Associate Manager Logistics Excellence

About the role

The Associate Manager Logistics Excellence connects logistics teams across European markets to improve performance, strengthen ways of working and accelerate cross-market collaboration. The role creates visibility on performance, shares pains, gains and best practices, and drives improvement initiatives that raise logistics capability across the region. It also owns key cross-functional relationships and strategic topics such as the pallet consultancy partnership, the sustainability agenda and more complex cross-market projects, while driving Logos for Logistics.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the monthly Logistics United forum to review performance, share pains and gains and exchange best practices across European markets.
• Connect logistics teams across markets, building collaboration, consistency and shared problem solving.
• Identify improvement opportunities and turn them into structured actions and projects.
• Drive cross-market and more complex logistics projects from opportunity identification through execution and follow-up.
• Drive the regional sustainability agenda within logistics, turning ambition into practical actions and measurable progress.
• Manage the relationship with the pallet consultancy, ensuring effective partnership, clear priorities and value delivery.
• Drive Logos for Logistics with strong coordination, engagement and follow-through.
• Track logistics performance themes and surface risks, opportunities and recurring issues to the right stakeholders.
• Support the sharing and scaling of best practices to improve efficiency, service and ways of working.
• Work with market logistics teams and other stakeholders to align on priorities and keep momentum on key initiatives.

Required profile

• 3-4 years of experience in logistics, supply chain or operational excellence roles.
• Strong logistics BU experience with a solid understanding of market-level logistics realities.
• Experience working across functions, teams and geographies in a matrix environment.
• Ability to lead forums and discussions that create alignment, ownership and action.
• Experience driving improvement initiatives or projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Structured and pragmatic way of working, able to balance performance management, relationship management and project delivery.
• Interest in sustainability and continuous improvement within logistics.

Required skills

• Cross-market collaboration and stakeholder management
• Performance dialogue and facilitation
• Continuous improvement and project leadership
• Sustainability mindset and strategic coordination
• Strong communication and follow-through