Logistics Manager

About This Role

This Logistics Manager role involves strategically planning and managing all project logistics from supplier to site delivery. It suits a candidate with a strong background in construction operations and a focus on ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery of materials and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Strategically plan and manage all Project Logistics, from supplier/vendor to transportation to off-loading on site
• Follow up and track site deliveries against the schedule, using the PSR (Procurement Schedule Report) to ensure supplier/vendor deliveries conform to schedule
• Coordinate site logistics and traffic management routes for deliveries to site
• Hold weekly stakeholder meetings to review access and egress on campus
• Engage with designers to ensure roads are top specification
• Manage site safety in conjunction with the Mercury Project Team, including site set up, and ensuring the safe and logical operation of site vehicles
• Organise and monitor the storage of materials and their distribution across the site
• Liaise and negotiate with suppliers and Sub-contractors procuring required plant, equipment and materials
• Maintain an up to date plant log including hire or purchase dates, off-hire dates and repair requirements, generally maintaining accurate records using on site system Eida where possible
• Manage the operation of the site, scheduling and controlling all site deliveries
• Implement a ticketing system for site deliveries, ensuring that no access is granted to any haulier without prior notice
• Ensure that site security operate efficiently and understand their responsibilities
• Manage Sub-contractors ensuring that they maintain a workable traffic management plan
• Provide day to day direction of Sub-contractors with respect to site logistics
• Manage all costs associated with Plant/equipment Management ensuring off-hire of equipment when not in use
• Manage Site Set Up budgets with the QS including: Site Accommodation, Plant and Equipment hire, Storage facilities, Security and Compound Management staff
• Supervise, coach and train site staff
• Develop a solution to resolve above requirements based on collaboration with relevant business partners, internal and external
• Key project management responsibilities include creating clear and attainable project objectives, building the project requirements, and managing the triple constraint for projects which are cost, time, and quality

Requirements

• Directly related progressive experience with a successful track record of ensuring that cost effective, quality goods and equipment are delivered on-time to meet business requirements
• Previous experience in Construction Operations
• Degree or tertiary qualification in related field or equivalent work experience
• Computer literate – Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of international procurement, logistics and industry practices, laws, and regulations
• Creative thinking, problem identification and resolution
• Project planning and implementation
• SAP Software System experience

Important Details

• Travel will be required for this position

About the Company

Mercury is the European leader in construction solutions, building and managing complex engineering & construction projects for the world

's leading corporations. The company delivers client visions through leading edge construction solutions across multiple sectors, including Enterprise Data Centres, Advanced Technology & Life Sciences, Hyperscale Data Centres, and Fire Protection.