Summary
Location
United Kingdom
Type
full-time
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About this role
Who we are:
Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.
Motive serves nearly 100,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.
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As Motive expands into the UK and EU, we are hiring a Logistics & Fulfilment Specialist to help build, manage, and optimize our regional logistics and fulfilment operations. This role is ideal for a self-starter with strong operational instincts, hands-on experience in 3PL management, and atrack record of improving delivery performance across all sales channels. You will be responsible for day-to-day fulfilment excellence, inventory accuracy, inbound receiving, 3PL oversight, international shipping compliance, and carrier/customs broker management. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional partners across the U.S., EU, and Asia to ensure Motive delivers a reliable, cost-efficient, and high-quality customer experience. This is a high-impact IC role where you will shape Motive’s UK/EU operations from the ground up.
What You’ll Do
Fulfilment & 3PL Operations
● Oversee daily UK/EU order fulfilment across all sales channels.
● Manage and optimise 3PL partner performance using KPIs and vendor scorecards.
● Ensure adherence to SLAs/SLIs related to picking, packing, shipping, and delivery.
● Troubleshoot logistics exceptions, delivery delays, and service failures.
● Build and maintain SOPs for receiving, shipping, returns, and inventory workflows. Inventory Management
● Own regional inventory accuracy, reconciliation, and cycle count processes.
● Partner with global supply planning to ensure correct stock levels across the region.
● Lead root cause analysis on inventory discrepancies and implement corrective actions. Inbound & Supplier Management
● Manage inbound shipments and receiving processes with suppliers and 3PLs.
● Ensure suppliers meet delivery SLIs, quality standards, and documentation requirements
● Oversee UK/EU 3PL and carrier relationships and performance.
● Manage customs brokers and ensure compliance with customs, VAT, and regulatory requirements.
● Optimize cost per shipment, routing decisions, and international logistics flows.
● Monitor on-time delivery, service reliability, and exception resolution. Cross-Functional Collaboration
● Work closely with supply chain, finance, tax, product, customer experience, and legal teams across multiple countries.
● Provide regional logistics insights to support new product launches, market expansion, and strategic initiatives.
● Build reporting to provide visibility into fulfilment KPIs, cost metrics, and delivery performance.
What We’re Looking For
● 2–5 years of hands-on experience in fulfilment, logistics, or supply chain operations.
● Background managing fulfilment operations in a fast-paced environment.
● Experience working with or managing 3PLs, carriers, and customs brokers.
● Strong knowledge of inventory management, inbound receiving, and warehouse processes.
● Familiarity with international logistics, customs, and VAT processes (UK/EU preferred).
● Proven ability to establish KPIs, build vendor scorecards, and drive SLA/SLI performance.
● Ability to create effective SOPs and operational workflows.
● A self-starter who thrives with autonomy and can build structure in an early-stage environment.
● Excellent communication skills and comfort working across time zones and cultures.
● Experience working cross-functionally with global teams.
Why You’ll Love This Role
● You will build Motive’s UK/EU logistics capabilities from the ground up.
● Your work will have direct, visible impact on customer experience and international growth.
● You’ll have autonomy while partnering with talented global teams across supply chain, finance, legal, product, and operations.
Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive's core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.
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Other facts
About Motive
At Motive, we deliver impactful solutions that resonate. Founded in early 2019 by a team passionate about marketing, we thrive on collaborating with diverse clients and tackling a variety of fascinating projects. Our concierge model strips away the bulk of a traditional agency, making us both nimble and cost-effective.
Our expert team of marketing, digital, and creative professionals excels in both digital and print realms. We tailor our services to fit your needs—whether you require a comprehensive brand and design transformation, engaging copy, an elegant brochure, or a detailed website audit and refresh. Our expertise allows us to scale our services to meet your demands, ensuring we adapt seamlessly to your project’s scope.
We take pride in the strong relationships we’ve built with our clients, consistently surpassing their expectations with memorable, creative, and intelligent strategies, fully engaging with each unique challenge they present.
What you'll do
- The Logistics & Fulfillment Specialist will oversee daily order fulfillment and manage 3PL partner performance while ensuring compliance with shipping and customs regulations. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize logistics operations and enhance customer experience.
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