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Job Title: Warehouse & Logistics Manager
Are you a Warehouse & Logistics Manager, looking for a fresh start? We are looking for a Warehouse & Logistics Manager to join our client’s dynamic team. This opportunity includes management of warehouse operations, stock accuracy and fleet management for a long-established distribution business.
This is a permanent opportunity and requires travel between sites.
Key Responsibilities:
Stock Accuracy:
- Goods in checked, receipted and put away on the day they arrive,
- Regular cycle counts across all sites, duty paid and bond,
- Variances investigated and closed; counts reconciled to Sage with Accounts,
- Inter-site transfers controlled,
- Customer stock portals maintained with availability.
Warehouse Operations:
- Orders picked and staged to plan and cut-off times,
- Daily team huddle for support, escalation and challenge,
- Rosters, cover, overtime, handling equipment and facilities,
- Weekly hours, overtime approved and sent to Accounts for payroll every Friday,
- Point-of-sale (POS) stock count and report.
Deliveries and Fleet:
- Run the delivery schedules; week-ahead delivery plan every Friday,
- Imports, exports and inter-warehouse transfers,
- Routes within driver hours rules; full loads, less empty running,
- Delivery slots booked with the multiples through their portals,
- Tachograph downloads (drivers 21 days, vehicles 90 days).
Bond and Duty:
- Lead the Bond & Duty and Stock Controller,
- Every movement under bond recorded, declared and reconciled,
- Trained backup so bond control never depends on one person.
Health and Safety:
- Risk assessments current; manual-handling training for operatives and drivers,
- Vehicles and handling equipment checked and legal every day,
- Warehouses and yard clean, organised and fit to show any brand owner,
- Stop unsafe activity immediately; keep ahead of driver and safety legislation,
- Business continuity plan in place.
Cost and Improvements:
- Warehouse and transport costs kept within budget,
- Costed recommendations to the MD on under-used vehicles, space and resources,
- Help introduce new systems (WMS, scanning, electronic proof of delivery).
People Management:
- Lead, train and develop the warehouse and driver team; recruit and keep good drivers,
- Clear duties, KPIs and regular 1-2-1s for every team member; cover for every critical task.
Experience required:
- Relevant qualification in logistics, warehousing or management, or equivalent experience,
- Forklift licence,
- Full clean driving licence,
- 3 to 5 years’ warehouse management or supervisory experience, ideally multi-site,
- Minimum 3 years managing drivers and a fleet, including route planning and driver compliance,
- Delivering change on the ground and bringing the team along,
- Driver hours, tachograph and safety legislation knowledge,
- Leads a team on the floor: sets standards, coaches, gets results,
- Clear communicator with teams, customers and Revenue officers,
- Experience of warehouse management system (WMS) tools and technology,
- Good working knowledge of Excel,
- Ability to travel between sites and flex hours to meet dispatch needs.
Experience Desirables:
- CPC in Road Haulage Transport Management,
- IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent,
- FMCG distribution to the major multiples,
- Knowledge of Bonded warehouse or excise goods environments,
- Route and network optimisation experience,
- Knowledge of Excise, duty and bond rules in ROI and NI,
- Sage 200 experience,
- Experience in WMS, handheld scanning and electronic proof of delivery.
If you are interested in the above role, please apply to job reference HM/919 on www.recruitmentbureau.com. Please send your CV in a Word format.
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