Vitabiotics Ltd

Director

• Develop and execute a global logistics strategy aligned with the company's growth plans and commercial objectives.
• Design a scalable logistics network across existing and future international markets.
• Assess transportation routes, distribution models, warehouse locations and logistics partners to improve efficiency and resilience.
• Develop long-term logistics capabilities for new product launches, market expansion and changing customer demand.
• Establish contingency and business continuity plans.
• Lead global inbound and outbound transportation across road, air, ocean and parcel networks.
• Optimise freight costs, transit times, service levels and carrier performance.
• Negotiate and manage freight forwarder, carrier, courier and logistics service provider relationships.
• Monitor delivery performance and address service failures and bottlenecks.
• Oversee global and regional 3PL and warehousing partners.
• Ensure warehouse operations meet service, cost, quality and inventory accuracy targets.
• Develop and manage logistics SLAs, KPIs and performance reviews.
• Identify automation, process improvement and network optimisation opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with international trade, customs, import/export and transportation regulations.
• Partner with Quality and Regulatory teams regarding health and wellbeing product requirements.
• Develop customs, duties, documentation and import/export processes.
• Own the global logistics budget and manage expenditure.
• Reduce freight, warehousing, handling and distribution costs.
• Use data and analytics to identify trends, risks and improvement opportunities.
• Report and provide recommendations to the executive leadership team.
• Collaborate with Demand Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Commercial, Finance and Customer Service teams.
• Support new product introductions and international market launches.
• Lead, develop and mentor the global logistics team.
• Establish objectives, accountabilities and performance measures.
• Foster continuous improvement, ownership, collaboration and operational excellence.

Global Logistics Director