Head of International Logistics Development

"Logistics network strategy definition, development, and implementation. The perfect role for a talented and visionary leader."

£Very Competitive Excellent Benefits

Buckinghamshire HQ (Hybrid Working with some International Travel)

What do you know about strategic logistics network design for warehousing and distribution?

Hopefully, it's plenty as that knowledge will be essential for your success in this role for our client.

But don't misunderstand; this isn't a solutions design role. It's far more than that as you'll be taking charge of our client's logistics and distribution network in the UK, EU, and APAC, developing, and implementing strategies and solutions which will transform our client's global operations and support ambitious growth plans. As such you will be a strong visionary leader with a track record of strategic logistics network development and design.

Over the years, our client has built an impressive business manufacturing and supplying seasonal and promotions-led consumer products to leading retail, wholesale, and ecommerce channels. They've grown organically and through acquisition and now want to streamline and improve their logistics, warehousing, and distribution facilities. The UK facility needs to be automated. Then they would like a new DC in the EU - possibly Germany or Netherlands, then an APAC facility to service their Australian/Asian markets.

So that's where you come in.

Due to the nature of the role, our client has some essential specifics that you'll have to demonstrate in your background. You'll need to be familiar with wholesale, retail, and e-commerce operations for a start. Experience in 3PL is critical, and we mentioned solutions design earlier, as that's also a vital area of expertise they would like to see combined with programme/project management to drive and facilitate warehousing operational excellence and continuous improvement projects, guide, and coach local operational and project teams. Most importantly you will also lead a programme of works in relation to process design and the implementation of MHE and automation within existing and new Distribution Centres.

Although this role has no direct reports, you will work in partnership with cross functional stakeholders and experienced warehousing and logistics colleagues across continents, to identify and develop scaleable solutions to optimise operations and boost productivity.

This role would suit a degree educated, highly numerate and analytic logistics professional who possesses practical experience of 3PL solutions design in warehouse and material flow planning, automation and the associated cost modelling, analytics, and commercial business cases. This should ideally be combined with progression into logistics project/programme management. Finally, as this role is part of the strategic succession plan to VP level, our client is ultimately seeking candidates who also have strong strategic and operational leadership experience.

Exposure to logistics modelling tools (CLASS, CAST, Logility, Llamasoft) would be advantageous. Advanced MS skills including Excel, Visio, Project and Powerpoint will be a prerequisite. A track record of planning and management of multiple projects, with demonstrable ROI will be critical to success. Prince2 and Black Belt Six Sigma would be advantageous. Experience of AutoCAD would also be advantageous

Whilst third party contract logistics solutions design experience, with the focus on warehousing, will be a key requirement, your operational excellence, project management and strategic and operational leadership experience may have been gained either within 3PL or inhouse within a FMCG retail or FMCG manufacturing environment. Exposure to pan European and International project management would be the icing on the cake.

Overall, this role will provide the platform for you to become a central part of our client's operations and lead to future progression opportunities to the top level of the business.

There's plenty more detail to discuss about this role, so please indicate your interest by emailing your CV quoting reference LX 944991

Head of International Logistics Development

"Logistics network strategy definition, development, and implementation. The perfect role for a talented and visionary leader."

£Very Competitive Excellent Benefits

Buckinghamshire HQ (Hybrid Working with some International Travel)

What do you know about strategic logistics network design for warehousing and distribution?

Hopefully, it's plenty as that knowledge will be essential for your success in this role for our client.

But don't misunderstand; this isn't a solutions design role. It's far more than that as you'll be taking charge of our client's logistics and distribution network in the UK, EU, and APAC, developing, and implementing strategies and solutions which will transform our client's global operations and support ambitious growth plans. As such you will be a strong visionary leader with a track record of strategic logistics network development and design.

Over the years, our client has built an impressive business manufacturing and supplying seasonal and promotions-led consumer products to leading retail, wholesale, and ecommerce channels. They've grown organically and through acquisition and now want to streamline and improve their logistics, warehousing, and distribution facilities. The UK facility needs to be automated. Then they would like a new DC in the EU - possibly Germany or Netherlands, then an APAC facility to service their Australian/Asian markets.

So that's where you come in.

Due to the nature of the role, our client has some essential specifics that you'll have to demonstrate in your background. You'll need to be familiar with wholesale, retail, and e-commerce operations for a start. Experience in 3PL is critical, and we mentioned solutions design earlier, as that's also a vital area of expertise they would like to see combined with programme/project management to drive and facilitate warehousing operational excellence and continuous improvement projects, guide, and coach local operational and project teams. Most importantly you will also lead a programme of works in relation to process design and the implementation of MHE and automation within existing and new Distribution Centres.

