Sourcing and Logistics Manager

An exciting new opportunity to join our UK, Burgess Hill Distribution Site as a Sourcing and Logistics Manager.

A key role within our Distribution Centre Operations and in supporting the local Senior Leadership Team: when our operations perform, our products deliver. We are seeking a Sourcing & Logistics Manager who’s passionate about collaboration, process improvement, people development and making a real-world impact. As a leader for these teams, you’ll be responsible for enabling your team to deliver high quality services ensuring accuracy, speed, and consistency while directly supporting our clients’ ability to accelerate research and deliver better outcomes. If you’re motivated by making every specimen count and about inspiring leadership then we’d love to hear from you.

BioIVT is a leading global provider of research models and value-added research services for drug discovery and development. We specialize in control and disease-state biospecimens, including human and animal tissues, cell products, blood and other biofluids, aiming to improve patient outcomes by coupling comprehensive clinical data with donor samples.

The role offers hybrid working with min. 2 to 3 days at our Burgess Hill site. Proposed start date: June 2026.

Salary: circa £40,000 per year

Benefits

• 25 days holiday increasing to 27 days after 3 years of service
• Company funded private medical insurance
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistant Programme
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Free fruit delivery in the office
• Company funded social events
• Learning & Development opportunities
• Discretionary bonus (subject to individual and company performance)

Role Summary

The Sourcing & Logistics Manager’s responsibility is to lead both the Sourcing & Logistics teams in the procurement of biospecimens to customer specifications and the distribution to our clients across the world. This individual will report directly to the Senior Manager, EU Distribution Operations and their primary goals are to manage the intercompany external sourcing of biospecimens, alongside managing both the inbound & outbound logistics of the Distribution centres. They will serve as an escalation point to resolve any queries or need for clarification on more complex projects by discussion with the customer directly and by using internal resources and expertise. They will be responsible for working directly with the leadership team to provide insight, monitor metrics, analyse data and offer strategic solutions for improvements within the team. They will provide supervision, training and coaching to Sourcing & Logistics team members ensuring that quality, health & safety and productivity performance goals are met and that the team is motivated and empowered to deliver consistent high quality services.

Line Management responsibilities: include supervision and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; supporting managers/directors in performance appraisals; reviewing weekly timesheets and time-off requests; providing regular feedback, and setting individual goals aligned with team and department goals. Current number of direct reports - Logistics Team (5) and Sourcing Team (3).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead both sourcing & logistics teams, ensuring performance targets are met, with responsibility for the team’s daily planning and workload.
• Coach, mentor and empower team members and act as a role model in demonstrating the organisations values.
• Develop and implement improvement strategies aligned with organizational goals and market conditions and communicate sourcing and logistics performance, challenges, and improvement initiatives to relevant stakeholders.
• Manage supplier relationships and monitor ongoing supplier performance to mitigate supply chain risk.
• Enable and liaise with operations, sales and customer service at BioIVT sites to accurately and efficiently fulfill customer requirements.
• Oversee inventory optimization, forecast inventory needs, report on inventory status and issues, and communicate inventory spending and stock levels to management.
• Accountable for ensuring all supplier information is up to date and work with Quality Assurance to ensure all suppliers are approved.
• Oversee logistics activities including inbound and outbound transportation, distribution, and delivery coordination ensuring that targets and company KPIs are consistently met or exceeded.
• Manage cost pricing for biospecimen products and negotiate contracts, pricing, service levels, and delivery terms with suppliers and couriers and logistics partners in line with global requirements ensuring optimum outcome for the organization.
• Responsibility for the maintenance of Burgess Hill site’s AEO-C accreditation.
• Actively supports the team in achieving targets and act as an escalation point for complex issues and enquiries.
• Assist in the management and planning of large long-term projects.
• Provide insight & report metrics to senior management team. Develop actions plans to recover gaps to plans / budgets. Escalation point for all Sourcing & Logistics related quality events.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S./B.A.) or equivalent qualification or experience.
• Previous experience in leading and managing a team is essential.
• Proven experience with sourcing, procurement, logistics or similar roles.
• Experience analyzing supply chain data to support cost, performance, and risk decisions.
• Relevant life science qualification and or experience a plus.
• Salesforce and X3 ERP experience a plus.

Other Skills and Abilities

• The ability to coach and mentor team members to enable high performance.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong customer service and communication skills - both written and verbal.
• Exceptional problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills, with a proactive approach and the ability to adapt to new challenges.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment including scheduling, planning, prioritization, and time-management skills.
• Proficiency in a variety of computer software programs including MS Office.
• Familiarity with ERP systems, shipping/receiving, customer order fulfillment and OSHA/DOT regulations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to: stand; walk; sit. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. This is a full-time Monday through Friday workweek with general business hours. Office based with an option for hybrid working (2-3 days per week onsite). Travel to other sites is required 4 – 6 times per year.

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Employees will be required to follow any other job‑related instructions and to perform other job‑related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws. All job requirements are subject to modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

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