Warehouse & Logistics Director

SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another, allowing SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.

The Logistics Manager will work collaboratively with all areas of the UK Operations Team and external 3PLs to support the delivery of an outstanding level of service at the optimum cost.

• Flexible approach to working with attendance to UK Head Office and 3PL Locations.
• Monitor storage utilisation across the warehouses to ensure good product placement for outbound deliveries.
• Deliver strategic and transformational projects in a fast-moving and highly demanding environment.
• Support improvements in inventory management including damages and rebox activities.
• Support the production and review of KPIs across all areas, including distribution and finance.
• Use project management methodology (Prince II or equivalent) to deliver initiatives and projects on time.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and collaborate with other functional areas of the business to drive transformational change and embed new ways of working (processes, governance, culture).
• Manage logistics projects related to opening new warehouses, service provider selection, tender and benchmarking exercises, IT implementations, and cost reduction initiatives.
• Understand business requirements and deliver logistics solutions in a cost-effective and high-quality manner.
• Be the key point of contact for all logistics issues related to new project and initiative launches.
• Transform the project from initiative to BAU handing over to the 3PL contract manager.
• Work collaboratively with third-party logistics partners to ensure great service levels and best cost especially during implementation and go live phase.
• Define the critical path and key milestones to ensure initiatives and projects are delivered on time.
• Identify risks and provide mitigation plans to avoid these.
• Analyse data and evaluate performance metrics to ensure quality delivery and cost-efficient workflow processes and to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.

Strong project management and stakeholder management skills are required. Knowledge of B2B and D2C logistics marketplace is desirable, along with knowledge of Warehouse and Transport Operations. Excellent English communication skills, analytical and quantitative skills, and the ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop business cases are essential. A willingness to be hands-on and flexible with the workload is important, as well as being agile, enthusiastic, and curious.

We offer competitive health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, employee stock purchase options, wellness programs, SharkNinja product discounts, and more. We empower your personal and professional growth with high impact Learning Programs featuring bold voices redefining what’s possible. At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our global success. We support all associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other class protected by legislation and local law. SharkNinja will consider reasonable accommodations consistent with legislation and local law.