Head of Logistics
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
-
Hertfordshire
East of EnglandUnited Kingdom
- Salary
- 60000.00 - 65000.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 12 Oct 2021
- Closes
- 09 Nov 2021
- Job Title
- Director
- Category
- Logistics and Transport
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Head of Logistics – FMCG – Hertfordshire – up to GBP65k
Do you have a background in managing 3PL relationships and couriers? Are you passionate about fulfilment and have a strong commercial acumen? SC4 is delighted to be working with an established FMCG business to recruit a highly credible, experienced Head of Logistics to join the Senior Management Team to lead and support external partnership relationships.
This role will be based in Herts but will require you to travel once a month to the existing 3PL site in Northamptonshire. This is a strategic role to develop the logistic operations and relationships for mid to long term plans of the business. You will be expected to build on new and existing relationships, understand current and foreseeable challenges, question current processes and make recommendations for cost savings and efficiencies. As a member of the Senior Management Team you will be expected to fully integrate in the whole of the business to ensure the operations are aligned to wider business objectives.
Who are YOU?
You will be confident in managing 3PL relationships and couriers and hold them accountable for service levels, manage costs & KPIs. You will come from a digital customer background, fulfillment for ecommerce, B2C operation. You will be confident in your analytical and presentation skills and experienced in weekly/monthly reporting and business reviews along with full budget creation. Negotiation skills are crucial for this role along with being commercially astute. Your ability to project manage will be important as you will be given responsibility for identifying new 3PL providers to set up a returns and value recovery arm of the operation.
What you will be responsible for in this role?
Developing partnerships with suppliers to delivery first class customer service, efficient cost effective services through a robust suite of KPI and SLA drive performance.
Negotiating and managing contracts with suppliers that give our client value for money that are aligned to the wider business objectives.
Delivering a returns solution that increases value recovery, reduces costs and improves the environmental footprint.
Driving continuous improvement programmes with suppliers.
Working with Procurement Managers to ensure the operations can support all product selections.
Planning, creating, monitoring and analysing budgets and expenditures.
Driving down all cost throughout operations and couriers.
Developing informative weekly dashboards & KPIs for trading team and business.
What Knowledge and Skills YOU will need to be successful?
Strong 3PL and courier network
Negotiation skills
Credible presence dealing with suppliers
Customer and cost focused
Commercial awareness
Project Management skills
Goal focused and can meet deadlines and work under pressure
Ability to prioritise
Knowledge of H&S Act and Data Protection
What can we offer YOU?
You will have the opportunity to be part of a 5 year growth plan which will transform this business. You will have the chance to be part of a enthusiastic, driven and credible Senior Management Team who are all specialists in their field where accountability is rewarded and where collaborations, values and ethics are integral to the team's success.
Salary up to GBP65k
25 Days holiday + Birthday Off
Package to include: private healthcare, phone, Bonus
Please apply by sending your cv to Samantha Recruitment or call for a confidential chat to find out more about this highly exciting Head of Logistics role today
Do you have a background in managing 3PL relationships and couriers? Are you passionate about fulfilment and have a strong commercial acumen? SC4 is delighted to be working with an established FMCG business to recruit a highly credible, experienced Head of Logistics to join the Senior Management Team to lead and support external partnership relationships.
This role will be based in Herts but will require you to travel once a month to the existing 3PL site in Northamptonshire. This is a strategic role to develop the logistic operations and relationships for mid to long term plans of the business. You will be expected to build on new and existing relationships, understand current and foreseeable challenges, question current processes and make recommendations for cost savings and efficiencies. As a member of the Senior Management Team you will be expected to fully integrate in the whole of the business to ensure the operations are aligned to wider business objectives.
Who are YOU?
You will be confident in managing 3PL relationships and couriers and hold them accountable for service levels, manage costs & KPIs. You will come from a digital customer background, fulfillment for ecommerce, B2C operation. You will be confident in your analytical and presentation skills and experienced in weekly/monthly reporting and business reviews along with full budget creation. Negotiation skills are crucial for this role along with being commercially astute. Your ability to project manage will be important as you will be given responsibility for identifying new 3PL providers to set up a returns and value recovery arm of the operation.
What you will be responsible for in this role?
Developing partnerships with suppliers to delivery first class customer service, efficient cost effective services through a robust suite of KPI and SLA drive performance.
Negotiating and managing contracts with suppliers that give our client value for money that are aligned to the wider business objectives.
Delivering a returns solution that increases value recovery, reduces costs and improves the environmental footprint.
Driving continuous improvement programmes with suppliers.
Working with Procurement Managers to ensure the operations can support all product selections.
Planning, creating, monitoring and analysing budgets and expenditures.
Driving down all cost throughout operations and couriers.
Developing informative weekly dashboards & KPIs for trading team and business.
What Knowledge and Skills YOU will need to be successful?
Strong 3PL and courier network
Negotiation skills
Credible presence dealing with suppliers
Customer and cost focused
Commercial awareness
Project Management skills
Goal focused and can meet deadlines and work under pressure
Ability to prioritise
Knowledge of H&S Act and Data Protection
What can we offer YOU?
You will have the opportunity to be part of a 5 year growth plan which will transform this business. You will have the chance to be part of a enthusiastic, driven and credible Senior Management Team who are all specialists in their field where accountability is rewarded and where collaborations, values and ethics are integral to the team's success.
Salary up to GBP65k
25 Days holiday + Birthday Off
Package to include: private healthcare, phone, Bonus
Please apply by sending your cv to Samantha Recruitment or call for a confidential chat to find out more about this highly exciting Head of Logistics role today