Logistics & Supply Chain sales recruitment in Liverpool
Retained search for senior logistics and supply-chain commercial leaders. On the ground in Liverpool and across the wider North West logistics & supply chain cluster.
Liverpool's commercial profile combines a long-standing maritime and logistics economy (the Port of Liverpool and Liverpool2 deep-water terminal) with a fast-growing digital, gaming and life-sciences cluster around the Knowledge Quarter, Baltic Triangle and Paddington Village. The University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores together produce one of the largest STEM and commercial graduate flows in the North West, supporting a healthy pipeline of junior commercial talent.
Liverpool's logistics commercial market is anchored by the Port of Liverpool (Peel Ports) and a strong wider distribution base feeding into the M62. Senior commercial supply is smaller than Warrington but distinctive — port-, freight-forwarding- and shipping-line commercial profiles concentrate here.
Peel Ports (Port of Liverpool)
Ports and logistics
Anchor of the Liverpool / Mersey logistics commercial base.
Princes Group
FMCG supply chain
Liverpool-headquartered FMCG with major supply-chain commercial function.
Maritime Transport
Logistics
Major UK road-haulage employer with Liverpool / North West footprint.
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.
Liverpool salary nuance
Liverpool logistics commercial salaries run 5-10% below Warrington at Director level for 3PL seats but pull above for genuinely port- and shipping-fluent commercial leaders.
Liverpool Lime Street gives direct services to Manchester (35 min), Chester (45 min) and London (2hr 15). The Mersey ferry and Merseyrail give strong intra-region coverage. Liverpool John Lennon Airport supports national reach.
How we work
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We start with a structured kick-off that captures the commercial objective, not just the title. Reporting line, comp envelope, the deal sizes the person will sell, the buyers they will sell to, and the behaviours that will succeed in your environment.
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We map where the right people actually sit, across direct competitors, adjacent industries and proven environments in your region. This becomes the long-list of candidates we approach, not just whoever is on the job boards this week.
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Candidates are approached with a clear commercial narrative, not a job advert. We communicate the opportunity, the leadership environment, the expectations and the growth path, so only genuinely relevant people move forward.
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Two structured commercial screens before a candidate ever reaches you. Track record validation, deal-stage probing, motivation, and a credibility check on the numbers they have actually delivered.
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You receive a considered shortlist, not a CV flood. Each candidate is presented with strengths, potential risks and a fit assessment. We then support the process through to offer, acceptance and the first 90 days.
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.
FMCG (anchored by Unilever and Princes), pharma and life sciences (AstraZeneca at Speke), e-commerce (The Very Group), gaming (Sony), and a fast-growing SaaS and digital cluster around the Baltic Triangle.
Yes. Senior SaaS supply is smaller than Manchester but real, and Liverpool's cost-of-living advantage often makes it easier to attract relocating Director and CRO talent.
Email Rachel Lunn and the team. We will reply within one working day with a Liverpool-specific logistics & supply chain market read for the role you have in mind.
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