Job reference number324838
Production Supply Manager - Aberdeen Mail Centre
MS300
Full time
Permanent
Aberdeen Mail Centre
For a full job description, please click on the following link: Job Descriptions
About the role
Reporting to the Optimised Production Leader, you will manage a team of administration staff responsible for leading the production of an accurate traffic forecast and to support the efficient daily, weekly and monthly resourcing of the Plant. Ensuring all traffic data recording and reporting is robust and to business standards you will be expected to hit business targets.
You will need to work with shift managers across the plant to find innovative new ways of working to ensure staffing solutions are cost effective and robust plans are in place for seasonal events to ensure clearances are maintained. The role will involve a high level of continuous improvements to keep the business competitive.
Please Note: Although the scheduled hours for this role will be between 07:00 - 16:00 there will be significant need for flexibility to work around business needs, including late and weekend shifts particularly around peak periods.
About you
We are looking for an organised, analytical thinker used to dealing with large volumes of data who also has experience of change management.
In order to excel in this role you must be a flexible, hard-working and creative individual with a can do attitude who can work to tight deadlines and challenging targets. Although leadership skills are important as a manager we are more focused on your ability to build relationships and influence people at all levels across the business.
What skills and experience are we looking for?
A degree in Maths or equivalent would be beneficial but if you have extensive experience and knowledge of working in a production or finance environment this is not essential.
As this is an extremely interesting and varied role, we are looking for candidates who are flexible, can work under pressure and possess excellent leadership and communication skills. As a leader within the business, you must demonstrate evidence on your CV of the following:
Leadership Focus: Ensures the basics are right, takes a 'one company' approach, creates positive energy, implements strategy, takes account of relevant issues. Uses platforms to recognise superstars, appeals to both the heart and the brain when communicating.
People Focus: Understands the value of diversity & inclusion, uses delegation, coaching, empowerment and feedback, identifies and developing talent, collaborates, takes time to know and understand others needs and perspectives, ensures a supportive environment where achievements are recognised.
Resilience Focus: Is approachable, provides re-assurance to others, agile in adapting to new challenges, communicates regularly and informally, deals with ambiguity, is positive and realistic even under pressure.
Achievement Focus: Ensures 'best day every day' by implementing standards of excellence, asks questions of others, shares learning, provides guidance. Builds confident teams using a coaching style and ensures others are held accountable. Uses resources to ensure delivery. Keeps promises. Is trusted by teams and colleagues.
Improvement Focus: Implements transformation, reduces costs and ensures value for money, embraces innovative work practices, makes rational and informed decisions, identifies improvements to ways of working across areas of the business, implements new processes and services to meet changing customer needs.
Customer centric Focus: Implements a customer-first culture, introduces ways to improve the customer experience, puts the customer at the heart of decision making, monitors goals for customer service, promotes investment and change which improves the end to end customer experience.
Shift patterns: Monday - Friday 41 hours a week between 07:00 - 1600
Application process
If you are interested in applying, please complete your application online and submit your current CV.
Assessment process
Your face to face assessment is designed to enable you to showcase your suitability for management positions within Royal Mail. You will take part in a capability-based interview and a short management scenario exercise more details of which will be provided on the day.
Benefits:
Min:£39,777
Mid:£43,063
Max:£47,093
If you are successful in your application, please note that this is a national role and may affect your salary if you are currently performing a role in a Defined Area or Inner/Outer London pay area.
Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we’ll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people.
Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.
We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.
For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/
Closing Date: 24th June. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.
Shortlisting: Week commencing 24th June
Interviews expected: Week Commencing 7th July
Job Enquiries: malcolm.lovie@royalmail.com
Recruitment Enquiries:precious.c.dube@royalmail.com
For guidance on writing a great CV and how to prepare and conduct yourself at interview there are two online courses available on SuccessFactors called ‘CV Guidance’ and ‘Interview Skills’.
As part of the online application process you will be asked to confirm that you meet the minimum eligibility criteria. Before completing your application, you should read the criteria below in order to check that it is appropriate for you to apply.
Details of the internal application eligibility criteria can be found here
Terms of appointment are detailed within the advert and voluntary transfer terms will apply (unless stated otherwise).
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