European Distribution Leader

Orica; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Orica is looking for a Distribution Manager - Europe to lead the safe, compliant and cost-effective movement of products across the European network. You will set direction for European distribution and enable local leaders to own day-to-day execution, spanning countries, sites and functions.

You will oversee 5–8 direct reports and 65–75 indirect reports, travel across Europe, collaborate with regional leadership, and drive safety, compliance, resilience and performance improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in logistics, supply chain, business or related field.
• Around 10 years of experience in transportation and warehouse operations with regional or multi-country leadership.
• Experience leading people across different locations and managing sizeable indirect teams.
• Knowledge of European regulations for transportation and warehousing of regulated or dangerous goods.

Responsibilities

• Lead the European Distribution function in support of the EMEA Supply Chain strategy.
• Own downstream deployment and replenishment activities to regional distribution centres.
• Develop regional warehouse, transportation and distribution plans with Planning, Sourcing & Procurement, Manufacturing, Commercial and third-party logistics providers.
• Take a strategic, pan-European view of the network, assessing corridors, ports, warehouses, routes and modal choices to improve resilience, competitiveness, lead time and handling efficiency.
• Optimise European freight routing, carrier allocation and warehouse flows, reducing avoidable cost, demurrage, empty kilometres and operational complexity.
• Manage distribution costs and productivity, including freight, warehousing, contractors, overtime, temporary labour and workforce plans.
• Build effective carrier, warehouse and logistics-partner governance through contract execution, performance reviews, issue escalation and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with European and local requirements for the transportation and storage of regulated and dangerous goods, together with applicable product-security, import/export and customer requirements.
• Lead transport and warehouse safety and risk management, including critical controls, audits, corrective actions, incident learning and significant-hazard management.
• Improve stock visibility, traceability, picking and delivery accuracy, cycle-count governance, returns management and timely inventory reconciliation in SAP.
• Develop practical reporting, analytics and dashboards that provide insight into service, safety, cost, compliance, productivity and provider performance.
• Develop capable and accountable teams through clear roles, coaching, delegation, performance routines, training compliance, succession planning and consistent ways of working across countries.
• Support major-hazard-facility-related distribution and warehousing requirements where applicable, including licensing, notifications, change assessments, safety-case inputs and key-control performance.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Analytical capability

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in logistics, supply chain, business

Tools

SAP

Job description

Orica is looking for a Distribution Manager - Europe to lead the safe, compliant and cost-effective movement of products across the European network. You will set direction for European distribution and enable local leaders to own day-to-day execution, spanning countries, sites and functions.

You will oversee 5–8 direct reports and 65–75 indirect reports, travel across Europe, collaborate with regional leadership, and drive safety, compliance, resilience and performance improvements.