E2E Logistics Manager at Reckitt

About the role

• The E2E Logistics Manager provides strategic and operational leadership over all logistics and warehousing activities, managing both inbound and outbound operations. The role ensures effective inventory control, efficient warehouse performance, and dependable distribution to customers and retail partners. Key priorities include optimizing inbound and outbound processes, reducing operational costs and inventory write-offs, maintaining strong internal controls compliance, and ensuring full adherence to health, safety, environmental (HS&E), and quality standards.

Your responsibilities
Supply Chain Strategy and Leadership

• Develop and execute integrated logistics, warehousing, and inventory strategies while leading logistics and warehouse teams to meet business objectives
• Drive supply chain efficiency, cost optimisation, and continuous improvement through process excellence and the implementation of digital technologies such as ERP, WMS, and planning systems.

Warehouse Operations Management

• Oversee end-to-end warehouse operations, including receiving, storage, inventory control, order fulfilment, and dispatch, while ensuring FIFO/FEFO compliance and high stock accuracy.
• Optimise warehouse layout, space utilisation, and productivity through efficient processes and continuous operational improvements.
• Implement and leverage warehouse management systems (WMS) and best practices to drive accuracy, efficiency, and performance

Inventory Management

• Develop and implement inventory control strategies to optimise stock levels while ensuring accurate visibility across all warehouses and distribution centres.
• Monitor inventory performance indicators, including turnover, days of inventory on hand, and slow-moving stock, to support informed decision-making.
• Minimise stock losses, damage, and obsolescence by aligning inventory availability with demand through close collaboration with sales and production teams

Distribution and Transportation Management

• Manage outbound distribution to ensure efficient, cost-effective delivery to customers and retail partners, including oversight of fleet operations and third-party logistics providers.
• Monitor transport performance and costs while negotiating and managing logistics contracts to drive service excellence and efficiency.

Financial and Cost Management

• Develop and manage logistics and warehousing budgets while monitoring transportation, storage, and inventory costs relative to sales.
• Drive cost reduction and optimal resource utilisation across the supply chain through efficiency and effective financial control.

Compliance, Safety and Risk Management

• Ensure full compliance with occupational health, safety, and regulatory requirements across warehousing, logistics, storage, and distribution operations.
• Implement safety, risk mitigation, and business continuity plans to protect people, products, and supply chain continuity.

Performance Management and Reporting

• Establish, track, and monitor key supply chain performance indicators, including service levels, inventory accuracy, production adherence, and logistics performance.
• Deliver regular performance reporting to executive leadership and leverage analytics to identify improvement opportunities.

The experience we're looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or Business Administration, 
• Postgraduate qualification (Honours or Masters) in Supply Chain Management or Operations Management will be advantageous.
• Ninimum 10–15 years of experience across supply chain, logistics, production planning, or operations, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
• Strong FMCG manufacturing experience within multinational environments, managing high-volume inventory and complex distribution networks.
• Proven capability in managing third-party logistics (3PL) partners and leading large-scale warehousing and distribution operations.
• Demonstrated expertise in supply chain systems and methodologies, including SAP ERP, WMS, MRP, inventory optimisation, forecasting, production scheduling, analytics, and lean continuous improvement.