Position: Logistics Manager
Location: Belfast
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £38K to £42K (Dependent on experience)
Hours of Work: Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm (Occasional weekend work required)
Duties will include (but not be limited to):
To lead the logistics team and manage all aspects of department, including but not restricted to
* A busy container depot, a 24-hr operational hot rolled coil steel store, Container devanning and distribution operation & Management of multiple warehouses
* Costing and budgeting new and existing customer base
* Lead and motivate the teams on a day-to-day basis ensuring a safe and productive warehouse environment in accordance with company policies.
* Adopt and demonstrate a Customer Centred approach.
* Through effective leadership of Health and Safety matters, ensure best practice adopted throughout and a Safety Culture at all times
* Operating systems accurately to ensure delivery of outcomes and effective management of goods in, warehousing, despatch and stock and logistics.
* Contributing to systems reviews and implementing change to existing systems when required
* Compliance fully with safe and secure handling of all goods in/Out, Stock Control, Administrative Duties, Process Improvement, Adding Stock to Systems and Cost Controls to minimise errors and maximise efficiency.
* Lead the Logistics team to deliver business requirements on a day-to-day basis ensuring the right quality standards are met.
* Plan assign and direct work, appraising employees accordingly.
* As a member of the Management team, support the development of people and process across the operational areas and where necessary, other departments.
* Conduct reviews with warehouse operations staff as required by the business.
* Provide effective leadership, ensuring quality and delivery on time.
* Identify and support ideas for change and improvement in the warehouse processes, which could be efficiency, quality or customer service centred or all.
* Ensure high standards of inventory accuracy are always maintained through management of the people processes and software.
* Involved in setting the standards, monitoring and reporting as required by senior leadership.
Essential Criteria:
Education & Experience
* Minimum 3 years managing a busy warehouse.
* Minimum 3 years in direct line management of at least 4 staff
* Excellent leadership, teamwork, interpersonal, communication and analytical skills
* Experience in multi-tasking and making rounded decisions about resource utilisation
Managerial & Behavioural Competencies
* Leads teams effectively and consistently across all, without bias.
* Able to set priorities and make decisions in ambiguous situations and take initiative and measured risks.
* Shows an ability to both lead and develop new leaders through a clear understanding of what good leadership entails and how it is delivered.
* Able to coach and develop performance in others, unafraid to challenge others.
* Takes responsibility to deliver results on promises, showing tenacity to achieve a high-quality outcome.
* Must be able to adapt and demonstrate flexibility Building and maintaining strong relationships with colleagues, customers, suppliers and third parties for the benefit of the business, service, and cost control.
* Communicating across own team and third parties clearly and professionally to ensure that work is completed in a planned and timely way.
* Develops great relationships, fosters collaboration with other functions & departments, at all levels. Able to lead and motivate a team.
* Inspires people towards positive achievement of common goals.
* Empowers and connects effectively with others through involvement, delegation, and trust. Open to giving and receiving feedback.
* Demonstrates openness to personally learn and develop & share from others.
* Looks outside areas of interest/expertise.
Person Specification
* Must have strong evidenced core values.
* Values behaviour and attitude and can demonstrate leadership tendencies.
* Actively takes accountability and responsibility for actions
Ashton Recruitment is acting as a Recruitment Agency.