Closing Date: 14th October 2026
Vidu is working on a super exciting assignment in the search for a Senior Logistics Manager – Commercial Planning and Projects on behalf of a British, founder-led brand with a truly global presence. They have been proudly creating world-class product for almost two decades, offering genuine choice to their customers with their curated style collections.
Their mission is to be the No. 1 sustainable style destination, delivering product that is authentic with unmatched quality and true integrity, much like their people.
If you’re a collaborative leader with experience as a Logistics Manager within retail, wholesale and/or eCommerce and are capable of translating strategy into delivery, creating a culture of continuous improvement and have experience managing carrier contracts with a track record of delivering on logistic projects, this is an opportunity not to be missed!
£70,000 – £75,000 basic salary (dependent on experience) plus £5,500 per year car allowance and benefits package below:
25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays — with a holiday buying scheme.
An additional day off to celebrate your birthday.
Broad range of family-friendly working policies, including enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption leave.
Company pension scheme.
Life assurance cover, paying a lump sum of two or four times your annual salary.
A big staff discount — 50% off in store and online.
Access to the staff-only sample shop at Head Office.
A health cash plan.
Flexible working, with core hours between 10am–4pm.
Onsite parking, including electric vehicle charging points.
A range of learning and development materials to help you grow with us.
Paid time off for volunteering.
A free, confidential global employee assistance plan.
Access to a Cycle to Work scheme.
A range of local discounts across Gloucestershire.
Our client has engaged with Vidu VIP to commence the initial search.
Our team of dedicated consultants will be your first point of contact when applying for this role.
Your Mission:
Our clients logistics department supports the business by managing the flow of their amazing product from their suppliers to their customers. They have a complex operation consisting of a global network of consolidation centres and distribution centres that requires expert leadership and strong relationships with their International 3PL and freight partners.
As Senior Logistics Manager – Commercial Planning and Projects, you will work collaboratively with key business stakeholders and support the Head of Logistics by analysing data across the supply chain, providing insightful reporting, managing courier contracts, relationships and tenders and be accountable for all continuous improvement activity and projects within logistics.
You will help the business understand where money is spent and identify opportunities to make savings. You will manage the team responsible for reconciling all Logistics costs, ensuring timely confirmation of invoices and challenging errors and overcharges vs. agreed rates. In addition, you will take a leading role on cross- departmental projects to drive supply chain efficiencies, reduce cost and offer the best consumer service.
Key Responsibilities:
Oversee the budgeting process for the 3PL warehouses and carriers.
Actively manage the spend on the logistics budgets on a global basis.
Support procurement activities related to logistics services.
Be responsible for commercial relationships and contracts with all global 3PL providers.
Interpret forward projections on volumes and impact to capacities and costs.
Provide analysis and input, driving decision making on a variety of strategic projects.
Manage and develop reporting within the logistics supply chain.
Manage a team of Analysts, supporting their development with a CI mindset.
Negotiate and implement contracts with suppliers.
Coordinate and prioritise projects (e.g. system integrations) to agreed timelines and costs.
Maintain and update project business case documentation.
Ensure smooth handover to business-as-usual and document lessons learned.
Document the benefits from implemented projects and measure them against the agreed ROI.
Document project learnings for use as reference points for the future.
Own and integrate 3rd party ecom channels to ensure they run efficiently.
Own two carrier management systems (Nshift & Zigzag) and ensure they run smoothly.
Proven experience as a Logistics Manager within retail, wholesale and/or eCommerce preferably within the fashion retail sector.
Stakeholder management experience with the ability to influence at all levels.
A results orientated, decisive individual with strong influencing skills.
Analytical with a high level of attention to detail.
Experienced in contract negotiation.
Experienced in project delivery and change management.
Experienced in Logistics Tenders.
Experienced in carrier management.
Ability to think strategically and communicate effectively to all levels.
Strong leader, mentor and coach of high performing teams.
Commercially astute to drive appropriate decision making.
Advanced in Microsoft Excel with an ability to manage more advanced data science techniques.
Ability to work autonomously whilst retaining regular links with key stakeholders across the globe.
Located within easy commuting distance of Cheltenham or willing to relocate.
