Logistics Network Planning Director

Quest Search & Selection is currently recruiting for a Logistics Network Planning Director to lead the design, optimisation, and long-term development of the company's end-to-end fulfilment network.

This role will be responsible for ensuring the logistics infrastructure can support continued growth through effective network design, capacity planning, and cost-efficient operations while maintaining exceptional service levels.

The business is for a retail e-commerce platform . Their advanced technology offers fast and reliable delivery services. With 1st class, supply chain at its core & cutting-edge digital solutions, this business is renowned for its innovation and excellence, all within a start-up culture.

The roles & responsibilities of this Logistics Network Planning Director role:

• Lead a small team in shaping the future network strategy, including distribution centre location planning, inventory flow optimisation, and enhancing delivery performance, with a particular emphasis on driving efficiency and reducing costs across the last-mile operation.
• Responsible for designing and optimising warehouse locations, layouts, network models, sorting centres, transportation routes, schedules, and operational frameworks.
• Drives continuous improvement through network model optimisation, site selection strategies, fulfilment model enhancements, and innovative logistics solutions.
• Identifies cost, service, and operational efficiency opportunities across the fulfilment process and delivers optimisation initiatives to improve performance.
• Develops governance frameworks, implementation plans, operating standards, and cross-functional processes to ensure successful execution of network strategies.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience leading cross-departmental projects and organisational collaboration.

The qualifications of this Logistics Network Planning Director role:

• Ideally having 8+ years' experience in European/UK p logistics network and process planning within e-commerce or 3PL environments.
• Having people management and team leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of European logistics networks, planning methodologies, and industry trends.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong data acumen.
• Proficient in Excel, SQL, Python, or similar data analysis tools.
• Willingness to travel across Europe as required (there is key hubs in the UK & Germany)

The benefits for this Logistics Network Planning Director role:

• Bonus
• Competitive six-figure salary
• DC /Office based role
• Travel Allowance
• Pension
• Phone allowance & Tech

An exciting chance to be part of a for a fast-moving e-commerce business as Logistics Network Planning Director, if you have the right experience for the role of, please do apply to reference no JO-/B

We request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible.

Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.