General Manager Oceans & International

MOVe Oceans and International,  part of the MOVe Logistics Group (NZX and ASX listed) is searching for a results-oriented leader to step into the senior role of General Manager – Oceans and International
  
MOVe Logistics
For over 150 years, MOVe has been an integral part of the New Zealand supply chain industry, offering a full end-to-end solution. The MOVe team is comprised of more than c.800 industry experts who believe in the power of working together, combining efforts to provide agile, innovative solutions to its customers. You love a challenge and driving change to strengthen business performance and people.   
  
Having recently completed a successful “reset” phase to strengthen foundations, MOVe is now entering its next chapter — a “step up” phase focused on growth, optimisation, and value creation. The General Manager – Oceans and International plays a pivotal role in this journey, working closely with the CEO and Senior Leadership Team to drive performance and unlock new commercial opportunities – both in the Oceans and International business and across the wider MOVe Logistics Group.
  
About the Role
This full-time executive role is based in Auckland and reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer.
  
As a key member of the MOVe Senior Leadership Team, you will have full strategic, commercial, and operational accountability for MOVe’s Oceans & International business, including:

• Trans-Tasman shipping services (Core business)
• Subsidiaries (Hooker Shipping and Liquid Logistics)
• Board representation on joint ventures

With multiple operating entities, joint ventures, and a broad stakeholder ecosystem, this role requires a leader who thrives in lots of moving parts and is energised by commercial decision-making, negotiation, and delivery.
You will set strategy, win and retain major customers, negotiate high-value contracts, and ensure safe, efficient, and profitable operations across a highly connected supply chain.
  
Key Responsibilities
  
Commercial & Financial Leadership

• Lead and deliver sales strategy across current and new customer base
• Full P&L accountability, including budgets, forecasting, cost control, and profitability
• Lead strategy and contract negotiations across major customers and partners
• Monitor market dynamics, competitor activity, and commercial risk

Strategic Direction & Growth

• Develop and execute the Oceans & International strategy aligned to MOVe’s Group vision
• Identify and pursue growth opportunities, new services, and market expansion
• Design differentiated, valuable supply chain solutions

Operational Excellence

• Full responsibility for managing the partner who provides the outsourced provision of the vessel.
• Ensure safe, compliant, and efficient vessel and international operations
• Oversee vessel management, scheduling, and key operational partnerships
• Drive continuous improvement across service delivery, reliability, and cost efficiency

Relationships & Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with customers, partners, regulators, and joint venture boards
• Work cross-functionally to deliver integrated, end-to-end supply chain solutions

Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop a leadership team to high performance
• Foster a culture of accountability, safety, and commercial ownership
• Represent the business at the Senior Leadership Team level and on joint venture boards
• Enjoy strategic problem-solving in your business and the wider enterprise

  
About You
You are a commercially astute, relationship-led executive with the confidence to lead through complexity and ambiguity. You will bring:

• Senior leadership experience in shipping, ports, freight forwarding, or international logistics
• Strong commercial acumen with a proven track record of profitable growth led by someone who is skilled at sales and loves working with customers
• Key experience negotiating complex, high-value contracts and partnerships
• The ability to manage a multifaceted business with multiple stakeholders and moving parts
• An entrepreneurial, hands-on mindset, a detailed approach with a strong bias toward outcomes
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills

  
Why Choose MOVe Logistics Group?
This is an opportunity to run a business within a business and make a tangible impact within a listed organisation that values initiative, accountability, and innovation.
You’ll benefit from:

• Ownership of a strategically critical business unit
• Genuine commercial autonomy and end-to-end accountability
• The opportunity to influence Group strategy and long-term value creation
• A dynamic, complex role spanning shipping, international logistics, and joint ventures
• A collaborative, high-calibre executive leadership team
• A competitive remuneration package reflecting the scope and impact of the role

If this opportunity is of interest, please submit your CV via the link below.
For a confidential discussion, contact Wayne Fry on 021 656 502 or email waynef@huntercampbell.co.nz