Fixed Term Logistics Delivery Lead

New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.

We’re working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver ‘Our Business’ and achieve long-term change.

Fleet Logistics Lead, drive this role forward
- Wellington (preferred)
- Fixed Term (2yr) / EOI: Assignment

Mō te tūnga | About the role

New Zealand Police (NZ Police) is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. New Zealand Police (NZ Police) is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 15,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day.
Fleet is a critical enabler and fundamental capability to delivering policing services. Fleet is one of the most dynamic and interesting areas of our organisation, which helps provide and service one of the country’s largest vehicle fleets.
The scope of this project is to complete the fit out and installation of new Digital Radio technology into all Police fleet (including frontline vehicles, specialist vehicles, covert vehicles, helicopters, and marine vessels).
The Fleet Logistics Lead will reside with the Police Fleet Services Group, with a direct reporting line into the PSN programme.
You will be responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of the delivery process and ensure timely and efficient delivery of the Fleet plans without compromising operational capability for impacted staff and workgroups. This role requires a proactive and detail-oriented individual with demonstrated management and leadership experience who can effectively collaborate with various teams and external partners to deliver a complex programme of work. Experience in large and complex organisations or programmes of work is essential.
Due to the nature of this role, it will ideally be located in Wellington within the Fleet Services Group as this requires extremely close interaction and coordination with this team.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Lead all Fleet logistics planning to deliver the PSN programme objectives
- Manage delivery, including routing, scheduling, vehicle allocation, and any other activities required to deliver the programme of work.
- Monitor delivery performance metrics to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
- Collaborate with Fleet Service Group, and Police Districts and workgroups to leverage their technical expertise and local knowledge where required.
- Coordinate with all vendors and service providers to ensure smooth operations and adherence to safety and regulatory standards.
- Address delivery challenges and resolve (or escalate as appropriate to the programme) any issues that may arise during pilot and national migration roll-out.
- Organise resources and maintain their scheduling for vehicle relocations and/or movements
- Monitor and maintain fleet related documentation, project tasks and fleet planning on behalf of the PSN Project Team
- Lead and manage a team of delivery staff, providing guidance, training, and performance evaluations.
- Continuously manage Fleet logistics processes and identify opportunities for improvement in delivery efficiency, accuracy, and customer experience.

He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring

Being part of the Police whānau is about being our best to ensure our communities are safe and feel safe. Our Core Competencies provide a shared understanding of the behaviours, leadership and technical competence required for success at each level of Police. Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge, and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

**Other skills and knowledge and experience will include**:

- Proven experience in Logistics with a focus on delivery operations, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 5-10 years in logistics management
- Large scale experience in logístically managing a large-scale deployment, and logistics planning
- Excellent organisational, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Project Management Certification, and/or experience
- Experience in managing complex project schedule [MS Project] or Excel skills

This role is set at Leader/Manager level, this means your key purpose is “to lead the tactics for Our Business and enable our people to deliver them”.

Mo tātou | About us

New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with