Warehouse Operations Manager in London

Boots UK is looking to recruit an experienced Logistics Operations Manager to join our Stores Service Centre team in Nottingham. The Stores Service Centre is a world-class automated warehouse operation and in this role you will be responsible for all operations which ultimately contribute towards right first-time delivery of stock to our 1900 stores across the UK and ROI.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead, develop, and motivate a team of department managers who are customer-focused. These managers deliver plans that maximise on-shelf availability and provide the highest service level possible to customers. This is achieved through effective and accurate supply of stock, from delivery receipt to onward supply to our stores.
• Meet service and cost targets for your function, including setting and agreeing your service targets and budgets, and maintain costs in line with budget.
• Manage performance of team and ensure you give feedback in the moment, using a coaching approach to develop people and complete performance reviews, thereby ensuring a positive culture.
• Maintain a Health and Safety first mindset. This ensures that employees adhere to policies and achieve continuous improvement through implementing accident reduction plans. Additionally, it ensures that all dangerous occurrences and accidents have well thought out actions resulting from root cause analysis.
• Review resourcing strategies, creating a brilliant environment and culture for our diverse team and maintaining USDAW partnership to support our team members.

What you'll need to have (our must-haves):

• A strong leader, with experience managing and motivating an operational team including planning and organising, exposure to controlling costs and managing a budget.
• Detailed experience of supply chain and warehouse processes and working with automated warehouse systems.
• Must be flexible and prepared to 'go the extra mile' for the customer whilst remaining focused under pressure.
• The ability to interpret high-level data, forward thinking, who can guide and motivate teams to achieve results, and help to create a culture that they are proud of.
• Adaptable and open to change, and willing to embrace the ambiguity of a continually changing environment.

It would be great if you also have:

• Senior Stakeholder Communication Management.

Rewards designed for you:

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan.
• Discretionary annual bonus.
• Generous employee discounts.
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child.
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

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Equal Opportunity Employment:

At Boots, we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, creating a place where everyone feels welcome, supported and free to be themselves. We believe that when our people feel valued and included, they thrive, so we're committed to creating a brilliant Boots for our people so they can make a difference for our customers and colleagues every time.

Ban the Box:

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.