Role Overview
This senior operations leader will set the direction for end-to-end order fulfilment, connecting warehouse activity with logistics and delivery to meet customer expectations at scale. The role combines oversight of daily performance with longer-term planning, helping the organisation manage growth, control costs and maintain reliable service during busy periods.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and carry out fulfilment plans that support operational goals and a consistent customer experience.
- Coordinate with warehouse and logistics leaders to improve the flow of orders from processing and inventory management through picking, packing, dispatch and delivery.
- Set and review KPIs, service-level measures, productivity goals and operating standards; use results to address performance issues.
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce operating expense and wastage, and introduce appropriate automation or proven processes.
- Lead and develop operational managers and teams, setting clear expectations and building accountability across functions.
- Work with Customer Service, Marketplace, Finance and other teams to resolve fulfilment issues and improve operational coordination.
- Assess operational data, share findings and recommend actions to support sound business decisions.
- Plan capacity for business growth and seasonal demand while protecting fulfilment speed and service quality.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations Management, Business Administration or a related discipline.
- At least 10 years of fulfilment operations experience, ideally in e-commerce, retail distribution, courier services or another high-volume setting.
- At least 5 years in management, including responsibility for large-scale operations and leadership of operational managers or department heads.
- Experience overseeing or coordinating both warehouse and logistics operations.
- Demonstrated results in high-volume order fulfilment, KPI and service-level management, inventory control and cost optimisation.
- Strong background in strategic planning, process improvement and operational transformation, with experience managing large teams, budgets and multiple functions.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making abilities, alongside effective stakeholder management, communication and cross-functional leadership skills.
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