Logistics Lead (Own Brand) in Slough

Role: Logistics Lead Own Brand

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £30,000 per annum

Employment type: Full-time, hybrid role - primarily remote, with occasional travel to the London office required

Role Overview

As a Logistics Lead, you will be the heartbeat of our supply chain, ensuring the seamless flow of goods from factory to warehouse. You will manage the end-to-end Purchase Order (PO) lifecycle, maintain our Critical Path, and act as the primary liaison between global suppliers, freight forwarders, and our 3PL partners. This role requires a blend of analytical precision (Excel/ERP) and assertive communication to keep our timelines on track.

Key Responsibilities

• PO & Critical Path Management
• End-to-End Execution: Own the full PO lifecycle using ERP systems and Excel, ensuring data integrity from creation to delivery.
• Timeline Accountability: Monitor and maintain agreed ex-factory dates in alignment with the Critical Path.
• Supplier Diplomacy: Proactively challenge suppliers when timelines drift and escalate significant risks to senior management.
• Pre-Season Prep: Facilitate supplier onboarding by securing essential documentation (bank details, port locations) to streamline future consolidations.
• Logistics & Compliance
• Documentation Audit: Review and validate high-stakes shipping documents, including Packing Lists, Commercial Invoices, BOL, AWB, and SAD.
• Customs Coordination: Prepare customs documentation and approve duty/VAT invoices to ensure smooth clearance and avoid port delays.
• Quality Control: Review and approve barcode and polybag stickers ensuring health & safety compliance and warehouse scanning compliance.
• Inbound Strategy: Upon request, coordinate split shipments and prioritise "Own Brand" POs within the warehouse based on stock requirements.
• Reporting & Communication
• Cross-Functional Liaison: Maintain daily contact with factories, freight forwarders, and 3PL warehouses to resolve operational bottlenecks.
• Data Accuracy: Own the "Own Brand" PO tracker and DKU (Distribution Key Unit) tracker, ensuring they are updated in real-time.
• Meeting Facilitation: Lead weekly departmental meetings to discuss new product launches and production statuses.
• Financial Administration: Audit and reconcile freight, sample, and supplier invoices, resolving discrepancies through credit/debit notes.

Requirements

• Tech Savvy: Proficient in Excel and experienced with ERP systems; familiarity with Trello, Google sheets.
• Agility: Ability to pivot priorities quickly, especially during peak seasonal shifts.
• Attention to Detail: A "right first time" mentality when dealing with complex customs paperwork.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written skills; comfortable being assertive with international vendors to protect delivery dates.

You will be required to attend the London-based office during your first week of employment and at least once per quarter thereafter.

The salary for this role is £30,000 per annum.

Please note that we currently do not hold a sponsorship license for work in the UK and we will only accept candidates eligible to work in the UK.

Benefits

• Friendly and dynamic working environment with Core Hour working patterns!
• Holiday – get stuck into your adventures! 25 days of holiday a year as standard, with the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days extra!
• Our Bank Holidays are flexible as well.
• Work anywhere in the world for up to 30 working days a year!
• Access to great quality kit with an awesome 25% staff discount.
• Learning and Development budget available.
• Regular Lunch & Learn sessions.
• Socials – A social budget which grows every time we hit budget, with a social team that just loves using it!
• A hybrid working model where we are mostly remote. But don’t worry, when you’re in the office we’ll have lots of free food and drink - help yourself to tea and coffee as well as healthy snacks and fresh fruit. Other treats are also on hand - Chocolate Hobnobs are an office favourite.
• Workplace pension - we’re set up with The People’s Pension to make sure we’re contributing to help you save for retirement.
• Access to Pluxee and MyGym discounts so you can keep active wherever you are in the country.

Use of AI: We encourage the innovative use of AI to enhance your application. Nevertheless, our evaluation will focus on the relevance, accuracy, and authenticity of the content, ensuring any AI assistance contributes to a clear and genuine representation of your skills and experience. Applications that seem to overwhelmingly rely on generic AI-generated content, without demonstrating a clear understanding of the role or your unique qualifications, may not be considered.

About the SportPursuit Team: SportPursuit, part of the Sportscape Group, fuels sporting adventure with affordable, great quality kit. Founded in 2011, we are an innovative online retailer with over 10 million members across the UK, Europe and beyond. We hunt down the best deals available online on a wide range of quality sports and outdoor brands and create an inspiring, personalised shopping experience for each customer. Everyone in the SportPursuit team has the opportunity to make a difference and help grow the business.

Our Sportscape Group Values:

• We play as one team
• We push the boundaries
• We all make a difference
• We love to win together

Diversity at SportPursuit: SportPursuit recruits, employs, trains and promotes regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, disability, age, gender identity and/or expression, or any other protected status. SportPursuit are dedicated to nurturing an inclusive environment where employees can bring their full selves to work. We celebrate diversity of thought and recognise the strength and dynamism that comes with it.