Group Logistics Manager

At Highland Spring Group, we’re proud of where we come from, what we produce and the people who make it happen. From our home in the Ochil Hills, we produce some of the UK’s best-known natural source water brands. As our business continues to grow, having a resilient, efficient and high-performing logistics network is critical to getting our products where they need to be, when they need to be there. We’re now looking for an experienced Logistics Manager to join our Supply Chain team and lead the operational performance and continued development of our logistics network. The opportunity Reporting to our Group Supply Chain Manager, you’ll take ownership of the day-to-day execution and performance of our logistics operation. This is a broad leadership role with responsibility for our third-party logistics partnerships, logistics costs, warehouse capacity, stock accuracy and service performance. You’ll turn our wider logistics strategy into practical delivery, ensuring our network performs today while remaining ready to support the future growth of Highland Spring Group. Alongside managing our existing network, you’ll play a key role in the commissioning, start-up and transition of warehouse operations, ensuring changes are implemented safely, effectively and with minimal disruption to customers. You’ll work closely with colleagues across Supply Chain, Operations, Customer Service, Planning, IT and Finance, while building strong and commercially effective relationships with our external logistics partners. What you’ll be doing A major part of the role will be leading our relationships with our 3PL warehouse partners. You’ll establish clear expectations, track performance against meaningful KPIs and make sure actions are followed through when things aren’t where they need to be. You’ll have a strong commercial focus too, managing logistics costs, challenging storage, handling, fuel and additional charges, and identifying opportunities to improve utilisation and productivity. You’ll also: Lead the commissioning and operational start-up of new or changing warehouse operations, ensuring effective mobilisation and readiness. Lead warehouse transitions and transfers across inbound and outbound operations, coordinating activity across internal teams, customers and logistics partners. Plan and manage customer migration, stock transfers and systems cutover, ensuring clear ownership, sequencing and operational control throughout. Identify and manage service risks during warehouse transitions, putting appropriate contingency and mitigation plans in place to protect customer service. Own stock accuracy performance across our external logistics network, ensuring discrepancies are properly understood and resolved. Translate production and demand plans into clear warehouse and transport capacity requirements. Identify capacity constraints and operational risks early and put effective plans in place. Ensure our logistics network supports…