Senior UK Logistics Manager

pCastore exists for one single reason to make athletes better Our ethos is built upon the philosophy of strongBETTER NEVER STOPSstrong an ideal deeply infused in our DNA and something we strive to live every single day We utilise advanced engineering and unique technical fabrics to create the highest quality sportswear in the world for athletes who demand the very best Designed with a passion for innovation with specialist features to help to optimise athletic performance in all conditionsppThe founders vision is to build Castore into a brand respected across the globe for a deep and unrelenting commitment to engineering the highest quality sportswear in the world with no stone left unturned in its search for innovation and performance enhancementppThe sportswear market has been dominated by a small clique of massmarket brands and the vision is for Castore to be a premium alternative to these the natural brand of choice for discerning athletes who demand the very bestppstrongWhats the JobstrongppTo manage and facilitate the efficient undertaking of Castores logistics operations and carriage activities in the UK for eCommerce Retail Wholesale & Gift of Kit These consist ofpulliA network of carriers managed directly by Castore or through a service providerliliThe multichannel distribution centre located in KnowsleyliulpstrongWhat will I dostrongpulliManage overseeing all activities at our distribution centreliliOversee all delivery interactions for all customer channels within the UKliliOversee all customer communications around fulfilment of our responsibilitiesliliMeasure and drive performance in our activities to improve customer satisfaction and efficiencyliliFoster and promote links between the different rd parties logistics teams and head office functionsliliEnsure that operational & tactical and planning for site activities and carrier services is being undertakenliliEnsure that relationships and contractual obligations are being met by all parties within your remitliliSupport andor project manage the further development of the UK site (automation and software)liulpstrongWhat does success look likestrongpulliFulfilment activities have been regularly communicated to internal and external customers & stakeholders any issues have been effectively reported and solvedliliReports on delivery activity have been created and maintainedliliProjects (systems handling solutions ) have been supported in analysis solution development and implementationliliContinuous improvement is driven with a goal to increase operational excellence with reduced costsliliWays in which to streamline and improve working processes have been recommendedliliThe necessary level of operational & tactical capacity with all PL business partners in the UK delivering efficient and cost effective solutions has been providedliulpstrongWhat skills and qualities will I needstrongppGeneral SkillspulliExcellent communication skills together with the ability to negotiate and influence parties both within and outside of the business at all levelsliliCommercially astute in order to drive appropriate decision makingliliAnalytical mind setliliAble to manage and prioritise own workload effectively especially in a time critical environmentliliAbility to work effectively in an autonomous environmentliliAbility to work under pressure and prioritise workloadliliAbility to work in silo or part of a team liulpOperating SkillspulliAn indepth understanding of logistics KPIsSLAs and the ability to ensure that suppliers are hitting targetsliliUnderstanding of the BC and BB carrier marketliliExcellent knowledge of the carriage sector of eCommerce parcel and pallet distributionliliKnowledge of the logistics warehousing sector and previous experience of dealing with third party contractorsliliWMS system knowledge requiredliulpExperience requiredpulliMinimum yrs working within an logistics environmentliliMinimum yrs management experienceliliRetail sector wholesale and eCommerce experienceliliParticularly sportsfashion retail is preferredliliExperience with carriage and warehousingliliExperience in working with external partnersliliPrevious experience working for a PL or managed inhouse operation ideallyliulpPersonal QualitiespulliAnalytical mindsetliliAmbitiousliliApproachable liulpstrongWhat We OfferstrongpulliCompetitive salaryliliBonus schemelili days annual leave (plus bank holidays)liliAn opportunity to work with global sporting partnersliliA chance to build a career with a fast paced high growth brandliliGenerous staff discountliul