Logistics Director

4 weeks ago

Rochdale, Rochdale, United Kingdom JD Group Full time
Job Description

JD Group is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Logistics Director to lead our logistics operations and drive business growth.

About the Role

The Logistics Director will be responsible for developing and implementing logistics strategies that drive improvement, outlining the vision and driving actions at all levels. This includes ensuring performance information on costs and resource utilisation is fully assessed against budgets/forecasts, maintaining and improving service, and taking effective action to reduce costs, enhance value, and meet business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement logistics strategies that drive improvement and meet business objectives.
  • Ensure performance information on costs and resource utilisation is fully assessed against budgets/forecasts.
  • Maintain and improve service levels while reducing costs and enhancing value.
  • Drive effective change within the logistics environment.
  • Work with the JD UK Supply Chain Director to create a robust strategy for continuous improvements across all areas of the business.
  • Identify and articulate the vision of the logistics environment and be a key part of group transformational business change in the area of logistics.
  • Ensure Operational SLA,s fall in line with targets for both costs and service improvements.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in a senior leadership role within a complex fast-paced retail or FMCG logistics environment.
  • High level of interpersonal skills and the ability to influence and gain support for complex and challenging logistics projects.
  • Self-motivated with high levels of organisational skills to ensure business objectives are achieved in a varying and fast-paced environment.
  • Proven experience of creating logistics strategies that drive improvement, outlining the vision and driving actions at all levels.
  • Confident and enthusiastic with the stamina and drive to create change and cope with sustained and evolving job demands, handling multiple issues while maintaining the ability to deliver.
  • Experience of process implementation, improvement, and process training.
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
  • Financial and Commercial awareness - linking operational actions to financial impacts.
  • Excellent communication skills and an ability to interact with people across all levels.
  • Confident and articulate, leading by example through knowledge, experience, and personal style, you will have a passion for service and strong customer focus.
  • Thriving under pressure, you will be capable of managing multiple priorities and working to critical deadlines and objectives.
  • Automation experience needed, and to be a strong operator.
  • High level of Health and Safety knowledge within large-scale sites.
  • Strong Change Management ability.

What We Offer

  • Free parking.
  • Incremental Holiday Allowance.
  • Staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation.
  • Pension Scheme.
  • Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.

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