Business Unit Director 3pl

1 month ago


Bradford, United Kingdom Rem Associates Ltd. Full time

Business Director

Direct Report to: CEO

Other Stakeholders: CFO, Head of HR, Non-Executive Board, General Manager (Processing)

Peer Group: Commercial Director

Direct Reports: Operations Director, General Manager (Regional General Manager (Corby), Head of Transport)

Role Profile

Ensure has the required operational capabilities (transport, warehousing, garment processing) to meet its clients’ needs and growth aspirations.

  1. Develop and implement strategic initiatives to improve operational processes, aligned to our growth strategy.
  2. Identify and resolve all operational issues, and drive initiatives at depot level.
  3. Develop and implement strategy for improved technology platforms (Paragon, Vector etc.).
  4. Ensure that operations systems, processes and current technology are optimised; and anticipate and react to changes in clients’ business.
  5. Ensure delivery of KPI’s by managing, monitoring and measuring the Depot Operations teams.
  6. Ensure Depot teams are suitably resourced, with skilled management and staff, and with appropriate training, and supporting site general managers’ teams in capacity and resource planning.
  7. Identify, review and implement new techniques, technology, systems and tools to maintain operational excellence.
  8. Deliver added value to its customers.
  9. Position service and delivery at the leading edge of the market.
  10. Maintain an external focus that enables the business to operate at its maximum and embraces the evolution of the market place.
Person Specification
  1. Experience and understanding of people, processes, business applications, support tools and operational infrastructure.
  2. Demonstrated leadership, business management and budgetary control experience.
  3. Solution-oriented person who is always seeking continuous improvement, bringing in bright, original and creative ideas from outside.
  4. Experience of working across different logistics environments (preferred).
  5. Admired and acknowledged for their attitude and service.
  6. Exceptional and decisive executor.
  7. Demonstrated ability to interpret business technology.
  8. Highly capable of identifying talent and developing different types of people.
  9. Commercially astute with a good sense of judgement.
  10. An authentic, natural style, a good listener, and tactful.
  11. An ability to operate in a diverse and complex multi-cultural environment is crucial.
Competencies Required

The competencies for this role are divided into three segments: Business, Leadership and Personal.

1. Business
  1. Customer Orientation – Customer First Value: Must be focused on identifying and meeting customer needs.
  2. Business Acumen: Must understand business principles and language, including the fundamentals of finance and profitability and use this understanding to establish clear priorities for actions and to increase performance and profitability.
2. Leadership
  1. Is consistent in what he/she says and does (“walks the talk”).
  2. Translates strategies into specific goals, objectives and responsibilities.
  3. Creates a clear, meaningful and compelling image of the desired future.
3. Personal
  1. Challenges self and others to exceed standards and achieve extraordinary results, striving for best in class.
  2. Invests in ongoing personal development.
  3. Demonstrates personal commitment to the success of the organization.
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