* Lead and manage daily logistics operations across transportation, warehousing, and distribution functions. * Develop and implement logistics strategies to optimize service levels, reduce costs, and support business growth. * Oversee logistics planning for inbound, outbound, and reverse logistics, ensuring timely and accurate material flow. * Manage 3PL relationships, contracts, and performance metrics; conduct regular reviews and negotiations. * Collaborate cross-functionally with procurement, production, planning, and customer service to align logistics activities. * Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) such as on-time delivery, transportation cost per unit, inventory accuracy, and warehouse productivity. * Ensure full compliance with all regulations, safety, and environmental standards related to logistics operations. * Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, and other process improvement methodologies. * Implement digital tools and analytics to enhance logistics visibility, planning, and decision-making. * Lead and develop a high-performing logistics team, including managers, analysts, and warehouse/transport supervisors. * Support new product launches, warehouse expansions, and supply chain transformation projects. * Manage, coach and develop a highly performing team that meets agreed objectives, and which delivers best practice results, added value and continuous improvements * Set departmental objectives/KPIs and review and assess ongoing performance of direct reports * Monitor and ensure that staff under supervision maintain accurate material schedules to get the right materials on site at the right time * Ensure that the function operates in accordance with any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of self, staff and visitors * Input and hold responsibility for Material Planning budgets