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About the Role

The UK Logistics Manager is responsible for safeguarding the secure, compliant, and efficient movement of all jewellery, diamonds, and non-valuable goods in and out of the UK. This role ensures full compliance with import and export legislation, protects DBL property, and delivers operational excellence. You will lead a logistics function that supports the business with speed, accuracy, and a strong commercial focus, elevating carrier performance, controlling costs, reducing risk, and ensuring the smooth flow of stock.

Responsibilities

Oversee all UK cross border logistics operations, ensuring the secure, compliant and efficient movement of jewellery, diamonds and non-valuable goods.
Ensure full import and export compliance, maintaining accurate declarations, correct customs regimes and alignment with all legal, security and insurance requirements.
Lead and develop the logistics team, setting clear objectives, building capability and ensuring strong operational delivery across all logistics activities.
Maintain accurate and timely stock handling processes, including receiving, movement, reconciliation and audit readiness for all jewellery and diamond stock.
Manage carrier performance, ensuring service levels, costs, KPIs and operational processes support business needs and market standards.
Own and responsible for key logistics documentation and governance, including customs records, security protocols, SOPs and internal manuals.
Coordinate logistics support for UK commercial activities, including store replenishment, events, e commerce and operational initiatives.
Control logistics costs, monitoring spend, validating charges and contributing to effective budget management and operational efficiency.
Oversee packaging and visual merchandise logistics, ensuring consistent availability, stock control and timely distribution to stores and markets.
Collaborate closely with cross functional teams to provide logistics expertise, highlight risks and opportunities and support confident decision making across the business.
Provide clear and actionable logistics insights to senior management, highlighting operational risks, compliance considerations, carrier performance trends and cost opportunities to support informed and timely decision making.

Requirements

Strong expertise in UK logistics operations, customs regimes and import and export compliance for high value goods.
Confident leadership of a logistics function with clear direction, accountability and capability development.
Sharp commercial judgement balancing compliance, service levels and cost efficiency.
Interested in luxury and jewellery and able to use this understanding to support stronger conversations and decisions.
Advanced analytical capability using operational and carrier data to identify risks and drive decisions.
Clear, effective communicator who builds alignment across internal teams, carriers, suppliers and security partners.
High operational discipline with rigorous documentation, data accuracy and audit readiness.
Proactive problem solver who works at pace and resolves issues before they escalate.
Continuous improvement mindset focused on simplifying, standardising and strengthening processes.
Exceptional organisation and resilience in a fast-moving environment.
Values innovation, efficiency and a client-first approach.
Advanced Excel proficiency and strong command of Microsoft Office.
Solid understanding of UK customs procedures including Home Use, OPR, IPR and Warehouse Bond.
Practical fluency with UK duty systems, CITES requirements and security SOPs.
Successful candidates will be required to complete background screening which may include a criminal check and validation of qualifications.

Skills

Logistics operations
Customs regimes
Import and export compliance
Leadership
Commercial judgement
Analytical capability
Communication
Operational discipline
Problem solving
Continuous improvement
Organisation
Resilience
Innovation
Efficiency
Client-first approach
Advanced Excel
Microsoft Office
UK customs procedures
UK duty systems
CITES requirements
Security SOPs

Location

London

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Manager

Benefits

27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell leave
Pension scheme with minimum 4% employee contribution plus 11% company contribution
Company-funded core Private Medical Insurance (Bupa), with options to upgrade or extend cover
24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme
Access to a Mental Health First Aider network
Wider wellbeing resources
Access to flexible benefits platform including holiday trading, travel insurance, dental cover, critical illness protection, retail vouchers
Opportunities to participate in Anglo American share plans, including Free Shares, SIP and SAYE
Employee discounts
Staff discount options
Onsite benefits where available (e.g. gym and restaurant facilities)

About the Company

De Beers London is the ultimate diamond jewellery Maison, globally recognised for its leadership and expertise in diamonds.
As a challenger in the fine and high jewellery landscape, we offer a distinctive and unparalleled connection to the source, setting us apart with our unique diamond-first approach.
A destination for those seeking the most extraordinary diamond jewellery, De Beers London delivers identifiable, ultra-desirable creations alongside unforgettable service and experiences.
Our high jewellery collections showcase the pinnacle of artistry and craftsmanship, celebrating the rarest diamonds through innovative and breathtaking designs.
De Beers Group is a company with a rich history and a sparkling future.
Since 1888 our experts have searched the world for nature’s most precious gem.
Our diamonds bring beauty to the world.
We want our diamonds, and our business, to make life brilliant – for our people, our customers and the world around us.
Venetia Mine is part of De Beers Group Managed Operations Business which integrates mines, operations and support functions in the De Beers Group producer countries of Canada and South Africa to shape a safe, sustainable future for De Beers Group’s people, shareholders, communities and partners.

Equal Opportunity

We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are.
We provide equality of opportunity to enable everyone to fulfil their potential.
Referrals incentive applicable: This opportunity is open to a paid referral incentive according to the Referral Policy.
Referral incentives are applicable to De Beers Group internal employees only.