Transport Contracts Manager

Transport & Distribution Contracts Manager

Closing date: 29 June 2025

Recruitment Partner: Matt Haywood - matt.haywood@boots.co.uk

About the role

We're more than just trucks and sheds here. We're a world class, award-winning operation– ensuring that our customers have access to the right products at the right time in any of our stores across the UK .If you're ambitious, can build great relationships with suppliers across the globe, and collaborate across many different departments, then Supply Chain is a great place to develop your career. Boots UK is part of the Retail Pharmacy International Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance and is the UKs leading pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer. With over 1900 stores in the UK our purpose is to help our customers look and feel better than they ever thought possible.

Key responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with our 3PL partners to deliver key initiatives and drive performance against distribution KPIs.
• Identify opportunities for improved operational efficiencies and cost savings across transport and distribution.
• Build strong, positive relationships across Logistics, our stores, and with key 3rd party providers.
• Facilitate collaboration between 3PLs and other business functions, unlocking opportunities for joint initiatives and external benchmarking.
• Manage and implement both strategic and tactical logistics projects from end to end.
• Ensure projects are tracked, aligned with business goals, and delivered at pace.
• Analyse data and develop robust cost/benefit cases to support informed business decisions.
• Link logistics projects with wider initiatives across the business to ensure cohesion and consistency.

What you'll need to have

• Demonstrable experience in supply chain, warehouse, and distribution operations.
• Strong project leadership and contract management skills, including pricing negotiations.
• Tactical and strategic thinking with strong short- and long-term planning abilities.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally and influence at all levels.
• A data-driven mindset with the ability to interpret and act on high-level insights.
• A collaborative approach and a constructive mindset when challenging the status quo.

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.

What's next

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

This role requires the successful candidate to complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable groups) or an Access NI Check.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

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