Freight Manager

Freight Manager – EMEA

Hybrid - UK, Corby with European travel 

We’re looking for a highly analytical and commercially minded Freight Manager – EMEA to join our logistics and transportation team. This is a pivotal role responsible for shaping and executing our freight strategy across the region, with a strong focus on data driven decision making.

About the role

As Freight Manager, you’ll take ownership of our freight carrier relationships and performance across EMEA. You’ll be accountable for daily intercompany shipments and domestic and international inbound and outbound distribution and lead strategic initiatives to optimise cost, service, and sustainability, using data as your compass. From analysing carrier performance and forecasting volumes to identifying trends and driving continuous improvement, your ability to interpret and act on data will be critical to success.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the EMEA freight distribution and strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer expectations. You will be responsible for a £20M+ budget
• Use data to monitor, analyse, and improve carrier performance, service levels, cost efficiency, and environmental impact
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with freight carriers and internal stakeholders
• Drive tendering processes, contract negotiations, service level agreements, and performance reviews
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Supply Chain, Tech, Customer Experience, Finance, Procurement, Legal, and ESG
• Identify and implement opportunities for innovation and automation in parcel operations
• Provide regular reporting and insights to senior leadership

About you

• Proven experience in freight management within a complex, multi-country environment
• Strong analytical skills with a track record of using data to drive decisions and improvements
• Comfortable working with large datasets, dashboards, and performance metrics
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to problem-solving
• Solid knowledge of customs processes, cross-border procedures and DG regulations
• Experience with logistics systems (eg. Metapack), BI tools, or transport management systems is a plus
• Availability to travel regularly to Corby HQ and to EU Distribution Centres

We Are RS

We’ve been solving industry problems for over 80 years. We turn the ‘what ifs’ into the ‘why nots’, the impossible into the possible.

Our purpose? Making amazing happen for a better world.

We offer service and product solutions to over 1.2 million customers globally, shipping a parcel every 2 seconds to over 130 countries. With over 800,000 stocked and 3 million unstocked products, we’re a trusted partner to the world’s leading industries.

We’re looking for curious, driven, and empathetic professionals to join our journey. People who think differently, act with purpose, and want to make a real impact. 

Rewards

Our Reward Strategy Philosophy is designed to offer market competitive base salaries and provide all of our people the opportunity to participate in a short-term incentive, enabling them to share in the success of the Company.

Our total reward package is more than just the cash; our recognition and benefit offering provide the opportunity for us to recognise, reward and enable the wellbeing of our people at all stages of their journey with RS. Our rewards and benefits vary by country, but include:

• Financial - pension/retirement; life assurance; salary finance (payroll deduction loan scheme)
• Wellbeing - medical plans; health screening; critical illness; disability insurance; holiday / paid time off; employee assistance programme; discounted gym/health club membership
• Lifestyle - transportation assistance schemes (e.g., cycle to work, travel loans, car leasing); onsite catering/lunch vouchers; retail discounts
• Spotlight – our global recognition programme provides a platform to highlight and recognise people role modelling our values

Ready to Make Amazing Happen?

Join c. 9,000 colleagues and help us shape the future of our industry. Whoever you are, wherever you are — it all starts here.

Apply now and make RS a part of your journey.

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