Job Description

CEVA Logistics provides global supply chain solutions to connect people, products, and providers all around the world. Present in 170+ countries and with more than 110,000 employees spread over 1,500 sites, we are proud to be a Top 5 global 3PL.

We believe that our employees are the key to our success. We want to engage and empower our diverse, global team to co-create value with our customers through our solutions in contract logistics and air, ocean, ground, and finished vehicle transport. That is why CEVA Logistics offers a dynamic and exceptional work environment that fosters personal growth, innovation, and continuous improvement.

DARE TO GROW! Join CEVA Logistics, and you will be part of a team that values imagination and continued learning and is committed to excellence in everything we do. Join us in our mission to shape the future of global logistics. As we continue growing at a fast pace, will you “Dare to Grow” with us?

YOUR ROLE

At CEVA Logistics, we’re looking for a commercially astute and operationally grounded Business Unit Director to lead our Transition & Transformation team across UK, Ireland and Nordics.

As the Business Unit Director, you will lead the successful delivery of large-scale logistics start-ups, transitions and transformation programmes across our Contract Logistics portfolio. This is a senior leadership role with end-to-end accountability, from solution design and bid support through to mobilization, go-live and stabilization, ensuring safe, effective and commercially viable outcomes at pace.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

Reporting into the Managing Director for Contract Logistics, you will lead the delivery of complex transitions, mobilization and transformation programmes across multiple operations, where you will set governance frameworks, and operating models ensuring consistency, control and delivery. You will own and prioritise the programme pipeline, aligning resourcing across Solution Design, Project Management and Business Process Excellence teams where you will provide strong commercial leadership, ensuring robust pricing, cost control, margin protection and risk management, while driving a high-quality solution design, continuous improvement and standardization.

You will influence senior stakeholders and customers in driving alignment, pace and decision making and lead a team of subject matter experts where you will drive empowerment, engagement and high performance, where as a team you will ensure operational readiness across people, processes, systems and training prior to operational handover and BAU activities.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

To be successful in your application you will have proven experience of delivering large-scale logistics transitions, start-ups or transformation programmes with a strong background in warehousing, logistics or production environments. You will be able to demonstrate strong leadership skills across solution design, programme management or continuous improvement functions with a strong understanding of labour models, productivity, service, automation and warehouse design principles.

Naturally you will be commercially astute, confident in pricing, cost models and contract mechanics with focus on margin and risk mitigation and have a strong governance mindset. It goes without saying that you will be an effective communicator, influencer and negotiator, practiced in building strong working relationships, leading, growing and empowering a team of subject matter experts.

WHAT DO WE HAVE TO OFFER?

With a genuine culture of reward and recognition, we want our employees to grow, develop and be part of our journey. We offer a benefits package that includes competitive annual leave entitlement with a fantastic holiday buy scheme, pension and life assurance along with access to an employee benefits platform that offers discounts on gym memberships and money off vouchers for a diverse range of retail, travel and hospitality brands. There’s no doubt that you will be compensated for your hard work and commitment so if you’d like to work for one of the top Logistics providers in the world then please do get in touch to find your next role.

ABOUT TOMORROW

We value your professional and personal growth. That’s why we share plenty of career opportunities for you to thrive within CEVA. Join CEVA for a challenging career.

CEVA Logistics UK&I is committed to attracting, acquiring and retaining the best possible candidates in an equal and inclusive way that is consistent with employment legislation and best practice. We aim to select the best available person for every vacancy irrespective of age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, political beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment and marital or civil partnership status.

Please note that candidates will be subject to the necessary right to work checks for the UK and Ireland.