Streamline Recruitment are looking for an experienced Warehouse Operations Manager on behalf of our client, a global freight forwarder, based near Basildon, Essex.
This is a full-time permanent position, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm salary NEG DOE.
Responsibilities:
1. Coordinate all logistics operations within the local depot as well as all activity within the warehouse and with third-party providers
2. Manage projects, ensuring deadlines and targets are met
3. Schedule, coordinate, and direct logistics functions according to existing documented policies and procedures to ensure all SLAs are achieved
4. Communicate effectively with the warehouse team regarding the day-to-day operation
5. Follow up on quality audit results, ensuring any action points are completed in a timely manner, logged correctly and worked on as planned
6. Handling training to relevant employees on logistics procedures and customised logistics procedures and requirements for new and existing customers
7. Manage the Logistics department, ensuring all reviews are completed and effective, meaningful KPI's are set and reviewed
8. Identify, recommend, and implement changes and enhancements to the department as required
9. Abide to the Compliance Policies and Procedures of the Company
10. Take reasonable care of your own and other people’s Health & Safety in the workplace
11. In addition to this you are required to carry out any other duties requested by your manager
Requirements:
12. The successful candidate will have excellent Logistics/ Warehouse Operations Management experience to apply
13. Experience of setting team KPI's and conducting performance reviews
14. Proven record of implementing new logistics clients
15. Strong Problem-Solving skills and can work well under pressure
16. Ability to build strong, successful working relationships with customers and employees alike
17. Organisation and commercial awareness
18. Teamwork player
19. Flexibility and adaptability
20. Flexible approach to duties and tasks
21. Good understanding of customer deliverables and the impact of failure / cost of poor quality
22. Consistently manages the task in hand
23. Full UK driving license