Logistics Supervisor in Bury St Edmunds

At Jewson Major Build Solutions, part of Stark UK, we believe that our greatest asset is our people! We are committed to creating a dynamic workplace where everyone can thrive and unleash their full potential.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Plan, coordinate, and monitor inbound and outbound logistics operations to ensure reliable and accurate delivery performance.
• Optimise delivery schedules and transportation routes to minimise costs, delays, and inefficiencies.
• Manage and maintain strong working relationships with carriers, suppliers, and third-party logistics providers.
• Ensure logistics activity complies with company policies, legal obligations, and regulatory requirements.
• Investigate, resolve, and prevent logistics issues, delays, or service failures.
• Support and guide logistics team members, promoting accountability, collaboration, and high performance.
• Use logistics systems and performance data to identify trends, drive continuous improvement, and support informed decision making.
• Communicate effectively with internal stakeholders to align logistics activity with operational priorities, while working collaboratively with external partners.
• Make sound, timely decisions relating to logistics planning, issue resolution, and resource utilisation, balancing cost, service, and compliance considerations.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in logistics, supply chain management or transportation operations.
• Strong organisational and analytical skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• High attention to detail and a proactive, solutions-focused approach.
• Strong communication skills, with the confidence to work effectively with internal teams and external partners.
• Demonstrated negotiation and vendor management capability.
• Proficiency in logistics management systems and Microsoft Excel.
• A recognised qualification such as an NVQ in logistics, supply chain, business, or a related field is desirable, or equivalent practical experience.

Key Areas of Success

• Consistently high levels of on-time delivery performance.
• Reduction in logistics and transportation costs.
• Strong customer satisfaction with delivery and fulfilment processes.
• Minimal delivery errors, delays, or compliance issues.
• Efficient and effective utilisation of transportation resources.

What’s In It For You

• Competitive salary.
• Performance-related bonus.
• 34 days’ holiday per year.
• Retirement Savings Plan (Pension) with Legal & General.
• Life Assurance from your first day of employment, providing a lump-sum death in service benefit of 2 x your basic salary, increasing to 4 x your pensionable earnings when you join the STARK Building Materials Retirement Savings Plan and contribute a minimum of 4 percent of your pensionable earnings.
• Work Perks platform via Reward Gateway, offering hundreds of high street and online discounts.
• Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App, including access to a digital GP, second medical opinions, mental health consultations, bereavement support, and nutritional advice.
• Voluntary benefits such as the Car Salary Sacrifice scheme with VWFS, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare, and Critical Illness Cover.
• Refer a Friend scheme.
• Wellbeing Centre accessible through Work Perks.

Why Choose Us?

• Quality – We are committed to delivering outstanding products and service that exceed customer expectations.
• Supportive Environment – We value listening, learning, and collaboration, knowing that growing together enables us to deliver the best outcomes for our customers.
• Professional Development – You have real opportunities to progress, with the only limits being your own ambition. We invest in your future through apprenticeships, training, and mentoring programmes.
• Great Benefits – Our reward package reflects the value we place on our people, combining competitive pay with meaningful benefits and wellbeing support.
• Work–Life Balance – We support flexible working hours and a hybrid working model to help you achieve a healthy balance between work and personal life.

What’s Next

If your application is successful, our Talent team will contact you to arrange an interview and answer any questions you may have. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to ensure you can perform at your best throughout the recruitment process. Are you ready to take the next step in your career and join a team passionate about delivering exceptional service? We look forward to hearing from you.