Regional Head of Transport

2 weeks ago


West Midlands, United Kingdom Omega Resource Group Full time

Location
West Midlands- Job-type
Permanent- Salary
£80k - 90k per year + Bonus, Package- Contact
- Mike Butler
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- MCB-REGTM-MID

Regional Head of Transport & Logistics
- Job Role: Regional Head of Transport & Logistics
- Salary Target: £80-85k plus £6,600 car allowance or car plus up to 20% Bonus, family healthcare and excellent pension
- £120k package
- Location: West Midlands and surrounding areas multi-site responsibility
- Job Type: Permanent
- Client: Global FMCG
- Multi-site role with site and hybrid working

Do you manage a ££MM P&L? Are you setting and driving KPI performance across multiple transport locations? Are you a strong people manager? Have you shaped and led cultural transformation projects?

If you have, please read on.

Our client, a Global FMCG leader, has a rare and exciting new opportunity for a Regional Head of Transport & Logistics, to lead the Transport and Distribution teams across the Midlands to deliver the best possible service to customers, whilst managing the operations, teams, and associated costs in line with budgeted targets.

Key Responsibilities - Regional Head of Transport & Logistics
- Lead national projects within Transport and Logistics functions
- Responsible for a multi-million Budget
- Responsible for up to 800 people via your established management team, multi-site
- Responsible for 400 assets fleet minimum plus 3rd party base
- Responsible for 3 Transport Distribution centres - internal supply chain
- Develop the overall transport, logistics and distribution operational plan to ensure adequate transport and storage network capacity, optimise service levels and minimise cost
- Maintain and manage the internal fleet across several sites, leading through your team of established Transport Site General Managers
- Drive recommendations in strong collaboration with senior leadership across the UK & Global Business
- Developing the long-term transport distribution strategy along with managing inbound internal Transport teams
- Scoping and introducing new technology to improve practices across the function/business (e.g., route planning software)
- Collaborate with Procurement to instruct, manage, and monitor the performance of 3rd party logistics providers
- Monitor compliance under the regulations within the Operator’s License
- Responsible for a multi-million Budget
- Develop strategic relations between the group's divisions -strategic stakeholder engagement and integration/partnership working
- Developing cultural integration
- It’s lean and fast - responsive to the retailer and consumer market trends
- Review, manage and report on relevant performance metrics (e.g., OTIF, SLA adherence, vehicle utilisation)
- Develop a comprehensive list of cost-saving opportunities to reduce overall transport, warehousing, and distribution costs
- Driving a culture of high performance, safety, compliance, and Continuous Improvement

Qualifications and Requirements - Regional Head of Transport & Logistics
- You will be a commercially focused Senior Logistics manager with full EtoE logistics experience ideally gained within FMCG food and drink or serving time-sensitive complex multi-site manufacturing base
- Clear and insightful leader
- Proven track record of challenging the status quo, driving improvements, and designing complex modelling of logistics solutions
- An experienced Transport and Distribution Area Leader who has clear expertise in delivering optimal transport networks, improvements in on-time delivery performance and maximising the performance of providers
- Ideally CPC background as it’s a transport-led role
- Developing a one-team culture across your 3 sites
- Strong people operational management background from supply chain and logistics
- You will be a Senior Regional Transport or Group Logistics or Senior Distribution Manager - multi-site

What we can offer - Regional Head of Transport & Logistics
- We offer a competitive salary and benefits
- Private Healthcare
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Learning and development resources to help you be your best self
- Excellent Package
- Excellent Pension
- Excellent Bonus - + 20%
- Flexible benefits
- Death in service
- Excellent Career development opportunities - Global platform

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