Job Description:

Your new company

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced supply chain professional to take a leading role in shaping the future warehousing and fulfilment strategy of a large, complex organisation. This is a high-profile position focused on designing future operating models, improving logistics performance, and delivering long-term operational excellence across warehousing, fulfilment, returns, and inventory services. This is an interim role for 3-6 months with hybrid working with 3 days per week in the office.

Your new role

As Warehousing, Fulfilment & Logistics Strategy Manager, you will lead a strategic review of warehousing and fulfilment operations, assessing current capabilities and defining future operating models that support business growth and customer requirements.Key responsibilities include:

• Developing future warehousing and fulfilment operating models
• Assessing current logistics, fulfilment, staging, returns, and refurbishment activities
• Evaluating internal, outsourced, and hybrid operating solutions
• Building business cases and recommendations for senior stakeholders
• Defining operational, technology, security, and service requirements
• Developing implementation, mobilisation, and transition roadmaps
• Working cross-functionally with operational, procurement, finance, technology, and property teams
• Identifying opportunities for immediate operational improvement while supporting long-term strategy

This role offers a unique opportunity to influence major business decisions and shape future logistics capabilities. To be successful, you will have:

• Significant experience within warehousing, fulfilment, logistics strategy, or supply chain transformation
• Strong operating model design, business case development, and strategic planning skills
• Experience evaluating warehouse, fulfilment, returns, and partner delivery models
• The ability to translate complex operational and technology requirements into practical solutions
• Strong commercial, financial, programme, and risk management capabilities
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills

Experience with warehouse management systems, outsourced logistics providers, or multi-site transformation programmes would be advantageous.

What you'll get in return

In return, you'll join an organisation undertaking significant supply chain transformation, offering:

• A strategic role with high visibility and influence
• The opportunity to shape future logistics and fulfilment operations
• Exposure to major operational and transformation programmes
• A collaborative environment focused on continuous improvement

Apply now
If you're an experienced Logistics Manager, Warehousing Manager, Fulfilment Manager, Supply Chain Manager, Operations Strategy Manager, or Distribution Manager looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to learn more about this exciting opportunity and take the next step in your supply chain career.

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