Logistics Project Manager

Huddersfield Permanent Excellent plus benefits Ref: 417921

The Company

Our client is a well-established and growing business operating within the Food & Drink Distribution sector, supplying a diverse customer base across the UK. With a strong reputation for quality, service, and product innovation, the business is entering an exciting phase of growth and transformation.
To support this next stage, significant focus is being placed on enhancing logistics capability, improving operational efficiency, and building a scalable distribution model to meet increasing demand. This role will play a pivotal part in shaping the future of the organisation’s logistics and supply chain network.

The Role

We are seeking a Logistics Project Manager, on a fixed-term basis for 18 months, to lead a strategic transformation programme across the distribution network.
Reporting into the senior leadership team, this role will take ownership of reviewing and redesigning the current logistics operation, ensuring it is fit for purpose, cost-effective, and aligned to future growth objectives.

Key areas of focus will include:

Designing and optimising the distribution network, including depot structure and delivery routes
Developing a customer-centric delivery model balancing service levels and cost-to-serve
Evaluating fleet strategy, utilisation, and future sustainability roadmap
Conducting capacity planning across transport, warehousing, and labour
Reviewing and recommending enabling technologies (routing, WMS, telematics, analytics)
Delivering a structured project plan with clear milestones, outputs, and implementation roadmap

This is a high-impact role with visibility at senior level, offering the opportunity to create meaningful, measurable improvements in operational performance, cost efficiency, and customer service.

The Person:

We are looking for a driven and commercially aware logistics professional who combines strong analytical capability with hands-on operational understanding.

You will bring:

Proven experience within logistics, supply chain, or transport operations
A track record of delivering projects or continuous improvement initiatives
Strong knowledge of distribution network design and multi-drop operations (ideally within FMCG or food & drink environments)
The ability to interpret data and translate insight into practical, deliverable solutions
Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence across operations, commercial, and technical teams
A proactive, results-driven mindset with a strong focus on balancing service, cost, and scalability

Exposure to transport systems, WMS/TMS, and network modelling tools would be advantageous, along with an understanding of sustainability within logistics.