Travel: Regular travel between UK operational sites required (expensed beyond base location)
Leading provider of UK critical infrastructure requires a Head of Business Applications for their transport and logistics enterprise technology. This role will require you to deliver the ongoing development of technology systems that support complex, high-volume operational environments across multiple UK sites.
This is a senior leadership role responsible for ensuring core operational, logistics and terminal systems are stable, scalable and aligned to business growth. You will lead a multidisciplinary team spanning applications, systems analysis and development while partnering closely with operations, engineering and senior IT leadership.
The role offers significant scope to shape and modernise systems, improve automation and drive data-led performance across a large-scale operational environment.
Location is flexible across the UK with regular travel to operational sites including South Wales, the South Coast and the Humber region.
The Role
You will take ownership of the systems and applications that enable day-to-day operational performance across logistics, terminals and engineering functions.
Key responsibilities include:
* Leading the support, maintenance and development of operational and logistics systems across multiple sites
* Managing and developing a team of solution managers, analysts and technical specialists
* Overseeing delivery of system enhancements, integrations and new capabilities aligned to business priorities
* Acting as the senior point of contact between IT and operational stakeholders
* Driving continuous improvement, automation and performance optimisation through technology
* Managing vendors, system integrator and third-party technology partners
* Ensuring strong service performance across incident, problem and change management
* Delivering and supporting BI, reporting and data solutions for operational performance
* Managing budgets, roadmaps and resource planning across the function
* Leading large-scale systems and transformation programmes
* Supporting long-term technology strategy for operational and logistics platforms
This role combines hands‑on technical understanding with strategic leadership and will suit someone comfortable operating at both operational and executive levels.
We are deliberately open on sector background and welcome candidates from:
* Logistics & supply chain
* Transport & distribution
* Ports & terminals
* Manufacturing or industrial environments
* Engineering or asset-heavy businesses
* Large-scale operational environments
Experience required:
* Leadership of enterprise or operational systems within complex organisations
* Strong knowledge of logistics, supply chain or operational technology platforms
* Experience leading technical or applications teams
* Delivery of large-scale systems or transformation programmes
* Vendor and systems integrator management
* Budget ownership and strategic planning
* Experience improving processes through technology and automation
* Strong stakeholder engagement across technical and operational teams
Highly desirable:
* Experience with ERP, supply chain or terminal systems
* Data, reporting and BI platform delivery
* Integration and automation initiatives
* Agile and structured delivery methodologies
Location & Travel
The role can be based flexibly across the UK, particularly around:
* Southampton / South Coast
* Hull / Humber region
Regular travel between operational sites is required.
The salary is a basic between £90-100K with an exceptional package / pension and bonus scheme
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