Location: Midlands
Salary: £70,000 – £75,000, car and benefits
Summary:
Head of Warehousing and Logistics (multi-site operation)
Fantastic opportunity for a Head of Warehousing and Logistics (multi-site operation) to join a leading company. The operation employs around 100+ members of staff and will provide the successful candidate with responsibility for day-to-day Warehouse and Transport operational activities along with the project management of exciting change initiatives. Must have 3pl and multi-site experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- You will be instrumental in creating a highly productive, customer centric work ethos. Moreover, you will have the capacity to lead and motivate your team through changes in operational practices and system upgrades. Excellent IT skills are a given along with a working knowledge of modern WMS and must have managed in automated operations.
- This is an excellent opportunity for a results-focussed, service driven, logistics professional to utilise his/her natural leadership skills and in-depth operational knowledge in the on-going development of continuous improvement processes that meet the values of the business. Your background will be in retail distribution and e-commerce and reverse logistics is a must. Your core competencies will be in the areas of leadership, process development, financial management and account management. Project managing change initiatives are essential.
Key Skills/Experience:
- The nature of the role necessitates the need for an individual with a strong e commerce Distribution operational background along with the credibility and gravitas necessary not only to engage with a large workforce but to also build an excellent working relationship with the clients.
- You will be committed to delivering high levels of customer satisfaction, will have the capacity to identify areas for improved processes /productivity and will be an advocate of Continuous Improvement initiatives.
- Experience of working with 3PL and implementing a WMS.
- Your strategic foresight will enable you to continually review and plan operational and resource capabilities to support seasonal trends and future growth.
- Likewise, your excellent commercial acumen and proactive approach to cost control will enable you to improve the financial efficiencies of the site.
- Ideally start up experience.
- It goes without saying that you will be an inspirational leader with a broad experience of managing large warehouse and transport teams across sites.
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