Warehouse Logistics Manager

Job Title:

Warehouse & Logistics Manager

Location:

County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

Direct Reports:

4 direct reports, overseeing a team of between 25-30 people.

Reporting to:

Director of Supply Chain / General Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

• Championing health and safety on site ensuring that a safe working environment exists for all colleagues and that, as a minimum, the department meets the standards set out in relevant health, safety and environmental policies.
• Managing financial budgets to optimise efficiencies, waste, yield and labour.
• Manage logistics, transportation, and distribution to meet customer demands.
• Collaborate with third party transport providers to optimise supply chain operations.
• Oversee inventory accuracy, stock management, and space utilization.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team working across a rotating 24/7 shift pattern fostering collaboration and accountability.
• Strong focus on continuous improvement, carrying out and implementing process improvement projects.
• Monitoring departmental KPIs, challenging the team to deliver improvements.
• Daily liaison across multiple departments (commercial, financial, warehousing, transport, IT, H&S, facilities, HR) so an ability to communicate effectively, build rapport and influence will be expected.
• Manage staffing rota, weekly payroll, and holidays of team.
• Meticulous attention to detail with careful and precise approach to tasks.

Qualifications/Education:

• 5 yrs experience of strong supply chain management experience including logistics, goods in, stock control and the management of third party logistics.
• Proven experience of implementing, measuring and achieving KPIs by driving best practice.
• Evidence strong leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient I.T. skills including Microsoft Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint.
• Proven experience of managing a team across various shift patterns within a fast-moving organisation with fluctuating activity levels.
• Demonstrable experience of managing, coaching and mentoring a team beyond 15+ employees to deliver results.
• Be highly organised, with excellent written and verbal communication and an attention to detail.
• Ability to openly and constructively challenge at all levels of the business.

Desired:

• Degree or equivalent in warehouse management or logistics.
• Experience in working with digital inventory management & ERP systems particularly Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013.
• Awareness of Lean practices.

About the Candidate:

As a Warehouse & Logistics Manager, you will be a key member of the site management

team and will take responsibility for driving forward production performance as well as

meeting supply chain requirements for the site. You are a proactive manager with strong

experience of hands-on leadership in warehouse and logistics environment, ideally but not

essentially in the food industry.

Salary & Benefits:

£40,000 – £45,000 DOE + Benefits.