Head of 3PL Operations, Grocery and Textile

Job Description Dunnes Stores is Ireland's leading retailer positioned at the cutting edge of food and fashion retailing. We are Irish owned and operate over 130 stores across Ireland, Northern Ireland and Spain, as well as a growing online store. We are expanding our services and product offering all the time to enhance the shopping experience for our customers. Here at Dunnes Stores, our guiding principle is to deliver excellent quality own label products through our Dunnes Stores and Simply Better brands complimented by Ireland's favourite grocery brands at competitive prices always. We strive to deliver an unrivalled selection of highest quality innovative food in partnership with local Irish suppliers. As part of our store development plans we are introducing new categories across all areas of our business in both the food experience and non-food household and toiletries in response to market trends. In response to evolving market dynamics and to support its ambitious growth agenda, Dunnes Stores is undertaking a major investment programme focussed on optimising and digitising its supply chain ecosystem for both Grocery and Textiles. This strategic endeavour is aimed at enhancing agility, scalability, and efficiency throughout its supply chain operations. As a key part of this investment initiative, Dunnes Stores is looking a Head of 3PL Operations, Grocery and Textile to join our business and oversee how we manage our warehousing & logistics across our entire business. The role will be based in Dunnes Stores Head office in Dublin City Centre. This is a senior leadership role in the organization requiring a strong mix of strategic vison, operational expertise and deep knowledge of Retail market dynamics and trends. The Head of 3PL Operations, Grocery and Textile will be: Future Planning - Accountable for the Warehousing & Logistics strategy design, innovation, implementation, continuous improvement, and performance. Team - Lead a diverse team across the warehousing & logistics, including transport. Stakeholders - Build strong cross functional relationships with Heads of Demand Fulfilment, Demand Management, Buying and Store Operations and our store managers to align supply to commercial priorities. Operational - Responsible for developing regional and local implementation of Warehousing & logistics strategies and end-to-end cost reduction in the logistics network. Key Responsibilities: Own, manage and optimise the day-to-day operational relationships with the network of 3PL Warehousing Partners across both Textiles & Grocery businesses. Design, drive & deliver industry leading Warehousing operational performance from our 3PL Partners to the Dunnes Stores store network and Dunnes Stores eCommerce customer base Own, manage and optimise the Dunnes Stores Transport & logistics operational performance with the Company 3rd party transport partners for both Textiles & Grocery including eComm. Delivery value to the business across outbound transport, reverse logistics (backhauling) & asset management. Deliver value to the business (cost savings, quality & safety, service level, innovation, risk mitigation and corporate responsibility) by leveraging Warehousing & Logistics strategies, cross-functional collaboration, technology and supplier relationships. Lead and build the existing team across the warehousing & logistics function. Develop and maintain a close relationship with the Directors responsible for Grocery, Textiles and Store Operations and build a robust and active network of internal experts. Strategy - help lead the design, development & implementation of the future state long term warehousing & logistics network for Dunnes Stores, supporting Store Network Delivery and eComm for all Dunnes Stores Business units, including Textiles and Grocery, with Ambient, Frozen & Fresh product warehousing requirements Drive digital transformation and automation across the warehousing & logistics network (WMS), introducing data-led decision-making, and improved visibility across the supply chain. Cross-functional alignment - Translate commercial sales plans into operational warehousing strategies (including promotional or launch volume planning), Mitigate risk for high-demand or constrained products, Collaborate on trade-driving initiatives. Support sustainability - and compliance goals through efficient transport, packaging, and supplier management practices in logistics. Ensure all ESG legislative requirements are incorporated and met within the Dunnes Supply Chain. Experience and expertise: Industry Expertise - Has 15+ years of experience running warehousing & logistics for a large, fast moving and high SKU complexity business with seasonal & category-specific dynamics, operating multi-channel to market Industry Expertise - Have managed & optimised logistics 3PL's and/or company owned distribution facilities, including contract design and Retail experience an advantage Functional Experience - Have experience in warehousing & logistics strategy design and economics for establishment of warehousing & logistics networks to serve new channels to market or new geographic markets Functional Expertise - Experience with delivering the digital optimisation of warehousing & logistics networks, such as warehouse management systems (WMS), transport management systems (TMS), and e-commerce platforms. Executive Presence - rings gravitas and stakeholder engagement skills; ability to communicate information effectively throughout all levels of the organisation and with Dunnes Stores Supply Chain Partners Team Leadership - Has successful experience in setting up high-performing organisations and teams. Tools and Capabilities - Experience with fulfilment technology, warehouse management systems (WMS), transport management systems (TMS), and e-commerce platforms. Leadership Capabilities Leading Change: Ability and desire to promote an environment that will drive change and innovative thinking to further the company's competitive advantage. This would include recognising and rewarding those who develop and implement new ideas. Inspiring Leader: Develop and coach a team with diverse talents and experiences to contribute to overall strategy, while holding team members accountable and recognising successes. Encourage team members to enhance culture, discussions, decisions and results. Collaborative & Influencing: Actively seeks colleagues' input in decision-making. Rallies support of internal and external stakeholders to drive positive change. Determined and Resilient: Proactive in pursuing significant challenges and remains resilient and committed to achieving goals. Decision Making Ability: Able to make clear and concise decisions in a timely manner, particularly in fluid and ambiguous situations. Utilise an analytical, solutions-oriented and financially-savvy mindset throughout the decision-making process, while ensuring all key stakeholders, alternative options and outcomes have been considered. Execution Skill: Energised by a new challenge or the opportunity to exceed a goal. Promotes an environment amongst themselves and their team to strive to regularly exceed expectations, even under adverse circumstances. Strategic: Integrates variety of information and translates company strategy to divisional strategy and results. Energised to pursue best practices, external insights and benchmarking for step-change improvement. Cultural Fit and Impact Integrity and Values: Unquestionable integrity and personal values, strong moral compass that does not deviate dependent on the situation. Collaborative Style: Team leader and team player who brings others along and champions collective success over individual success; good listening skills and ability to build coalitions. Results-Oriented: Holds himself/herself and others accountable for results and encourages teams to set challenging goals. View challenges as opportunities. Change Agent: Inspires others to be more tomorrow than they are today and proactively pursues opportunities for change that will have significant internal and external impact. If this sounds like the perfect job for you, please apply now and see what difference you could make Dunnes Stores is an Equal Opportunities Employer