UK logistics filling more executive roles as supply of warehouse operatives slows

Specialist logistics and supply chain recruitment firm BiS Henderson recorded a 20% jump in the number of new executives it placed in the second half of last year, which, it said, paints a different picture of the UK market following the Brexit vote.

It said the year-on-year increase ran contrary to expectations of “doom and gloom” in the post-vote market, and indicates a growing demand for logistics executives.

Chief executive Andy Kaye said he had been expecting a reduction in hiring following the UK’s ...