Logistics Manager

Leonardo UK Ltd; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time to Recharge: up to 12 flexi-days

Pension with up to 15% employer contr.

Mental health support

Access to 4,000+ online courses

Job summary

Leonardo UK Ltd in Yeovil is seeking an experienced Logistics Manager to lead our logistics operations onsite and drive continuous improvement across the supply chain. You will manage the logistics team, collaborate with suppliers, and ensure projects meet time, quality, and cost targets in a rapidly changing environment.

The role is on-site with hybrid flexibility, requiring strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, and a proactive approach to risk and safety.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in logistics or supply within manufacturing.
• Experience leading suppliers and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to adapt in a fast-changing environment and balance variables.
• Proven influencing, negotiation, and leadership abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deputise for the LCOM at senior meetings.
• Lead logistics team development and performance.
• Build relationships with stakeholders to improve logistics and transport services.
• Support requirements to deliver projects on time, quality and cost.
• Drive process improvements to reduce costs and enhance service.
• Manage logistics contract team knowledge and capabilities.
• Monitor spend and ensure capacity, investments and recovery actions.
• Manage risk across logistics and transport value streams.
• Coordinate future demand with stakeholders for capacity planning.
• Sponsor operational excellence across supplier processes.
• Ensure health, safety and environmental policy compliance.
• Maintain quality standards across logistics and transport processes.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Communication

Agility

Travel readiness

Tools

SAP

Company Operating System

Job description

Job Description:

Your impact

We're looking for an experienced and driven Logistics Manager to play a pivotal role in leading our logistics operations and supporting the continued growth of our business. Reporting to the Logistics Contract and Operational Manager (LCOM), this newly created position has been established to provide day-to-day leadership of the logistics team, enabling the LCOM to focus on strategic priorities and future capability.

This is an exciting opportunity for a collaborative leader who thrives on driving operational excellence, developing high-performing teams, and building strong relationships across the business and supplier network.

You'll have the opportunity to influence the performance of our logistics and transport operations, champion continuous improvement, and ensure our services remain safe, efficient, cost-effective and customer-focused.

For the awareness of internal candidates, this is a JFF level 7 role and based onsite.

What you’ll do as Logistics Manager:

• Deputise for the LCOM in their absence at senior meetings
• Manage the professional development and performance of the logistics team
• Build and sustain professional working relationships with all stakeholders to ensure the continuous development of logistics and transport services.
• Support business requirements related to logistics and transportation to deliver projects on time, quality and cost
• Continuously Improve operational process efficiencies; reduce cost, improving service times and quality, considering industry and peer benchmarks to strive for best-in-class performance.
• Lead and manage the logistics contract team to develop knowledge and understanding across the function.
• Manage risk across the logistics and transport value streams to secure and improve performance
• Engage with stakeholders to coordinate and communicate future demands to enable appropriate capacity levels across logistics and transport contracts.
• Monitor and control the spend across numerous financial budgets to ensure the correct capacity, investments and recovery actions are delivered.
• Investigate and assign ownership and accountability to LH and suppliers to assure business demands are achieved.
• Sponsor operational excellence activities throughout supplier processes, striving to exceed customer expectations.
• Act accountably for the health, safety and environmental policies of the logistics and transport contracts.
• Control and assure the quality standard requirements across the logistics and transport processes.

What you’ll bring

• A sound educational background and a minimum 5 years’ experience within a logistics or supply organisation in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience of working across/within cross functional teams and have proven experience in managing key suppliers to achieve high levels of business satisfaction and confidence in their ability to meet business requirements.
• To work within a rapidly changing environment and will need to demonstrate agility in thinking in order to balance a significant number of variables before reaching an informed decision on logistics and transport issues.
• Possess influencing skills, have proven negotiation skills and leadership acumen.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to create and maintain effective working relationships at senior levels within both the company and supplier organisations.
• Computer literate in company standard including SAP
• Team management and leadership skills
• A working knowledge of the Company Operating System
• Able and willing to travel alone or as part of a team within the UK and overseas.

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
• Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
• Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

Primary Location:

GB - Yeovil - Lysander Rd

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid