International Strategy & Operations Manager, Logistics

Whatnot Whatnot · Consumer · London, United Kingdom · Commerce & Operations

This role is for an International Strategy & Operations Manager, Logistics at Whatnot. The primary focus is on managing and scaling logistics operations across European markets, including carrier performance, operational response to disruptions, and navigating regulatory complexities. The role requires experience in strategy, operations, and logistics, with a strong understanding of European markets and carrier networks. It involves partnering with various internal teams and influencing product roadmaps related to logistics.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own the operating model and cross-functional partnerships that enable scalable, high-quality logistics across Whatnot's European markets
  2. Lead carrier performance and pricing health in INTL markets — monitoring key metrics, managing rate structures, and driving accountability with regional carrier partners
  3. Build and run operational response to shipping disruptions — owning the playbooks that ensure fast, reliable resolution for buyers and sellers across jurisdictions
  4. Drive Whatnot's international carrier strategy and feed the product roadmap — identifying gaps by market and surfacing prioritised opportunities to Product and Engineering
  5. Navigate the regulatory and compliance complexity of logistics in Europe, including customs, duties, and VAT requirements

Skills

Required

  • 8–10 years of experience in strategy and operations roles (e.g., consulting, logistics, carrier operations, cross-border commerce)
  • Deep, hands-on experience in logistics — specifically within European markets
  • Direct carrier relationship management
  • Customs/compliance navigation
  • Regional fulfilment operations
  • Building and scaling logistics programmes in high-growth, fast-moving environments
  • Operating at both strategic and executional levels
  • Strong understanding of carrier economics
  • Managing multi-carrier, multi-market logistics networks across the UK and EU
  • Process and systems thinking
  • Building scalable operating models
  • Cross-functional skills
  • Influencing and aligning across Product, Engineering, Business Development, Finance, and Operations
  • Strong analytical judgment
  • Data analysis and reporting tools proficiency

Nice to have

  • SQL or analytics platform experience (e.g., Looker, Sigma, Hex)

What the JD emphasized

  • Deep, hands-on experience in logistics — specifically within European markets — including direct carrier relationship management, customs/compliance navigation, and regional fulfilment operations
  • Proven track record of building and scaling logistics programmes in high-growth, fast-moving environments, with the ability to operate at both strategic and executional levels
  • Strong understanding of carrier economics and the complexity of managing multi-carrier, multi-market logistics networks across the UK and EU
  • Process and systems thinker — you identify inefficiencies, build scalable operating models, and default to repeatable systems over one-off solutions
  • Excellent cross-functional skills, with the ability to influence and align across Product, Engineering, Business Development, Finance, and Operations
  • Strong analytical judgment; proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools, with SQL or analytics platform experience (e.g., Looker, Sigma, Hex) a plus