About this Inbound Supply Chain Manager role at The Inside Job
THE ROLE.
As Inbound Supply Chain Manager, you'll be responsible for managing Gymshark's inbound freight operations, ensuring products arrive into our distribution network on time, at the right cost, and with maximum efficiency Working closely with suppliers, freight partners and internal stakeholders, you'll oversee everything from freight performance and capacity planning to new route implementation, risk management and continuous improvement initiatives. This is a highly collaborative role that sits at the heart of our global supply chain operation.
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Managing relationships and contracts with freight forwarders and logistics partners.
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Ensuring on-time product delivery into our distribution centres across all transport modes.
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Supporting new product launches by monitoring inbound delivery performance and mitigating risks.
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Partnering with Commercial, Production and Supply Chain teams to align capacity and delivery plans with business demand.
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Establishing and optimising international freight routes and warehouse delivery networks.
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Monitoring inbound supply chain KPIs and driving improvements in performance, cost and service.
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Providing freight cost analysis and insights to support commercial decision-making.
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Managing volume forecasting across freight and distribution operations.
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Staying ahead of changes in customs, trade agreements and global logistics requirements.
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Identifying opportunities to improve processes, increase speed to market and enhance supply chain resilience.
Essential
- Proven experience managing supply chain or freight operations within a global environment.
- Strong knowledge of international logistics, freight forwarding and inbound supply chain management.
- Experience driving operational improvements and managing multiple stakeholders.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and influencing abilities.
- Highly organised, detail-oriented and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to forecast, plan and manage complex supply chain activities.
- A proactive, hands-on approach with a focus on delivering results.
Desirable
- Experience in retail, e-commerce or FMCG environments.
- Carrier and contract management experience.
- Experience using supply chain systems such as SCM, TMS or PLM platforms.
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
- Experience leading change and continuous improvement initiatives.
This is a key role in ensuring Gymshark’s logistics operations are high‑performing, scalable, and ready to support continued growth.
Onsite Collaboration: Due to the hands-on and highly collaborative nature of the work within our Supply Chain team, we have a minimum expectation of THREE days per week onsite at our Gymshark HQ. This ensures we can work closely together to innovate, problem-solve, and deliver world-class products for our community.
