Operations, Importation & Logistics Manager-London based

Job Title:

Operations, Importation & Logistics Manager

Location:

Remote, with regular in-person team meetings at our West London office

Contract Type:

Full-time

Start Date:

IMMEDIATE

About The Freed From Group

Since early 2024, The Freed From Group of Companies (“the Group”) has been sourcing, tasting, and grading a wide variety of non-alcoholic drinks from every continent, striving to uncover and promote the finest options in each category. The Group comprises Freed Distribution Limited, which supplies the best discoveries to trade buyers in the United Kingdom, and Freed Distribution SL, which serves trade customers across Europe.

Our Mission:

To source, taste, and grade the world’s best non-alcoholic wines, delivering them to the right trade customers.

Our Values:

• Freed From will never sell alcohol.
• We protect our image and reputation, as well as those of our producers, by exclusively promoting natural, authentic non-alcoholic drinks. All products are independently assessed by our Panel of Professional Drinks Experts (T.I.P) and awarded the protected Freed From definition ‘Made The Grade™’.
• We favour drinks free from unnecessary or unpleasant chemicals sometimes used in alcohol removal processes.
• We work closely with our chosen producers to ensure trade buyers are aligned with the producers’ intentions and wishes.
• When engaging with trade buyers, we use our expertise and research to recommend the most appropriate and realistic choices for their customers.

Working at The Freed From Group

Our team works remotely, but we value collaboration and team spirit. Successful candidates will regularly meet colleagues at our London office to share ideas, develop policies and procedures, make decisions, and foster a positive team environment.

Job Description

As Operations, Importation & Logistics Manager, you will play a key role in the day-to-day operations of The Freed From Group. Your first task will be to assist the management team bringing trade samples from the many producers we are working with to the United Kingdom in advance of the Group's Launch event. Thereafter your role will adapt and grow as you assist us with the importation, logistics, and distribution processes for ‘MADE THE GRADE™’ drinks for sale to our trade customers in the United Kingdom. Your responsibilities will include ensuring efficient procedures, clear communication at all levels, and supporting the development and implementation of policies for the correct importation, handling, and distribution of our products. You will also maintain accurate and up-to-date data storage systems. Attention to detail, organisational skills, and strong analytical abilities are essential. With the Group’s rapid expansion, there is significant potential for personal development within this role.

Key Accountabilities:

• Coordinating the importation and distribution of non-alcoholic ‘MADE THE GRADE™’ drinks in the UK.
• Assisting in the development of inventory control systems.
• Collaborating closely with the Group’s management team to support suppliers (“Producers”).
• Working with Freed From teams, trade buyers, and shipping/logistics agents.

Desired Skills & Expertise

The ideal candidate will have:

• A bachelor’s degree, preferably in a relevant field.
• Clear evidence of great interest or professional experience in operations or logistics.
• Fluent English; proficiency in a second language, ideally German, is advantageous.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to present complex financial information clearly.

Further Information

Salary and benefits will be discussed with suitable candidates and will reflect both the scale of Freed From’s operations and the seniority of the role.

To apply:

Please respond to this LinkedIn advert and/or email hello@freedfrom.com as soon as possible and no later than April 10th 2026. This role is targeted at candidates who are immediately available. Please use “Import & Logistics Manager– The Freed From Company” as your email subject line.

Freed From Limited – Identifying, sourcing, and grading the world’s finest non-alcoholic drinks, defining the best as ‘MADE THE GRADE™’ drinks.

Freed Distribution Limited – Delivering ‘MADE THE GRADE™’ drinks to Freed From’s UK trade customers.

Freed From – ‘Here For Good™’