) for domestic and international moves—keeping flows aligned to project schedules, budgets, and compliance requirements. Coordinate last-mile activities and deliveries to project sites, manage 3PLs and customs brokers, and keep internal and external stakeholders proactively informed—delivering on-time, identifying cost deviations, and compliant movements from suppliers to job sites, while monitoring cost and service performance and taking corrective actions fast.

Key Responsibilities:

Supply chain coordination

• Plan, execute, and oversee all logistics activities from suppliers to project sites, ensuring materials align with project schedules and priorities.

• Control door-to-door flows with a focus on last-mile, including transloading at 3PLs’ warehouses, tautliner road transport, container drayage, and slot arrangements at project sites.

Transportation management

• Arrange and optimize road/ocean/air shipments to meet delivery deadlines

• Coordinate last-mile deliveries to project sites ensuring compliance among all stakeholders involved

• Track deliveries end-to-end and take timely corrective actions on any deviations.

Vendor management

• Lead day-to-day performance of freight forwarders and customs brokers; ensuring the compliance of SLAs and drive corrective actions.

Compliance & safety

• Ensure adherence to Incoterms 2020, Australia transport regulations and procedures, and site HSE requirements.

• Be well-versed in shipping documents; validate B/L, invoices, packing lists, FTA, certificates, and coordinate customs clearances.

Communication & reporting

• Maintain clear, timely updates with internal stakeholders (Project Managers, Delivery Managers, etc) and external stakeholders (3PLs, brokers, customers).

• Maintain daily/weekly reports with current project status and escalations.

Business Systems

• Keep TMS fully up to date; maintain data accuracy across project execution and history.

• Use TMS/Anaplan and other visibility tools and advanced Excel

Problem-solving & continuous improvement

• Proactively identify and resolve logistical challenges.

• Drive improvement opportunities across the supply chain; comply with and improve SOPs/Work Instructions.

• Produce project close-outs and lessons-learned reports and others related.

Cost & management

• Monitor budget vs. actuals and highlight deviations.

• Own vendor and lane KPIs; implement corrective actions and share learnings across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, International Trade, or a related discipline.

• 6–8+ years of experience in logistics coordination/operations within industrial, EPC, or energy sectors, ideally involving solar PV projects.

• Strong knowledge of Australia transportation modes, regulations, and shipping processes (Incoterms® 2020, customs, packaging, etc.).

• Proven track record managing end-to-end multimodal transportation (road, ocean, air) across Australia.

• Experience coordinating 3PLs, customs brokers, suppliers, and last-mile deliveries to project sites.

• Demonstrated ability to manage SLAs, monitor KPIs, and drive vendor performance.

• Proficient in TMS, ERP systems, Anaplan, and advanced Microsoft Excel; experience with OTM will be considered an advantage.

• Willingness to travel occasionally to sites, ports, warehouses, customers, and suppliers

Core Competencies

• Excellent planning, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

• Proactive, detail-oriented, and results-driven.

• Committed to compliance, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

At Nextpower, we are driving the global energy transition with an integrated clean energy technology platform that combines intelligent structural, electrical, and digital solutions for utility-scale power plants. Our comprehensive portfolio enables faster project delivery, higher performance, and greater reliability, helping our customers capture the full value of solar power. Our talented worldwide teams are redefining how solar power plants are designed, built, and operated every day with smart technology, data-driven insights, and advanced automation. Together, we’re building the foundation for the world’s next generation of clean energy infrastructure.

At Nextpower, we are driving the global energy transition with an integrated clean energy technology platform that combines intelligent structural, electrical, and digital solutions for utility-scale power plants. Our comprehensive portfolio enables faster project delivery, higher performance, and greater reliability, helping our customers capture the full value of solar power. Our talented worldwide teams are redefining how solar power plants are designed, built, and operated every day with smart technology, data-driven insights, and advanced automation. Together, we’re building the foundation for the world’s next generation of clean energy infrastructure.

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