Details:
- Salary: £50,000 - 60,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Doncaster South Yorkshire
- Date: 3 weeks ago
Description:
Head of Warehousing & Logistics
Salary: £50,000k - £55,000k + benefits
Type: Full time permanent
Senior Management Team
Location: Doncaster - M18
Global Organisation
This is an excellent opportunity to join a large European / Global organisation in a dynamic Head of Warehousing & Logistics appointment. We are looking for a leader to develop and manage the team, oversee our 3PL (third-party logistics) operation and to deliver extraordinary contract performance.
The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, exceptional organisational abilities, and a deep understanding of logistics and warehousing operations + client KPI’s / SLA’s.
Key Areas,
* Leadership & People Management
* Customer partnerships – relationships
* 3PL (third-party logistics)
* Client KPI’s / SLA’s
* P&L management, reporting and analysing
Responsibilities
* Oversee and manage the day-to-day operations team of the 3PL operation and warehousing
* Absolute focus on delivery of agreed daily service level agreements to customers
* Manage all aspects of distribution warehouse operations, inbound / storage / order fulfilment & and distribution.
* Manage relationships between our client and their 3PL partner + inhouse client services
* Develop and implement strategies to optimise logistics and warehousing processes + manage new projects
* Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards, including health and safety regulations.
* Lead and motivate the 3rd party warehousing team to achieve performance targets and objectives.
* Monitor and analyse key performance indicators (KPIs) to identify areas for improvement and implement corrective actions as needed.
* Continuously evaluate and improve the efficiency and effectiveness
* To reduce waste costs across the area by delivering improvement activity to drive down costs.
* Support on boarding of new clients and play a key part of the senior management team Partner with UK teams to deliver continuous improvement projects
Person specifications
* Proven experience in a senior leadership role within logistics and warehousing
* Excellent leadership and people management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams.
* Strategic thinker with the ability to develop and implement effective logistics and warehousing strategies.
* Have a high level of commercial and analytical skills.
* The ability to learn and adapt new or existing systems
* Excellent attention to detail