Logistics Manager: Drive Cost Savings & Ops Excellence

Pure Resourcing Solutions; Witham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Pure Resourcing Solutions is seeking an experienced Logistics Manager to lead a busy operation across transport, warehousing, inventory and 3PL relationships in Essex. You’ll drive day-to-day performance while shaping efficiency and cost control across the function.

This hands-on leadership role requires strong supplier management, KPI reporting and a pragmatic approach to health, safety and compliance. If you enjoy improving processes and delivering commercial value, this could be the next step

Qualifications

• Experience leading logistics or distribution operations.
• Strong knowledge of outsourced logistics and 3PL management.
• Track record of improving supplier performance and service levels.
• Experience managing logistics costs, budgets and supplier agreements.
• Evidence of delivering cost savings and operational efficiencies.
• Experience improving warehouse, transport or inventory processes.
• Strong analytical skills with KPI-driven decision making.
• Confidence managing change and challenging established ways of working.
• Practical approach to health, safety and operational compliance.
• Strong stakeholder and supplier management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead logistics activity across transport, warehousing, inventory and 3PL operations.
• Manage key relationships with hauliers, logistics providers and other external suppliers.
• Monitor supplier performance and ensure service and cost expectations are met.
• Take ownership of logistics spend, budgets and cost control.
• Identify and deliver opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce logistics costs.
• Review existing processes and introduce practical operational improvements.
• Lead logistics projects including supplier changes, transport improvements and warehouse initiatives.
• Develop meaningful KPIs and reporting to provide greater visibility of performance and spend.
• Strengthen stock control and inventory accuracy.
• Ensure health, safety and compliance standards are maintained.
• Resolve operational issues quickly while addressing root causes.
• Work with supply chain, production, customer service and commercial teams.
• Lead, support and develop those delivering logistics activities.

Skills

Leadership

3PL management

Supplier performance

Cost control

Cost saving initiatives

Warehouse & inventory

Analytical with KPIs

Change management

Health & safety

Stakeholder management

Job description

Pure Resourcing Solutions is seeking an experienced Logistics Manager to lead a busy operation across transport, warehousing, inventory and 3PL relationships in Essex. You’ll drive day-to-day performance while shaping efficiency and cost control across the function.

This hands-on leadership role requires strong supplier management, KPI reporting and a pragmatic approach to health, safety and compliance. If you enjoy improving processes and delivering commercial value, this could be the next step