National / UK Logistics Manager

Location: Based anywhere in the Midlands (UK Travel Required)

COMPANY / POSITION

Are you driven by improving National Logistics/Transport efficiency through continuous improvement?  If so, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly successful business who is dedicated to delivering customer satisfaction.

This is a key role within our clients operation and one that carries the responsibility of a number of key areas including;

• Developing and setting a long term UK Logistics strategy.
• The efficient and effective management of all UK inbound and outbound logistics activities which currently consist of over 400 direct/indirect employees.
• Defining and implementing a national planning system that will drive least cost routing, whilst ensuring deliveries are on time and in full.
• Ensuring the business operate a compliant, safe and efficient fleet.
• Attending senior management meetings.
• Travelling to other UK sites, spending approximately 1-2 nights away from home per week.
• Reducing waste and costs whilst improving efficiency and performance of the Logistics operation.
• Achieving year on year Logistics efficiency improvements including fleet optimisation and utilisation. (OTIF, Cost per vehicle per day, vehicle utilisation, accident reduction)
• Ensuring service level KPI’s are met in the most cost effective manner.
• Developing a motivated and successful logistics team, ensuring all members are fully trained on road transport and H&S legislation.
• Managing a multimillion pound UK logistics budget.
• Providing monthly forecasts.
• Agreeing and negotiating 3^rd party haulage contracts, rates and expectations.
• Driving a safety first culture across the logistics and transport function.
• Championing site risk assessments and hazard evaluations.

PERSON

To be considered for this fantastic opportunity, you MUST:-

• Hold a degree (minimum) within Business, Logistics Management, Supply Chain Management or affiliated.
• Hold a national CPC and ideally a NEBOSH or IOSH in H&S.
• Possess proven experience managing a large national/regional Logistics function.
• Have experience dealing with external hauliers.
• Have excellent communication, organisation and interpersonal skills.
• Possess strong leadership and management skills with the ability to implement change.
• Be able to demonstrate the tangible benefits you have had on a Logistics function. (Cost savings, optimisation improvements etc.)