Logistics & Supply Chain revenue advisory in Manchester
Strategic Revenue Audit and fractional CRO support for PE-backed logistics platforms and supply-chain SaaS scale-ups. On the ground in Manchester and across the wider North West logistics & supply chain cluster.
Manchester is the dominant commercial centre in the North of England. The MediaCityUK campus in Salford anchors a national broadcast and digital media cluster. NOMA, Spinningfields and the Northern Quarter host a deep concentration of FinTech, B2B SaaS, MarTech and AdTech employers. The University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan and Salford produce one of the largest STEM and commercial graduate flows in the UK. Senior talent supply is national, with the city pulling regularly from London, Leeds, Birmingham and beyond.
Manchester is the largest single commercial logistics market in the North after Warrington, anchored by Manchester Airport Group, a deep 3PL bench (GXO, DPD) and a substantial in-house e-commerce fulfilment community led by Boohoo. Senior logistics commercial leaders here typically combine retail- and FMCG-account fluency with airport- or parcel-network experience.
Manchester Airport Group (MAG)
Aviation logistics
Manchester-headquartered airports group with a substantial cargo and commercial logistics function.
GXO Logistics (Manchester)
3PL
Major Manchester-area commercial bench for the global contract-logistics group.
Boohoo Group (fulfilment)
E-commerce fulfilment
Manchester-headquartered with a substantial in-house fulfilment commercial function.
DPD UK (Manchester operations)
Parcels
Major Manchester-area parcel-network commercial presence.
Logistics commercial supply is healthy across the M62 corridor at SDR, AE and KAM level. Senior commercial leadership is more concentrated and most strong candidates are passive and embedded in long equity packages, particularly in PE-backed 3PL groups.
Logistics commercial salaries in the North run broadly in line with industrial manufacturing for equivalent seats. Supply-chain SaaS roles attract a mild premium where the buyer-side profile is enterprise.
Manchester salary nuance
Manchester logistics commercial salaries match Warrington for equivalent senior 3PL seats and pull above for aviation- and e-commerce-fulfilment roles where the Manchester anchor employers set the local floor.
Manchester Piccadilly and Victoria provide direct national rail. The Metrolink tram network connects MediaCityUK, Spinningfields, the Northern Quarter and Trafford. Manchester Airport gives the city national and international reach unique among UK regions.
How we work
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A two to four-week Strategic Revenue Audit. Interviews across leadership, sales, marketing and CS. Pipeline, forecast and CRM data review. Output is a written diagnostic with a prioritised set of interventions, not a generic playbook.
02
We translate the diagnostic into an operating-model design: structure, segmentation, role design, compensation, forecasting cadence, tooling decisions. Reviewed with the CEO and board before any change is made.
03
Working back from revenue targets, we model the headcount, ramp, attainment and hiring plan needed to deliver. This becomes the joined-up commercial plan against which decisions are made.
04
Where useful, an Evara fractional revenue leader steps in to run the change. Where the in-house team has capacity, we support from alongside. Either way the work gets done, not just recommended.
05
Monthly commercial reviews against the plan. Quarterly board pack. Annual re-plan. The advisory engagement winds down as the in-house function gets stronger; it is not designed to be permanent.
FAQs
Yes. We work both sides of the market and understand how 3PL operators buy supply-chain SaaS, which materially shapes the commercial profile required on both sides.
A typical Sales Director search in Manchester runs 8 to 12 weeks. The market is competitive, the best candidates are passive, and counter-offers from current employers are common, which lengthens the close phase.
A Sales Director in Manchester typically earns £130k-£185k base with on-target earnings of £220k-£310k. FinTech, MarTech and PE-backed SaaS sit at the top of the range.
Email Rachel Lunn and the team. We will reply within one working day with a Manchester-specific logistics & supply chain market read for the role you have in mind.
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