Warehouse Manager
- Full-time
Company Description
Fowler Welch – a multi award winning supply chain specialist working with retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers across the UK. We live by a simple set of values: to delight our customers, maximise our efficiency, be socially responsible and to promote being an employer of choice.
Job Description
To deliver an efficient and cost-effective cross-docking warehousing solution to accommodate the requirements of the Evesham operation and achieve the necessary service levels whilst operating with the legal limits.
To monitor daily operational targets / KPI’s and ensure these take into account Company standards and agreed Customer service level parameters during your shift.
Shift: 5 from 7 days
Key Duties:
- Identify the training and development needs for departmental supervisors and coach/organise/oversee solutions using own knowledge and company training tools.
- Ensure all practices and procedures are carried out in line with legislation and Company Health & Safety policy, BRC and HACCP
- Monitor and control costs and proactively manage them against budget
- To liaise closely with Site Operational Managers in Evesham to ensure understanding of each others issues, joint resolution of problems and achieve efficiencies between the departments
- To ensure staff rotas are updated and correct levels of staffing are used.
- Overall responsibility for training for use of equipment of MHE and operating equipment for all employees and record keeping.
- Ensuring that daily handover reports and warehouse management reports are completed.
- Producing, analysing and providing feedback on daily, weekly and monthly reports relating to performance and finance suggesting improvements when necessary.
- Responsibility to identify, promote, support and implement continuous improvement programs
- Overseeing the implementation of new business in line with customer requirements.
- Ensure that company standards of hygiene and housekeeping are maintained at all times
- To attend management meetings as appropriate and produce management reports and statistics as requested.
- To liaise regularly with operations and all other departments and sites to develop strong working relationships.
- Maintain department discipline including time keeping, conduct and performance using the Company disciplinary policy and procedures with the support of HR and escalating issues when necessary.
- Oversee the effective application of the Company absence policy and procedures including monitoring of absence levels and conducting return to work discussions.
Qualifications
- 3-5 years management experience within a warehouse environment
- Minimum 3 years people management experience
- Operational methods and procedures relating to the logistics industry
- Knowledge of the local commercial marketplace
- Customer service experience
- Cross-dock management techniques
- Warehouse health & safety legislation
- Results focus
- Customer understanding
- Thoroughness/attention to detail
Additional Information
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a personable and growing business with plenty of opportunities and a great team.
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