Head of Inventory and Logistics in Lewes

About Us

Ancient + Brave is a female founded, mission-driven wellness brand with an award-winning range of collagen, supplements and functional blends. Rooted in ancient wisdom and validated by science, our simple daily rituals support our community in nurturing whole body health. As a business, we are ambitious about our growth and disciplined in how we execute. In June 2024, we were named 5th in The Sunday Times 100 fastest-growing private companies and 4th in the Oresa retail growth index in 2025. We care deeply about the impact we have - on our customers, our community and the world around us. As well as a B Corp, we are a member of 1% for the Planet, contributing 1%+ of all revenue to environmental and social causes - putting people and the planet at the heart of all we do. As an equal-opportunity employer we are committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace culture, where we are brave, connected and intentional - and lead with integrity in all we do. While most of our roles are advertised as full-time, we are happy to discuss part-time setup where appropriate. We operate from beautiful head offices overlooking the river Ouse in Lewes, East Sussex.

The Role

The Head of Logistics is accountable for the end-to-end logistics and inventory strategy across multiple geographies, ensuring the efficient, cost-effective, and compliant movement and control of goods from production through to customer delivery. The role owns 3PL performance, inventory integrity, and last-mile delivery, while providing leadership to the Stock Control function to ensure robust governance, accurate reporting, and financial alignment. This includes full accountability for stock visibility across ERP systems and distribution networks, ensuring strong controls, traceability, and alignment with COGS. Working in close partnership with the COFO, Operations Director, Head of Finance, Unit Manager, Technical Director and wider Supply Chain teams, the role ensures logistics and inventory operations are scalable, aligned to demand, and support both customer service and business growth.

What You'll Be Doing

• Own logistics and inventory performance across UK, EU, and USA operations, ensuring service, cost, and efficiency targets are met
• Lead and develop 3PL partnerships, driving strong KPI performance, cost control, and continuous improvement
• Own inventory integrity and control, ensuring accurate stock, robust governance, and alignment with financial reporting and COGS
• Provide leadership to the Stock Control function, setting standards, accountability, and continuous improvement of processes and systems
• Ensure optimal stock availability and effective distribution across all regions aligned to demand forecasts
• Own last-mile delivery performance and customer experience
• Lead logistics network planning, including capacity, storage, and future scalability
• Drive continuous improvement and optimisation of systems (e.g. ERP) and processes to support growth
• Ensure compliance with all customs, regulatory, and audit requirements, including full stock traceability
• Deliver clear performance reporting and insight to support operational and strategic decision-making
• Partner cross-functionally to align logistics and inventory with wider business objectives, including ESG and B-Corp commitments
• Work closely with the Unit Management team to improve efficiency and embed best practices at our own managed sites
• Manage and develop a team of inventory and logistics professionals

Who You Are

To be successful in this role, you will need the following skills / knowledge / experience:

• Proven experience leading logistics and 3PL relationships, ideally within consumer goods, wellness, or food sectors.
• Strong understanding of international logistics operations including customs, inventory transfers, and last-mile delivery.
• Highly organised and able to manage multiple priorities across regions and partners.
• Proficient in analysing cost and service data, with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Comfortable negotiating contracts, monitoring performance metrics, and resolving operational issues.
• A proactive and hands-on approach to supporting the team — willing to step into operational tasks when needed.
• Familiarity with ERP systems, logistics platforms, and retailer systems.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative attitude, with the ability to work effectively across departments and with external partners.
• Experience managing a team and developing less experienced team members
• Experience managing and controlling inventory to improve accuracy and reduce shrinkage.

Company Values

To truly thrive at Ancient + Brave you will need to embody the spirit of our brand and align with our company culture. For us that is a series of shared beliefs:

• WE BELIEVE IN BRAVERY — We are: Courageous, Bold, Experimental
• WE BELIEVE IN INTEGRITY — We are: Honest, Accountable, Ethical
• WE BELIEVE IN CONNECTION — We are: Collaborative, Inclusive, Open
• WE BELIEVE IN INTENTION — We are: Purposeful, Proactive, Focused

Additional Information

This role requires full time working at our Lewes offices. Please apply only if you’re within a reasonable commute. We’re not seeking recruitment support for this role at this time.

Why Join Us

Ancient + Brave are a community-built brand and embracing innovation and sustainability with social and environmental responsibility is at the heart of everything we do. We hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards when it comes to our commitment to balance profit and purpose - working with us means being part of building a truly sustainable product. We are B Corp certified and members of 1% for the Planet, committed to giving back a portion of all sales towards helping environmental partners, so we can work together towards a better future for our planet.

At Ancient + Brave you’ll find an engaging, collaborative and inclusive work environment where your talents will be nurtured, and your contributions valued.

We provide all our team members with suitable laptop computers & headphones and our office is equipped with monitors, ergonomic chairs and sitting + standing desks. Our kitchen is fully stocked with the usual supplies as well as limitless supply of A+B products (you also get 50% off on any product you wish to purchase).

We pay a discretionary bonus based on a mix of company performance and individual contributions and review our salaries annually. Our pension contributions are ESG invested (so no pharma, weapons or other ethically questionable investments).

Our Private Medical Insurance is designed to support your health and wellbeing, providing swift access to high-quality care whenever you need it most.

Our Medicash plan offers access to specialist consultations, 24/7 Virtual GP and health screenings as well as dental, optical and complementary therapies and access to confidential support via its EAP programme.

Our Mintago platform gives employees access to financial wellbeing advice and support as well as retail discounts and salary sacrifice schemes, which cover childcare, cycle to work, gym membership, groceries and mobile/tech purchase.

In addition to our regular annual holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays, we also offer one Wellbeing day to use as needed.

We offer continuous training & professional development opportunities and our team members get to enjoy complimentary nutrition and workout sessions in the office. We support a number of charities, coordinating our fund-raising initiatives for maximum impact. We hold two social events a year to come together and connect in a meaningful way.

An important note on our ways of working…As a fast-paced scale-up, we’ve found that spending time together in person is hugely beneficial to the way we’re needing to communicate, collaborate and drive the business forward. We’ve worked hard to make our new HQ (a beautiful riverside office situated in Lewes, East Sussex) an inviting and friendly environment for all of our team members and we expect any new joiner to be in the office full time.