Vice President – Contract Logistics – North Europe

DP World; West Midlands Combined Authority; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market competitive compensation package

Personal growth opportunities

Informal atmosphere

Job summary

A global logistics company is seeking a Vice President – Contract Logistics to lead operations across North Europe. The role includes ensuring operational excellence, strategic leadership, and business growth across multiple sites. Candidates should have extensive experience in supply chain and senior leadership in multinational settings. A hybrid work model with regular travel is required.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in supply chain solutions across multiple sectors.
• Must have held senior leadership roles within multinational environments.
• Entrepreneurial mindset focused on innovation and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Direct a diverse portfolio of operations and act as the escalation point.
• Ensure high-performing, safe, and continuously improving logistics operations.
• Collaborate with commercial teams to deliver end-to-end logistics solutions.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Operational excellence

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Detail-oriented

Education

Degree-level education in supply chain or logistics

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a strategic and experienced Vice President – Contract Logistics, to lead DP World’s Contract Logistics operations across North Europe. This high-impact role oversees a dynamic, multi-sector portfolio—including acquired businesses and ambitious new growth through M&A and strategic expansion plans.

You will be responsible for operational excellence, strategic alignment, customer satisfaction, and business growth across multiple sites and teams. This is a senior leadership opportunity for someone with sharp commercial instincts, a collaborative mindset, and a passion for delivering results through innovation and influence.

NOTE: a hybrid opportunity with a requirement for regular travel which can be based anywhere in the UK.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Serve as the most senior leader for Contract Logistics in North Europe.
• Direct a diverse portfolio of operations and act as the escalation point for critical issues.
• Build high-level relationships with government bodies, educational institutions, and business leaders.

Operational Excellence

• Ensure high-performing, safe, and continuously improving logistics operations.
• Oversee new site setups and customer integrations.
• Align policies and processes with regional and global standards.
• Manage strategic relationships across a portfolio of major technology, automotive, and chemical clients, while actively influencing and driving growth in emerging and incoming verticals.
• Consistently exceed customer expectations, delivering exceptional service and strong commercial returns for DP World.

Business Growth & Development

• Collaborate with commercial teams and other business units to deliver end-to-end logistics solutions.
• Drive expansion and brand recognition across North Europe.
• Lead and develop a large, multi-site team.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and long-term engagement.

What You Will Bring

• Degree-level education, ideally in supply chain or logistics.
• Extensive experience in supply chain solutions across multiple sectors.
• Must have held senior leadership roles within multinational environments.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management.
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking.
• Detail-oriented and results-driven.
• High stress tolerance and accountability.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a focus on innovation and operational excellence.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Compensation

DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organisation. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.

With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 103,000 employees spanning 75 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.

We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses—Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology—and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

We're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW

To Change What’s Possible For Everyone

Diversity & Inclusion

DP World is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). We strongly believe that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success and we make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We believe that employees are happiest when they’re empowered to be their true, authentic selves. So, please come as you are. We can’t wait to meet you.

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Other
• Industries: Transportation, Logistics and Storage