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My client is an ever growing global 3PL looking to secure a senior leader that has extensive experience within 3PL/ Contract logistics. Managing several sites across South Wales. Operating with autonomy and leading lean methodologies driving P&L growth.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and empower teams to deliver on strategic, operational, and commercial objectives, ensuring consistent achievement of performance targets and service excellence.
Provide the Executive Leadership Team with clear visibility of operational performance, offering insights and proposals that drive efficiency, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Collaborate closely with Operations, Projects, HR, and Finance to develop and execute Business Operating Plans supported by robust budgets and financial frameworks that optimise cost and service delivery.
Partner with the Commercial function to identify and secure new business opportunities with both existing and potential customers, preparing high-quality business cases and proposals.
Design tailored customer solutions and lead the end-to-end implementation process, coordinating internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth onboarding and successful go-live.
Work in partnership with Finance to build and maintain accurate budgets and forecasts, ensuring assumptions, KPIs, and delivery timelines are clearly defined and achieved.
Maintain strong budgetary control, taking ownership of the weekly P&L and driving performance to meet or exceed agreed financial expectations.
Build and sustain a high-performing operational structure, ensuring clear leadership capability, accountability, and a focus on continuous improvement at every level.
Coach and develop direct reports to strengthen leadership, performance management, and succession planning, embedding a culture of learning and progression across the team.
Qualifications and Experience
Proven track record as an operational leader with strong commercial awareness and financial management expertise.
Demonstrated ability to inspire, influence, and engage teams to achieve outstanding results.
Excellent stakeholder management skills, with a collaborative and solutions-oriented approach.
Experienced in warehouse and logistics solution design, process improvement, and operational optimisation.
Technically capable and confident in communicating complex operational or technical information to customers.
Comprehensive understanding of warehouse and fleet management operations.
Holds NEBOSH or IOSH Health & Safety certification
Why Join the business?
Be part of a business where safety, integrity, and operational excellence are at the core of everything they do.
Opportunity to develop your career within a dynamic, growing organisation that values innovation and performance.
Join a collaborative culture that promotes teamwork, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
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