Job Description
Warehouse & Logistics Manager – Job Summary:
We’re supporting our client, a leading manufacturer based in Coventry, who are looking for a Warehouse and Logistics Manager to join their growing team. The successful Warehouse and Logistics Manager will have experience of managing all functions across the ware and transport departments to ensure synergy and efficient processes.
Salary: £55,000 – £65,000
Benefits: To be discussed at interview
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Coventry
Job Start date: ASAP
Responsibilities:
- Managing inventory across three sites as well as all transport / logistic operations
- Managing a team of 20-25 across the departments
- Organise, manage, and motivate a team of drivers & warehouse operatives via a small supervisory team
- Planning and analysing budgets and expenditures
- Enforcing industry laws and regulations and company policies
- Resolving complaints and issues regarding the supply chain
- Be an effective member of the Management Team and to contribute to the overall Company objectives; respecting current structure but developing a policy of continuous improvement
- Oversee a busy inbound and outbound process function, including receipt, movement, picking and loading of products required.
- Ensure the correct use of a warehouse management system, offering proactive and innovative improvement ideas where possible.
- Conduct a perpetual stock control process ensuring stock levels are accurate
- Ensure H&S requirements are met within the operation function, reporting feedback, and following procedures where required.
- Managing a fleet of vehicles & forklifts, liaising with maintenance suppliers to oversee planned and adhoc maintenance of all vehicles, machinery, and equipment.
- Ensure all logistics routing is planned and completed, highlighting additional requirements when needed.
- Monitor and review driver tachograph analysis.
- Ensure a clean, organised, and well-maintained warehouse facility & fleet of vehicles
About You:
- Considerable experience in both warehouse and logistics functions, with a proven record of managing and co-ordinating people and processes.
- Ability to organise, manage and lead a team of individuals
- Strong communication skills
- Proactive nature with a motivation to offer new process improvements
- Hard working and professional attitude
- Numerically strong and computer literate
- Accurate, with the ability to make decisions
- Flexibility on duties to suit the needs of the business
- 3 – 5 years of warehouse management experience
- Experience of working with warehouse management systems
- Experience of route planning and logistics management
Job Application:
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