Cargo Planning Officer

Description:

The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) is part of the Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. As primary agency for Australia's Antarctic Program (AAP), the AAD is responsible for achieving the Australian Government's Antarctic goals.
These goals are to:
• Maintain the Antarctic Treaty System and enhance Australia's influence within it.
• Protect the Antarctic environment.
• Understand the role of Antarctica in the global climate system.
• Undertake scientific work of practical, economic and national significance.
The AAD also has responsibility for administering the Australian Antarctic Territory and the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands.
The Operations and Logistics Branch oversees our operations in Antarctica - supporting people in our year-round research stations and remote field bases. The branch oversees air and sea transport (and the contracts to manage Australia's icebreaker, the RSV Nuyina and Aviation capabilities) to transport expeditioners south and enable them to travel around Antarctica. We have staff with diverse skills, located primarily in Tasmania, in Antarctica and on Macquarie Island.
The Supply Chain Operations Section is a key element of the branch's three logistics arms (the others being aviation and shipping) and carries responsibility for the effective planning, coordination, management and delivery of a range of cargo and supply chain services in support of seasonal operations within the Antarctic, sub-Antarctic and the Southern Ocean.
The key duties of the position include

• Engaging with internal and external stakeholders to contribute to the development, review and maintenance of seasonal cargo forecasts against evolving needs and within time constraints.
• Utilising productive working relationships within the Supply Chain Operations Section, maintaining succinct cargo planning documentation and clear seasonal communications.
• Working collaboratively with the Kingston warehouse and Cargo Biosecurity Centre teams to coordinate consignments against finalised cargo plans for each transport.
• Providing accurate guidance on sensitive cargo (i.e. samples, medical or cold chain items) against forecast capacities and in accordance with procedures.
• Assisting Station Supply Officers to develop Return to Australia (RTA) cargo forecasts and with essential preparations for resupply planning.
• Participating in the annual review of the AAD's cargo-related Standard Operating Procedures and biosecurity management practices.
• Assisting with the preparation and delivery of supply chain management training for station supply and other AAD personnel.
• Actively contributing to the safe, positive working environments at all AAD cargo handling and warehousing facilities within the team.
• Advising on risks related to the provision of core Supply Chain Operations services, opportunities for improvements and asset developments potentially impacting supply chain management.

Desirable qualifications

• A tertiary qualification from an Australian tertiary institution within a relevant field (i.e. supply chain or project management) or demonstrated equivalent experience.

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