Job Description

Business Area:Nestlé UK & Ireland
Location: York - Supply Chain – Transport HUB

Salary: Circa £30,000.00 depending on experience (plus 15% shift allowance).

Shift pattern: 4 on, 4 off – hours between 08:00 and 18:00 – no night shifts.

Some of our other fantastic benefits

• Potential, discretionary annual bonus.
• Generous pension scheme – up to 12% contribution from Nestle.
• Holiday allowance: 20 days
• 2 paid volunteering days.
• A focus on personal development and growth.

We have a fantastic opportunity to join the THub team as a Transport Optimiser.

The York head office is the base of Nestle’s first European Transport Hub, THub-North. The THub has responsibility for planning and executing Nestlé’s cross border road and intermodal transportation within Europe, doing so with a focus on optimising efficiency, cost, service and sustainability. We manage this across Nestlé‘s European network of factories and distribution centres, as well as inbound raw and packaging materials from our major suppliers where opportunities arise.

We take pride in championing inclusion and diversity. We proudly signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter, are committed to Disability Confidence, and have been recognised as a Times Top 50 Employer for gender equality for three consecutive years. Additionally, we are a headline partner of Diversity and Inclusion in grocery.

Your impact

Your role will involve driving transportation efficiency, by optimizing vehicle utilization and minimizing freight expenses whilst exceeding customer expectations.

Responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring all transport demand from the markets is planned in SAP TM as per requirement, with carriers assigned with agreed rates, minimising cost and ensuring compliance to agreed business shares and volumes.
• Supporting the focus on accurate system set up and master data to ensure we can efficiently complete freight settlement activities and pay our hauliers on time.
• Maximizing opportunities to consolidate orders and link inbound and outbound shipments.
• Work with business categories and site planners to drive improvement in vehicle capacity utilisation.
• Utilise improvement techniques to drive performance improvement and eliminate waste from our processes.

Your ingredients for success

You will have an understanding of Supply Chain end to end processes and will have worked in a similar role with experience in either international or domestic transport planning.

It would be preferred for the successful candidate to have Logistics experience and Transport knowledge would be a distinct advantage.

Strong communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships across various functions and markets are key; along with the ability to communicate with a variety of stakeholders.

You will:

• Be an analytical thinker with a passion for problem solving and a root cause mindset
• Have used SAP based or similar Transport Planning systems
• Understand cost vs. service trade off.
• Have experience of service provision and escalation management
• Understand supply chain principles associated with “total delivered cost”
• Be able to handle competing priorities and at times a high-pressure environment.

What you need to know

Advert posting date: 17/07/2026
Advert closing date: 24/07/2026

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect and we believe that embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive environment allows everyone to reach their full potential and drives innovative thinking. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all gender identities, ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, parents, carers and members of the LGBT+ community. Please let us know if we can provide accommodations to ensure your full participation in the application process.

To find out more about Nestle’s commitment to DEI: Nestlé's Commitment to a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace

Right to work in the UK

In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. We have assessed this role and do not consider that we would be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route as the role does not meet the relevant Home Office criteria; the successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their own right to work during the recruitment process without Nestlé sponsorship.

To find out more about your recruitment journey with Nestle: Recruitment Journey | Nestlé UK & Ireland