Carrier Manager

Castore; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sportswear company in Manchester is seeking a Carrier Manager to negotiate contracts and oversee carrier performance. This role is crucial for enhancing customer service in both B2B and B2C logistics. Candidates should possess strong negotiation skills and experience in supply chain management. This position is on a 12-month fixed-term contract and can be based at head office or distribution center.

Qualifications

• Strong negotiation skills for contracts and rates.
• Experience in supply chain management and performance oversight.
• Ability to recognize and implement process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate carrier contracts, rates, and service levels.
• Oversee selection and management of carriers and 3PL providers.
• Enhance customer proposition through compliant improvements.

Job description

Overview

Castore exists for one single reason – to make athletes better. Our ethos is built upon the philosophy of BETTER NEVER STOPS, an ideal deeply infused in our DNA and something we strive to live every single day. We utilise advanced engineering and unique technical fabrics to create the highest quality sportswear in the world for athletes who demand the very best. Designed with a passion for innovation with specialist features to help to optimise athletic performance in all conditions.

The founders’ vision is to build Castore into a brand respected across the globe for a deep and unrelenting commitment to engineering the highest quality sportswear in the world, with no stone left unturned in its search for innovation and performance enhancement.

The sportswear market has been dominated by a small clique of mass-market brands and the vision is for Castore to be a premium alternative to these, the natural brand of choice for discerning athletes who demand the very best.

The Role

The Carrier Manager will be responsible for negotiating carrier contracts, rates and service levels, overseeing the selection, management, and performance of carriers and 3PL providers.

This new role is crucial to the Castore supply chain to enhance customer proposition, across both B2B and B2C movements, globally.

Working with internal Castore functions to recognise opportunities, plan and implement compliant improvements.

To continuously enhance customer proposition and drive the Castore ethos of ‘Better Never Stops’.

This role is on a 12-month fixed-term contract and can be based at either our Head Office or our Knowsley Distribution Centre