Job Description

• Own end-to-end export of live chicks and eggs – fast-paced, high accountability role

• Work across air freight, MPI compliance, and international stakeholders

• Global business | Hands-on, varied and critical function

Salary + KPI bonus + benefits

The opportunity

Cobb New Zealand is part of Cobb-Vantress, the world’s oldest pedigree breeding company. Based near Huntly, their state-of-the-art, biosecure facility plays a critical role in supplying premium breeding stock across the Asia-Pacific region. The site exports up to two million grandparent birds annually, playing a critical role in meeting rising demand.

With New Zealand’s strong reputation for animal health, they deliver reliability, innovation, and excellence to global poultry production. Their team is proud to work in a high-tech, community-minded environment where integrity, family values and being the best guide everything they do.

This is a unique opportunity to step into a role that blends logistics coordination, export compliance, and relationship management – where no two days are the same and precision matters.

About the role

Reporting to the Hatchery Manager, you will be trusted to take full ownership of order-to-delivery export operations, ensuring shipments arrive safely and on time, every time.

Key responsibilities include:

• Working closely with MPI, freight forwarders, and international customers to manage export shipments

• Preparing and coordinating all export and import documentation to meet regulatory requirements

• Managing last-minute flight changes and logistics disruptions with calm and clarity preserving the safety and integrity of the product

• Planning shipments in line with production and sales forecasts, liaising with internal stakeholders across the globe

• Supporting budgeting and forecasting for freight and logistics costs

• Maintaining document control systems, compliance records, and quality processes

• Mentoring and supporting a direct report to ensure capability, development and continuity

This role requires some flexibility outside standard business hours, aligned to flight schedules.

About you

You’ll bring proven experience in export logistics, freight, or supply chain, coupled with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment.

You will demonstrate:

• Proven experience in export documentation and regulatory compliance

• Strong understanding of air freight logistics (experience with live product is advantageous)

• Excellent communication, leadership and relationship management skills

• High attention to detail; able to manage complex, time-sensitive processes

• A calm, logical approach to decision-making or problem-solving when managing unexpected changes or pressure situations

• Confidence working across multiple stakeholders, including customers, regulators, and international teams

• Sound organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and plan ahead

Experience in livestock, dairy, or other live export environments will be highly regarded but is not essential.

What’s on offer

• Be part of a global brand that values family, integrity, innovation, and being the best.

• Enjoy a collaborative and supportive workplace culture.

• Competitive salary and 4% KiwiSaver

• Birthday paid day off

• Life & trauma insurance from Day 1

• Southern Cross Health Insurance from Day 1

• Diverse and multicultural workforce.

Please be advised that preferred candidates will undertake a pre-employment medical, drug & alcohol test, and a home biosecurity check as part of the recruitment process.

For further information, please contact Helen Dale, Recruitment Partner, on 027 267 9725.