General Manager, Logistics

Date: 9 Mar 2026

Location: Sydney, AU

Company: inchcape

Do you want to lead a dynamic business that’s transforming global automotive distribution? At Inchcape, we’re pursuing an exciting strategy to evolve our global business and accelerate our industry towards a low-carbon, sustainable future.

You’ll be instrumental in executing our bold and exciting strategy, delivering great experiences for our customers, colleagues and partners. Powering the performance of a highly collaborative team of diverse and talented colleagues.

Here you can dream big and take bold action. Fully backed with the confidence to embrace interesting opportunities that will take us, and your career, to the next level.

What you’ll do

Responsible for ensuring the operational efficiency and commercial success of the logistics business. You will inspire and lead the division to ensure we are the most efficient and productive through our optimise pillar to enable the success of our OEM partners. This is delivered by leading people in a way that promotes our One Inchcape values and behaviours and delivers exceptional service.

  • Drive Strategic Vision: Spearhead the Accelerate+ strategy, fostering a culture of innovation and building trusted, highly collaborative partnerships with our OEMs.
  • Deliver Commercial Excellence: Develop and execute a 5-year business plan focused on year-on-year revenue growth, cost-to-serve efficiencies, and optimal return on investments.
  • Empower & Lead Teams: Inspire a high-performing culture by role-modeling One Inchcape values, developing future talent, and optimizing organizational structures to meet business needs.
  • Champion Change & Innovation: Identify continuous process improvements and lead complex change initiatives to future-proof our operating model and deliver an effortless customer experience.
  • Ensure Safety & Compliance: Uphold best practice operational standards, ensure regulatory compliance, and proactively champion a safe, hazard-free work environment.

About you

  • Proven Executive Leader: You bring 10+ years of senior leadership experience with a strong track record of driving business success and leading organizational change (deep automotive industry knowledge is highly desirable).
  • Commercially Astute: You possess exceptional commercial acumen, sound judgment, and the cutting-edge strategic capability to devise creative solutions to complex challenges.
  • Master Communicator & Negotiator: You have highly developed interpersonal and influencing skills, allowing you to build strong relationships with OEMs, stakeholders, and team members at all levels.
  • Dedicated Team Builder: You are a natural coach and mentor who thrives on developing high-performing teams and fostering a collaborative, inclusive workplace.
  • Qualified Professional: You hold relevant tertiary qualifications in business, commerce, or a related discipline, possess a full driver’s license, and are open to domestic and international travel as required.
Start your journey
If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You might be the perfect fit for this role or another opportunity within Inchcape. Join our team and become part of a leading global automotive company that is transforming tomorrow, together.
 
Opportunity for everyone
At Inchcape, we are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, heard, and empowered to thrive. We foster an inclusive culture that reflects the communities we serve, ensuring 
opportunities for all. Read more here about our Inclusion and Diversity commitments, including our targets, programmes, and policies.
 
About us

We’re part of Inchcape plc.

Inchcape Australasia employs over 1,300 team members across Australia and New Zealand. As part of a global company, our purpose is to bring mobility to the world’s communities - for today, for tomorrow and for the better. Across Australia and New Zealand, we have a diverse portfolio spanning distribution, where we hold the custodianship for some of the worlds most recognised brands; fulfilment, where we are the market leader in integrated, omni-channel automotive fulfilment solutions; retail, where we deliver an exceptional experience at every stage of the customer journey and financial services, where we deliver the right financial services solution to our distribution brand networks, retail businesses and customers.

Our diverse and rich history inspires us to adopt a longer-term perspective contributing to a more sustainable and responsible automotive industry while generating a positive impact for our customers and community. At Inchcape, we believe the true power of diversity cannot be realised without an inclusive culture and that talent is equally distributed across society. Inchcape is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where the power of our differences can be embraced and everyone feels they can belong, be themselves and succeed.