Resilience Manager - Logistics

Programme Name: LCST

Location: Bristol, UK – 80% in office and occasional travel to stakeholder sites

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The Logistics Resilience Manager is a critical role to enhance resilience within the LCST (Logistics Commodities and Services Transformation) programme.

The role focuses on developing and embedding strategies, processes, and tools to ensure the continuity and adaptability of logistics operations in response to disruptions. The postholder will work closely with internal teams, external suppliers, customers, and key stakeholders across Defence and industry to strengthen the end-to-end resilience of the logistics network.

Key Responsibilities:

Logistics Supply Chain Resilience:Develop, implement, and maintain resilience strategies for logistics operations in line with Leidos UK and LCST objectivesConduct risk assessments and scenario planning to identify vulnerabilities in the supply chain and logistics processesSupport the development of business continuity and disaster recovery plans specific to the LCST logistics networkMonitor, and assess performance, highlighting risks, trends, and improvement opportunitiesStakeholder Engagement:Act as the primary logistics resilience liaison between internal LCST teams, MoD stakeholders, partner organisations, and key suppliersFacilitate collaborative resilience initiatives, working groups, and workshops to drive improvements across the logistics networkSupport supplier capability building through engagement, training, and joint risk/resilience exercisesProvide regular resilience updates, including recommendations for continuous improvementIncident Management & Recovery:Support the logistics sector’s response to major incidents and disruptions, ensuring rapid recovery and minimal operational impactCoordinate cross-functional response teams and act as the point of contact for resilience-related issuesCapture lessons learned from disruptions and ensure they are embedded into future processesCompliance & Standards:Maintain alignment with MoD policy, UK Government resilience frameworks, and best practice in logistics continuity

Essential Experience & Skills:

Strong understanding of operational logistics, supplier management, and Defence supply chain principlesDemonstrated ability to integrate resilience initiatives, from development to operational implementationExperience engaging and influencing stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externallyStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess risk scenarios

Desired Experience & Skills:

Proven experience in resilience, business continuity, incident management or supply chain risk management within a logistics, defence, or complex supply chain environmentBackground in supplier relationship managementDemonstrated ability to integrate resilience initiatives, from development to operational implementationPrevious experience using Power BI to transform data into meaningful insights would be considered advantageous

Qualifications:

Previous experience in any of the following: supply chain management, logistics, business continuity, risk management, or related field

Personal Attributes:

Proactive and solutions-focused mindsetHighly collaborative, with the ability to build strong relationships

Clearance Requirements:

BPSS Pre-screening required to Start

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Leidos UK! Join our team and discover a culture of collaboration, innovation, diversity, trust, caring management, communication transparency, work-life balance, and overall job satisfaction...

What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.
We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:
•    Contributory Pension Scheme
•    Private Medical Insurance
•    33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
•    Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture.  We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone.  If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

The Logistics Commodities & Services Transformation (LCST) Programme for the UK Ministry of Defence is a critical effort to enhance and improve the UK’s defence supply chain. The programme provides essential services such as storage and distribution for the MOD's materiel, including a global freight service and the procurement and inventory management of 70,000 commodity NATO Stock Number (NSNs).

Working together as Team Leidos we are helping to transform the UK's defence supply chain by providing an integration of a complex mixture of services, at low risk, using a modern suite of systems that will deliver one version of the truth. For the first time, the MOD will see the whole picture, as it is happening.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world.  You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team.  We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years.  Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.          

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

At Leidos, we don’t want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, “what’s next?” before the dust settles on “what’s now.”

If you’re already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2… good. You’ll fit right in.

Original Posting:

At Leidos, we don’t want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, “what’s next?” before the dust settles on “what’s now.”

If you’re already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2… good. You’ll fit right in.

Pay Range:£40,600.00-£52,000.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.