Mail Network Optimisation Lead | Auckland

Mail Network Optimisation Lead 

• East Tamaki, Auckland location. 
• Lead the end-to-end optimisation of NZ Post's mail network.

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role 

This role is all about finding better, smarter ways for NZ Post to move and deliver mail while we transition to the One Delivery Network.

You'll focus across the entire mail operation, from processing and transport through to delivery, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, service performance and costs.

Working with teams across the business, you'll assess how things are done today, test new ways of working, and help put improvements in place. You'll also build the plans, analysis and business cases needed to support key decisions.

A big part of the role is preparing the mail network for future integration into the One Delivery Network, making sure the right processes, tools and plans are in place for a smooth transition when the time is right.

You'll get involved with:

• End-to-End interim state design and optimisation.
• Mail Operating Model optimisation.
• Network Strategy, analysis and decision support.
• Integration readiness & transition planning.
• Data, modelling and decision support.

Mōu - About you: 

• Strong strategic and systems thinking, with the ability to optimise complex end-to-end operating environments.
• Advanced analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capability, including the use of operational and financial models.
• Demonstrated experience using data and modelling to support strategic decision-making, investment decisions and operational improvement initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to build alignment across multiple business functions without direct authority.
• Proven capability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives and translate strategy into execution.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop business cases, recommendations and governance papers for senior leaders.
• Proven experience leading operational improvement, network optimisation and transformation initiatives across complex environments, with the ability to redesign ways of working, drive change and deliver measurable business outcomes.

Hiahia? - Interested? Come and join the whanau!

Please downloading the JD on the NZ Post Careers page.  If you require additional information, please contact Cath Scott (Talent Acquisition Business Partner) on 022 323 0684.

Applications for this position close on 26 November 2026  

All successful applicants will be required to provide proof of their eligibility to work in New Zealand and will be subject to a security check and reference checks.  Some of our roles may also require a credit check and/or a drug test. 

There's something really special about being part of the team here at NZ Post - Tukurau Aotearoa, who we are and what we stand for is grounded in our values.