CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact.
What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.
This is a high-impact role responsible for delivering a best-in-class, customer-centric and digitally enabled end-to-end logistics operation, while accelerating transformation through data, AI, and automation.
Reporting into senior leadership, you will lead European Logistics Execution, acting as the key connector across Supply Chain, Commercial, Asset Productivity, and Digital teams to deliver superior service at optimal cost.
Key Responsibilities May Include:
- Oversee logistics operational activity, managing flows and spend to optimize supply chain operations and achieve the lowest cost-to-serve for CHEP.
- Lead the execution of local strategic initiatives aligned with global and regional business strategies, focusing on delivering annual cost reduction initiatives.
- Engage directly with customers to develop and execute collaborative transport solutions that optimize shared flows and deliver value for both customers and CHEP.
- Identify opportunities to integrate logistics solutions within customers' supply chains, enhancing operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
- Prepare and manage budgets and forecasts for logistics, ensuring budgeted transport costs are met through continuous streamlining and optimization of logistics operations.
- Promote and drive a culture of Zero Harm, ensuring the safety and well-being of employees and fostering proactive incident prevention.
- Develop talent within the logistics team, providing challenging assignments, mentorship, and clear career development paths to build future leaders.
- Ensure seamless service delivery by managing customer touchpoints such as order fulfilment, delivery, and collections, while implementing action plans to continuously improve service excellence.
What You’ll Lead & Deliver
- Define and execute the European Logistics Execution strategy, aligned to the 4-year Supply Chain plan
- Drive end-to-end operational performance, ensuring reliable, cost-effective service delivery at scale
- Accelerate digital and data-driven optimisation, including Control Tower deployment, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled decision making
- Elevate customer experience, improving visibility, communication, and service outcomes
- Act as the E2E operational connector, aligning execution across internal stakeholders and external partners
- Drive efficiency and cost-to-serve improvements, delivering productivity and savings initiatives
- Lead process standardisation and governance across multiple European markets
- Build and develop a large, multicultural team, strengthening future-ready capabilities
Scope & Impact
- 20+ countries across Europe
- ~2.2 million shipments per year and 7,000+ daily transport movements
- 900+ logistics providers across a highly complex network
- Leadership of ~87 FTE (direct and indirect)
What You’ll Bring
Experience
- Senior leadership experience in logistics execution and supply chain operations across complex, multi-country environments
- Proven track record in strategy definition, transformation, and change leadership
- Strong experience driving digitalisation, analytics, and operational optimization
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders in a matrix organisation
Skills
- Deep expertise in end-to-end supply chain and transport operations
- Strong strategic thinking and financial acumen, balancing service, cost, and performance
- Experience with TMS, SAP, BI tools and data-driven operations
- Exceptional leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.
Individuals fraudulently misrepresenting themselves as Brambles or CHEP representatives have scheduled interviews and offered fraudulent employment opportunities with the intent to commit identity theft or solicit money. Brambles and CHEP never conduct interviews via online chat or request money as a term of employment. If you have a question as to the legitimacy of an interview or job offer, please contact us at [email protected].
Skills Required
- Senior leadership experience in logistics execution and multi-country supply chain operations
- Proven track record in strategy definition, transformation, and change leadership
- Strong experience driving digitalisation, analytics, and operational optimisation (Control Tower, AI-enabled decision making)
- Experience with TMS, SAP, and BI tools
- Deep expertise in end-to-end supply chain and transport operations
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders in a matrix organisation
- Strong strategic thinking and financial acumen (cost-to-serve focus)
- Exceptional leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills
CHEP Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CHEP and has not been reviewed or approved by CHEP.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) employer match is portrayed as competitive and supportive of long‑term savings. Retirement programs are frequently positioned as a strong part of the total rewards package.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — The Brambles MyShare plan offers company‑matched share purchases after a holding period, enhancing long‑term wealth potential. This structure can be particularly valuable for those planning to stay through the match cycle.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, paid holidays, and paid volunteer time are consistently highlighted as strengths, with PTO often increasing with tenure. Time‑off programs are described as solid compared with typical offerings.
CHEP Insights
What We Do
CHEP is a global leader in managed, returnable and reusable packaging solutions, serving many of the world's largest companies in sectors such as consumer goods, fresh produce, beverage and automotive. CHEP’s service is environmentally sustainable and increases efficiency for customers while reducing operating risk and product damage. CHEP’s 7,500-plus employees and 300 million pallets and containers offer unbeatable coverage and exceptional value, supporting more than 500,000 customer touch-points in 49 countries. Our customer portfolio includes global companies and brands such as Procter & Gamble, Sysco, Kellogg's, Kraft, Nestlé, Ford and GM. CHEP is part of Brambles Limited. For more information, visit www.chep.com. Reliability. Flexibility. The success of your business depends on both. With CHEP, you can be confident that you’ll get the equipment you need, when and where you need it. Our scale is unmatched, with more than 110 million pallets and over 530 service centers across North America. So you no longer need to worry about seasonal peaks or unexpectedly high demand. With our broad array of solutions and our pragmatic, roll-up-your-sleeves know-how, we give our consumer goods customers the platforms, the quality, the supply and the support they need to make more money on every unit load. Because everything just works better.
