European Transport & Packaging Leader

Computacenter; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Computacenter is seeking a senior role to shape Group Warehouse & Transport Services across Europe and the UK. You will lead commercial, compliance, resilience and sustainability initiatives, driving supplier governance and continuous improvement while reducing environmental impact and costs.

The role requires managing multi-country supplier relationships, ensuring regulatory compliance and implementing innovative, scalable services to meet evolving customer needs.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in European transport, logistics, packaging or supply chain management.
• A strong track record of managing third-party suppliers across multiple countries, including sourcing, contract negotiation and supplier governance.
• Knowledge of relevant European and UK transport, packaging and environmental regulations.
• Experience of supply chain risk management, business continuity planning and cross-functional improvement programmes.
• Strong commercial and analytical skills, with the ability to turn data and market insight into practical action.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a high-performing network of transport, packaging and logistics suppliers across Europe and the UK.
• Lead sourcing, tendering, supplier selection, onboarding, commercial negotiations and contract lifecycle management.
• Set clear service, cost, quality, compliance and sustainability measures, using performance reviews and improvement plans to deliver results.
• Ensure compliance with relevant European and UK transport, packaging and environmental legislation, including Extended Producer Responsibility requirements.
• Strengthen supplier governance through audits, certifications, ethical standards, risk controls and corrective action plans.
• Build robust business continuity and contingency plans, including alternative sourcing strategies for critical services and materials.
• Drive reductions in packaging waste and transport emissions, promoting reuse, recycling and wider circular-economy initiatives.
• Identify new technologies and opportunities to improve automation, digitalisation, efficiency and customer experience.
• Partner with stakeholders across the business to develop innovative transport and packaging solutions that meet evolving customer needs.

Skills

European transport

Supplier governance

Contract negotiation

Sustainability compliance

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Project management

Job description

Computacenter is seeking a senior role to shape Group Warehouse & Transport Services across Europe and the UK. You will lead commercial, compliance, resilience and sustainability initiatives, driving supplier governance and continuous improvement while reducing environmental impact and costs.

The role requires managing multi-country supplier relationships, ensuring regulatory compliance and implementing innovative, scalable services to meet evolving customer needs.