The client is a leading national transport and logistics organisation, due to growth and business change, they are looking to recruit an operations manager for their site in the Ashford Kent area. An excellent basic salary of £65K-£75K is on offer plus company car, personal fuel card, health care, pension contribution and a bonus.
Responsibilities
Your role will be to manage and deliver a profitable and efficient depot operation by:
* Overseeing daily aspects of depot activities, including Operations, Health & Safety, Warehousing and Continuous Improvement
* Supervising a small in-house team to optimise delivery routes and schedules
* Managing and overseeing logistics processes including freight forwarding, planning, shipping, receiving
* Ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards across the depot / office
Requirements
* Proven leadership experience in depot / site management, ideally with an understanding of basic routing & scheduling, international freight forwarding and customs procedures
* Experience in managing a depot / warehouse and familiarity with general haulage, 3PL, freight forwarding, retail logistics or similar sectors
* Good communication, leadership and organisational skills
* Desirable but certainly not essential: A CPC and / or related qualifications, such as IOSH etc, and any commercial / business development experience
The successful candidate would be joining a great close-knit organisation in which your career could develop positively. If you have the operational, leadership and commercial skills, along with the passion to lead and develop a small but flagship depot, we would like to hear from you immediately for this highly rewarding opportunity.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £65,000.00-£75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company car
* Company pension
* Free parking
* On-site parking
* Private medical insurance
Work Location: In person