Logistics & Supply Chain Manager

1st Executive Ltd; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

1st Executive Ltd is recruiting for a Logistics and Supply Chain Manager in a hybrid role. You will lead a 3-person team, optimise end-to-end activities, and liaise with suppliers and stakeholders to drive profitability and efficiency.

The role focuses on backhaul, consolidation, and centralisation initiatives, with opportunities to identify and implement cost improvements across the supply chain. Strong communication and project leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience negotiating with suppliers to improve cost and service.
• Proven ability to manage stakeholders and build strong working relationships.
• Track record of delivering cost savings and service improvements in complex operations.
• Experience leading a small logistics/operations team and coordinating cross-functional activity.

Responsibilities

• Increase income activity year over year by engaging suppliers while ensuring profitable agreements.
• Review route-to-market for suppliers and implement backhaul, primary or centralised solutions to reduce costs.
• Handle period accounting for income charges, ensuring correct and timely supplier invoicing.
• Lead group projects and provide business benefits to internal and external stakeholders.
• Prepare and present actionable insights from key logistical reports to the Head of Supply Chain.
• Collaborate with procurement and trading to align goals and targets.
• Build strong relationships with colleagues, customers and suppliers; maintain excellent communication.

Skills

Supplier negotiations

Stakeholder management

Cost and service improvements

Team leadership

Relationship building

Job description

I am recruiting for an ambitious Logistics and Supply Chain Manager to optimising the End-to-End activities, increasing incomes in relation to backhaul, consolidation and centralisation for one of my award-winning clients

This is a newly created role due to growth and offers hybrid working

You will lead the team of 3 who are responsible for the day-to-do activities along with identifying opportunities, liaising with other stakeholders and suppliers and negotiating shared benefit. .

Key Responsibilities

• To increase income activity YOY by engaging with suppliers while ensuring new and existing agreements are profitable
• Review route to market for suppliers and remove cost by implementing backhaul, primary or centralised solutions.
• Period accounting for income charges, ensuring all suppliers are charged correctly and on time
• To support and lead Group projects internally and externally providing business benefit
• Produce, summarise and recommend actions in relation to key logistical reports for presentation / evaluation to the Head of Supply Chain
• To work alongside colleagues in procurement and trading to align goals and targets
• Excellent communication skills and the capacity to build good working relationships with colleagues, customers and suppliers
• Strong organisational and planning skills
• Experience and proven track record in supplier negotiations and collaboration
• Experience delivering cost and service improvements in complex operational environments
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills