Strategic Warehouse Capacity & 3PL Lead

Pilgrim's Europe; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Pilgrim's Europe is seeking an External Warehouse Capacity Supervisor to oversee day-to-day operations with external chilled and frozen warehouse providers. The role focuses on balancing service levels, cost efficiency, and quality targets while coordinating with 3PL partners across the UK and Ireland.

You will drive capacity planning, monitor KPIs and stock accuracy, and lead continuous improvement projects from concept through delivery, partnering with Supply Chain, Operations and Logistics

Qualifications

• Significant experience in logistics, warehousing or supply chain operations.
• Strong understanding of warehouse management, distribution and 3PL operations.
• Experience leading continuous improvement and change initiatives.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Ability to drive performance through KPI management and operational analysis.
• Experience working within FMCG, manufacturing or complex supply chain environments.
• Willingness to travel across the UK and Ireland.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations across external chilled and frozen warehouse providers.
• Lead relationships with 3PL partners to meet service, cost and quality targets.
• Support capacity planning and network optimisation across the logistics network.
• Monitor warehouse performance, KPIs and stock accuracy.
• Investigate operational issues and implement corrective actions.
• Support S&OP processes by aligning warehouse capacity with demand.
• Lead logistics improvement projects from concept to implementation.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Operations and Logistics teams to drive performance.

Skills

3PL operations

KPI management

Stakeholder management

Continuous improvement

Logistics

Negotiation

Travel readiness

Tools

SAP

Job description

Pilgrim's Europe is seeking an External Warehouse Capacity Supervisor to oversee day-to-day operations with external chilled and frozen warehouse providers. The role focuses on balancing service levels, cost efficiency, and quality targets while coordinating with 3PL partners across the UK and Ireland.

You will drive capacity planning, monitor KPIs and stock accuracy, and lead continuous improvement projects from concept through delivery, partnering with Supply Chain, Operations and Logistics