Are you ready to help revolutionise transport and join the UK’s largest Digital Freight Business? Our Future is digital, and Our Future is NOW This is your opportunity to join our incredible team and help transform the way the transport industry works. Nine times out of ten when you see a heavy-duty vehicle they are not at full capacity. When heavy-duty vehicles are not at full capacity, they throw unnecessary CO₂ into the atmosphere. Our platform creates a Digital Network that enables loads to be delivered more efficiently, at a better price and with greater quality than ever before. We want our Hauliers and Customers to benefit from using our extensive network to help them fill their empty capacity and reduce their carbon footprint. DigiHaul brings together smart technology and expert knowledge, we make end-to-end logistics seamless and stress-free. Our daily mission is to provide our Hauliers and Customers with nothing but excellent service and solutions, including excellent on time performance and an end-to-end managed service with un-paralleled visibility every step of the way. We’re driven and determined to deliver a fast, flexible, and reliable solution that makes road freight work better – for everyone. About you You are someone who enjoys a fast paced, dynamic work environment, who excels in quick problem solving and likes to get the job done You are able to work tactically and think strategically as the business rapidly scales. You understand how integral you are to the success and future of DigiHaul and the part you play in transforming the transport industry. 4PL Director Role Purpose: Shape, drive and manage the BPO function for logistics partner sourcing, procurement and pricing activities. Define the functional and operational strategy for the targeted model. Ensure services exceed quality standards set by the business and/or customers, ensuring latest market intelligence and trends are being shared with the wider business to support future direction to achieve the business objectives. Build and lead engagement strategy to ensure business is partnered with strategic suppliers supporting the execution of the business strategy. 4PL Director Responsibilities: - Formulate and share strategy for area of responsibility to contribute to the overall business strategy / objectives - Set and lead strategic activities and initiatives across the departments in line with business objectives and requirements to aid positive impact on business results - Set and lead direction of the procurement activities, ensuring the team are engaged in proactive initiatives and activities to support delivery of business objectives - Define processes and establish well-coordinated execution to delivery and exceed service requirement of the department - Define and own data analysis of business and market trends to understand and anticipate changes required in volume follows to support and delivery of business objectives - Define and drive achievement of service objectives across the department What do you need to be a 4PL Director? - Knowledge of the Supply Chain and transport industries - Proven experience in transport procurement within a 4PL environment - Advanced excel skills, and knowledge of the R programming language an additional benefit - Ability to analyse and extract the correct and most accurate information from large datasets - Ability to build constructive relationships with other teams and customers - Be creative and design solutions to respond to planning and operational challenges What will you get in return as a 4PL Director? You will receive access to a variety of our excellent benefits which in addition to an attractive salary include: - 33 days holiday - 15% non-contractual bonus - Access to Pension Scheme plans - Access to Private Medical Cover - Access to Employee Benefit Portal including retail discounts - Access to Cycle to Work scheme - Access to Employee Assistance Programme - Access to Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice lease scheme - Birthday vouchers - Health Assessments - Training, development opportunities and more subject to T&Cs What you’ll need to do next? Joining the DigiHaul family is easy If you feel that you meet the criteria of this 4PL Director role, simply apply online, uploading an up-to-date CV with your application. We will ensure that all our resourcing activities are fair, transparent and consistent across the UK. We want to ensure that the candidate experience is of the highest professional standard. The Company is committed to providing equality of opportunity for all employees. Furthermore, we aim to ensure our workplaces are free from discrimination and that not only employees but also our potential future employees are treated fairly and with dignity and respect. We will ensure that equality of opportunity maintains a high profile in our organisation.