Hunter Douglas is the world’s leading manufacturer of window coverings and a major manufacturer of architectural products. We are a brand that you know and trust. With more than 100 years of innovation, we’ve defined our industry with proprietary products that deliver revolutionary style and functionality and can be found in millions of homes and commercial buildings globally.
We are searching for candidates that are driven, intelligent, creative, and entrepreneurial. By offering challenging and accelerated opportunities for growth, powered by a shared hunger for success, we create a space for your career to thrive. In return for your expertise, we are committed to providing competitive and robust total compensation and benefit packages to ensure you feel valued. Our dream is to become the fastest growing, most loved, window covering company in the world. What’s yours?
We’re looking for a highly skilled Head of Logistics and Supply Planning to lead and develop our end‑to‑end logistics, materials planning, and supply chain operations across multiple UK sites. This is a pivotal leadership role with full responsibility for product availability, right‑sized inventory, operational performance, and distribution excellence for a high‑growth, multi‑site business.
Reporting into senior leadership, you will shape the strategy for UK logistics and supply planning, lead a team of 75+ across planning and warehousing, and drive transformation across our network, all within a complex, SAP‑enabled environment.
If you're an experienced logistics and planning leader who thrives in analytical, high‑accountability environments and enjoys driving change at pace, we’d love to hear from you.
Responsibilities
* Own logistics operations across all UK sites: warehousing, inventory management, distribution, and transportation.
* Oversee a 75+ person team spanning planning (internal & external goods), warehouse operations, and transport.
* Design, implement, and monitor MRP processes, policies, routines, and controls.
* Standardise and optimise the SAP MRP module, ensuring effective master data and planning parameters.
Service, Inventory & Performance
* Manage $50M+ inventory across the UK network.
* Ensure finished goods availability for customers and materials availability for production.
* Deliver key KPIs including gross margin %, OTIF %, and stock availability.
Network & Site Transformation
* Lead the transformation of logistics operations at our Washington site.
* Optimise the UK supply chain network to improve efficiency and reduce cost.
* Drive long‑term planning and capability-building across warehousing, distribution, and transport.
S&OP & Cross‑Functional Collaboration
* Enhance and standardise the S&OP process in partnership with commercial teams.
* Work closely with Sales, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Finance to deliver an integrated supply chain.
Leadership & People Development
* Lead Logistics Managers, Warehouse Managers, and MRP Specialists through strong coaching and performance management.
* Build capability, develop talent, and foster a high‑performance culture across the broader UK team.
* Drive digitalisation, automation, and data‑driven decision-making.
* Develop contingency and business continuity plans across logistics and planning.
About You
* Vast experience in planning, logistics, and operational management in the UK.
* Strong SAP experience (MRP and/or Sales & Distribution).
* Degree or Masters in a business-related discipline.
* Proven leadership of multi‑site logistics and planning operations.
* Strong analytical, strategic, and problem‑solving capability.
* Comfortable being hands-on as well as strategic.
Why Join Us?
This is a rare opportunity to take full ownership of logistics and materials planning for a major UK operation while shaping the future of supply chain performance across the UK.
If you want to lead strategically, influence regional and global supply chain decisions, and deliver real, measurable value across a complex, multi‑site organisation, this role offers the platform to make a meaningful impact.
You will play a central role in elevating logistics and planning maturity, strengthening the S&OP process, and building a best‑in‑class supply chain that supports commercial success across multiple markets.
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