Although this role has no direct reports, you will work in partnership with cross functional stakeholders and experienced warehousing and logistics colleagues across continents, to identify and develop scaleable solutions to optimise operations and boost productivity.

This role would suit a degree educated, highly numerate and analytic logistics professional who possesses practical experience of 3PL solutions design in warehouse and material flow planning, automation and the associated cost modelling, analytics, and commercial business cases. This should ideally be combined with progression into logistics project/programme management. Finally, as this role is part of the strategic succession plan to VP level, our client is ultimately seeking candidates who also have strong strategic and operational leadership experience.

Exposure to logistics modelling tools (CLASS, CAST, Logility, Llamasoft) would be advantageous. Advanced MS skills including Excel, Visio, Project and Powerpoint will be a prerequisite. A track record of planning and management of multiple projects, with demonstrable ROI will be critical to success. Prince2 and Black Belt Six Sigma would be advantageous. Experience of AutoCAD would also be advantageous

Whilst third party contract logistics solutions design experience, with the focus on warehousing, will be a key requirement, your operational excellence, project management and strategic and operational leadership experience may have been gained either within 3PL or inhouse within a FMCG retail or FMCG manufacturing environment. Exposure to pan European and International project management would be the icing on the cake.

Overall, this role will provide the platform for you to become a central part of our client's operations and lead to future progression opportunities to the top level of the business.

There's plenty more detail to discuss about this role, so please indicate your interest by emailing your CV quoting reference LX 944991

IMPORTS & LOGISTICS MANAGER  

"A fantastic opportunity to strategically and operationally shape logistics operations for a luxury health & wellbeing products business. Role encompasses inbound freight & customs from SE Asia combined with UK/European 3PL warehousing & 2-person home delivery & installation."

£Very Competitive + Benefits

Location: HQ in London/Hybrid Working

Are you an experienced Logistics Manager looking for a role where you can affect change and revolutionise a logistics function?

Maybe you'd relish the opportunity to be strategic while keeping your hands on the day-to-day operations.

If so, our client needs your skills.

Because they want to improve, overhaul, and grow their logistics function in the UK, Ireland and Germany and need someone like you to lead the process.

For a bit of background, our client is a global business with a luxury, high-end health, and wellbeing brand. Established in the USA and having landed in the Europe, three years ago, their product line is a fixed-installation unit that they mainly supply on a residential B2C basis and increasingly to B2B customers such as hotels and spas.

Their units are designed at their HQ in the USA, manufactured in Vietnam, and then sea freighted to the UK and EU markets via England and Germany. After offloading at the port, the containers are transported to a 3rd party warehousing facility. Orders are received via their HQ customer service and sales team, with deliveries planned for two-person, white glove, over the threshold, last mile distribution and installation

As the UK operation is established but still relatively young, our client knows it can be more efficient and lower cost. As such, they need you to carry out a full review of the whole logistics model from the factory in Vietnam through to the final customer.

You'll need to bring your warehousing and distribution experience, including liaising with South-East Asian manufacturing plants, negotiating, and selecting land and sea freight partners, implementing a vendor-managed inventory system, forecasting/planning, and stock/inventory management to full use. Most importantly you will have a demonstrable track record of best practice warehouse management and storage of larger bulk household items. This experience must include in depth understanding of last mile two-person home delivery and installation. Accordingly, you must have experience of distribution planning of B2C and B2B last mile and home delivery and installation. This experience may have been gained within a 3PL solutions provider or inhouse whilst managing a 3PL.

Ideal candidates will be of graduate calibre. You will be ambitious and keen to deploy your strong commercial skills including P & L management in a fast-growing UK division of a global business. As well as functional logistics experience, our client is looking for you to demonstrate knowledge of cost-to-serve models, activity-based costing, improving KPIs such as OTIF, customs, incoterms and associated HMRC regulations. Experience of working with/within global freight/ 3PL contract logistics environment will be critical to success.

Given the nature of their product, our client feels your background should ideally include experience of working in a business where two-person home delivery of equipment such as garden hot tubs, white goods, fitness/exercise and outdoor living equipment such as garden rooms, saunas etc is the norm.

Our client's HQ are in London, with warehousing operations in the Midlands, Ireland, and Germany. Therefore, the role is ideally suited to hybrid working. Most of your time will be spent either at HO, visiting the UK warehousing operations and working from home. A location in the Home Counties, M1/M25 corridor would be ideal for efficient performance of this role.

As you can imagine, this certainly isn't a generic role, and there's plenty more detail we need to discuss, so start the ball rolling by sending your CV, quoting reference LX1023427 or call us on 4