Logistics Operations Manager - Leading Global Business - Great opportunity for progression
Client Details
Michael Page Logistics have exclusively partnered with an exciting client who are a global business, supporting their search for a Logistics Operations Manager, operating one of of their key contracts in the UK.
They are an easily recognisable, innovative, and rapidly growing company. This role will give the successful candidate a chance to truly flourish within a challenging, demanding, but rewarding environment with lots of room to progress along the way.
Description
The Logistics Operations Manager role will require the individual to:
- Report to the Group Head of Logistics or equivalent.
- Manage a team of 60+ indirect heads and 6 direct reports.
- Lead the formation of a new Logistics Operations team and ensure clear division of tasks and maximise team performance
- Full review of all tasks and activities within the team, and implementation of streamlining and improvement to drive efficiencies
- Day to day line management of the Logistics Operations Team
- Provide day to day support to the Logistics Operational Team
- Be the point of contact for any logistics operational support in the business (sites & 3rd parties) and to find solutions to problems as and when they occur
- Build an effective & productive network within multiple sites, suppliers & 3PL's (warehousing & transport)
- Be responsible for the operational effectiveness of all customer deliveries and inter-site movements
- Proactively manage the day-to-day relationships with all logistics suppliers to facilitate close working partnerships
- Be commutable to Cambridgeshire.
Profile
The successful candidate for the Logistics Operations Manager role will have the following skills and experiences:
- A Logistics Distribution and Supply Chain background - Essential
- Logistics environments including warehousing, road and sea freight - Essential
- Import / Export processes & procedures - Essential
- Strong people leadership and the ability to build high performing teams
- Operationally astute
- Change management
- Degree qualification or supply chain / logistics qualification - Desirable
- Intermediate to advanced excel skills - Essential
- Communication and interpersonal abilities are crucial, including effective stakeholder management
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, along with a focus on implementing improvements
- Understands continuous improvement methodology Self-starter, can work with light supervision
- Appreciation of the relationship between operations & costs in an FMCG environment
- Be commutable to Cambridgeshire.
Job Offer
This role offers:
- Salary - £50,000 + bonus
- Additonal company benifits
- Hybrid working