Logistics Continuous Improvement Manager

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain & Procurement / Commerce / Planning / Economics or similar field.
  
• APICS and any other Logistics professional qualifications
  

Experience:

• 7 - 10 years Supply Chain/Logistics experience at Senior Management level, preferably in an FMCG environment.
  
• Extensive exposure to cross-functional coordination/ planning & customer service necessary.
  
• Significant experience in logistics, supply chain operations or supplier performance management within an FMCG or fast-paced operational environment.
  
• Proven track record of delivering cost savings, operational improvements and productivity initiatives across warehousing and transport operations.
  
• Experience managing third-party logistics providers (3PLs) and supplier performance governance frameworks.
  
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional improvement projects and supply chain transformation initiatives.
  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability with experience using data to drive performance improvements.
  
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills with the ability to work effectively across internal teams and external partners.
  
• Commercial awareness with experience managing productivity targets, logistics cost performance and supplier contracts.
  
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to translate data insights into actionable improvement plans.
  

Logistics Performance and Governance

• Lead the logistics performance management framework across 3PL partners, embedding structured supplier scorecards, governance routines and performance reviews.
  
• Ensure operational controls, compliance standards and SOP adherence are fully implemented across logistics operations.
  
• Drive accountability for service performance, operational efficiency and continuous improvement across logistics partners.
  

Cost and Productivity Delivery

• Lead the logistics productivity portfolio to deliver significant cost efficiencies across warehousing and transport operations.
  
• Identify and execute improvement opportunities that deliver logistics cost reductions while maintaining or improving service levels.
  
• Manage commercial optimization initiatives including warehouse rate card reviews, supplier productivity improvements and cost per case performance.
  

Operational Excellence

• Drive operational excellence initiatives including warehouse mechanization, transport network optimization and logistics capability development.
  
• Utilize data analytics and performance dashboards to monitor KPIs and identify improvement opportunities.
  
• Partner closely with procurement, planning and commercial teams to support logistics sourcing strategies and operational improvements.
  

Strategic Supply Chain Projects

• Lead major logistics transformation initiatives including warehouse expansions, logistics network redesign and operational capability upgrades.
  
• Ensure strong project governance, stakeholder alignment and successful delivery of cost, service and productivity improvements.
  

Excellence in Supply Chain:

• Deliver sustained logistics productivity improvements and multi-million annual cost savings across the supply chain network.
  
• Optimize logistics cost per case while improving customer service performance and fulfillment reliability.
  
• Improve logistics partner performance through structured governance and continuous improvement programs.
  
• Embed strong operational controls and compliance frameworks across logistics operations.
  
• Deliver large-scale logistics transformation initiatives including 3PL contractual transformations, infrastructure expansion, network redesign and operations optimization.