Job Description

Logistics Manager

Location: Barnsley, commutable from Sheffield, Rotherham, Wakefield, Doncaster, Huddersfield

Salary: £65,000 DOE pro-rata

Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week

Contract: 9 months FTC (may lead to permanent contract)

Logistics Manager Role

We're recruiting a proactive Logistics Manager to lead all inbound, outbound, and onsite material flow. You'll ensure goods move efficiently through the business, support production schedules, and drive improvements across warehousing, transport, and inventory control. This is a hands‑on leadership role in a modular manufacturing environment with a 5 year order book.

Logistics Manager Responsibilities

Logistics operations: Overseeing daily warehouse, transport, and inventory activity.

Transport planning: Managing carriers, booking collections/deliveries, and controlling freight spend.

Warehouse leadership: Ensuring efficient goods‑in, storage, picking, packing, and dispatch.

Inventory accuracy: Monitoring stock levels and working with procurement/production to prevent shortages.

Team management: Leading, coaching, and developing warehouse and logistics staff.

Compliance & safety: Ensuring adherence to H&S, transport legislation, and internal standards.

Continuous improvement : Identifying opportunities to streamline processes and improve KPIs.

Logistics Manager Requirements

Experience in logistics, warehouse, or supply chain management (manufacturing/engineering preferred).

Strong understanding of transport planning, inventory systems, and ERP/WMS platforms.

Confident leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop teams.

Excellent organisational and problem‑solving abilities.

FLT licence or CPC qualification is beneficial but not essential.

If you're an organised, solutions‑focused Logistics Manager who thrives in a busy operational environment, we'd love to hear from you. Press 'APPLY' now!

Kinetic plc is a Recruitment Consultancy with over 40 years of experience of delivering staffing solutions to the engineering, manufacturing and technical industries.

Kinetic plc treats all applications with a high degree of care, we review all submissions and will attempt to contact applicants who match the job profile. Those that do not meet the specification may not be contacted but their CV retained to be considered against future opportunities