Logistics Operations Manager

J482486 Newbury South Coast £60K - £80K / Year

• Challenger: Someone who is keen to influence, enhance and develop existing process and polcies.
• Direction Setting: Communicates expectations clearly, makes sound decisions, adapts to change quickly.
• Organizational Capability: Builds and motivates high-performing teams, supports innovation.
• Results Orientation: Analytical, solutions-driven, and able to manage multiple projects in fast-paced environments.
• Talent Development: Coaches, mentors, and recognizes talent, fostering engagement and performance.
• Inspiration & Integrity: Strong communicator with high ethical standards, able to inspire trust and collaboration across diverse teams.

• Define priorities for warehouse, kitting, and distribution functions to meet service-level commitments and customer requirements.
• Align site logistics planning with overall regional supply chain objectives.
• Partner in the continuous improvement of the distribution network, including policies, processes, and service models, in close collaboration with other business units.
• Oversee and contribute to 3PL operations to ensure high-quality service at optimal cost while maintaining compliance with quality, sustainability, and regulatory standards.
• Ensure adherence to all applicable health, safety, trade, compliance, and regulatory requirements (e.g., ISO standards, Sarbanes-Oxley, FCPA, VAT, Medical Device Directives, and local legislation).
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Building Organizational Capability
• Develop and enforce systems and procedures for efficient and compliant operation of facilities, equipment, and personnel.
• Collaborate across divisions and regions to maximize service performance.
• Provide operational input to M&A activities or integration projects when required.
• Talent Development
• Build, mentor, and retain a high-performing logistics team with clear growth pathways.
• Drive employee engagement through coaching, performance reviews, and leadership development.
• Promote a positive culture focused on safety, service, cost efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Operational Delivery
• Ensure effective handling, storage, transportation, and inventory management to deliver right product, right place, right time, right quality, right quantity.
• Track and manage performance through KPIs and cost metrics to drive operational efficiency.
• Monitor operations to proactively identify risks or bottlenecks and implement solutions.
• Provide accurate and timely reporting of logistics performance to stakeholders.
• Inspiring & Influencing
• Serve as a key advocate for logistics solutions and communicate the value proposition internally and externally.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, customers, and cross-functional partners to foster collaboration and trust.

• Up to £70k basic
• 13% bonus
• Pension, medical, wider company bens

• A minimum of a Bachelor's / graduate degree in Business Administration, Materials Management, Life Sciences, Engineering or equivalent is required.
• 5+ years of experience in Supply Chain management, Logistics, Operations or related fields are required.
• 5+ years of experience in multi-shift, automated and labor-intensive distribution, logistics, manufactur