Contract Manager

Contract Manager
Leeds, West Yorkshire (with regular UK travel)

The Company

Yusen Logistics is working to become the world’s preferred supply chain logistics company. Our complete offer is designed to forge better connections between businesses, customers and communities – through innovative supply chain management, freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution services. As a company, we’re dedicated to a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring everyone who works with us is committed, connected and creative in making us the world’s preferred choice.

We are looking for a dedicated Contract Manager to join our team, providing key outsourced logistics services to Nissan in Leeds on a full-time, permanent basis. Some occasional weekend work may be required, depending on production needs. As a Contract Manager, you will bring your financial acumen to monitor key performance indicators, providing insightful analysis to guide operational decisions.

The Benefits

- Salary of £46,000 per annum
- £6,000 car allowance per annum
- Target bonus
- Permanent health insurance cover (40% of salary cover)
- Pension scheme – 6% matched employer contribution
- Comprehensive private family health cover
- 25 days' holiday (excluding bank holidays) and 5 days’ volunteer leave per year
- Opportunity for unpaid leave
- Critical illness cover
- MyStrength Wellbeing App
- Free online Fitness Platform
- Free access to 24/7 online GP, mental health support service, Life Events Counselling
- Tailored development and career opportunities

This is a fantastic opportunity for a result-driven logistics management professional to join our global organisation.

We’ll do our best to make sure you feel supported to continue your professional development and forge your career whilst further advancing your skillset, working with a huge name in the industry.

So, if you want to play a pivotal part in our mission to become the world’s preferred supply chain logistics provider, then apply today!

The Role

As a Contract Manager, you will lead on all aspects of our Nissan contract to ensure that operational efficiency, customer service, and financial performance targets are met.

This is an engaging role that covers all areas of the account, including relationship management, financial aspects such as profit and loss, quality and compliance, operations and people management.

Specifically, you will engage with stakeholders to ensure a successful relationship is developed, undertaking contract reviews, co-leading negotiations and reporting. You will manage the profit and loss of the account, producing timely monthly management accounts and approving purchase orders and invoices.

Ensuring our team and any contractors are compliant and meeting quality requirements, you will ensure we deliver against the contract with a focus on meeting expectations, service levels and costs.

Additionally, you will:

- Manage and develop your team of up to five direct reports
- Forge excellent employee & customer relationships
- Ensure all team members are suitably trained and offered development opportunities
- Promote Kaizen and Right First-Time principles
- Participate in and support the process of company disciplinary and appeal hearings, ensuring all employee processes, including absence, PDR and performance, are adhered to

About You

To be considered as a Contract Manager, you will need:

- Logistics management experience, preferably in a 3PL or 4PL environment
- Experience within the automotive industry would be highly advantageous
- Final mile experience (desirable)
- Proven ability in managing senior stakeholder or customer relationships
- Strong commercial awareness, with the proven ability to drive business growth and profitability
- Proven ability in analysing complex business problems and delivering effective solutions in a timely manner
- Proven ability in managing P&L, with the capability in financial analysis and strategic decision making
- An understanding of effective customer and supplier relationship management principles
- Excellent presentation delivery skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Relevant A-Levels, ideally a degree-level qualification, or equivalent experience

Other organisations may call this role Logistics Manager, Commercial Contract Manager, Transport Manager, Operations Manager, Account Manager, Logistics Account Manager, or Contract and Performance Manager.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

Please note, applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK, as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

In Yusen Logistics, we understand the value of utilising AI and other technologies to support the application process, but we encourage the candidates to use them to enhance their application and not replace their own effort and authenticity. Therefore, candidates should not rely on AI-generated responses during the interview process.

Yusen Logistics is an equal opportunities employer, who encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible applicants regardless of their personal circumstances. We make our recruiting decisions solely based on skillset and experience. Diversity allows us to create an inclusive environment where our employees can strive and grow their potential. Yusen Logistics are proud to be a ‘Disability Confident Committed’ employer