Site Manager - Leicester

GEODIS is a leading global logistics provider acknowledged for its expertise across all aspects of the supply chain. As a growth partner to its clients, GEODIS specializes in five lines of business: Supply Chain Optimization, Global Freight Forwarding, Global Contract Logistics, Distribution & Express, and European Road Network.

This position is also open to anyone recognized as a disabled worker.

Position requirements and constraints:

• Monday-Friday
• Core business hours
• 40 hours per week, flexible around business needs

Job description:

• Create an environment where all feel safe and are able to challenge each other on all aspects of Health and Safety.
• Provide leadership to ensure high performance and operational delivery.
• Achieve site revenue and profit target in line with the annual budget set.
• Ensure full warehouse space utilisation with profitable revenue.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Optimize logistics operation delivering agreed service levels, safely and within budget.
• Balance the delivery of excellent customer service at appropriate targeted levels of internal costs.
• Work closely with on-site customers, exploring opportunities to grow revenue and contribution margin.
• Drive culture through the line, utilising all Geodis toolbox tools.
• Drive succession planning at all levels – building bench strength for the future.
• Drive a mindset of Continuous Improvement at all levels.
• Identify and lead improvement initiatives to drive the deployment of best practices and efficiencies at site level.
• Propose and manage the successful implementation of solutions and change projects to drive revenues, optimise working practices and drive efficiencies.
• Identify and propose continuous improvement to create and increase value-added activities.
• Create control systems to ensure that implemented improvements are sustainable.
• Overall responsibility of Stock control and stock management.
• Drive productivity gains into the business against set targets.
• Review and implement new operating processes, procedures, and systems.
• Propose new solutions to deliver competitively for new potential business and to challenge cost and productivity on existing business.
• P&L ownership: Full responsibility of P&L management to achieve/exceed set budgets.
• Deliver on financial performance targets and operational KPIs.
• Report on financial performance across customer base taking necessary action to drive results.
• Ensure improved practices and effective risk management through compliance with all company policies including Health and Safety, Security as well as operating within legal and regulatory requirements.
• Work collaboratively with the support functions at all levels to help the growth of existing customers, creating added value and innovative solutions.
• Provide inspiring leadership and direction to the logistics team.
• Team management including employee relation and performance management.
• Monitor and support the team by providing regular communications, encouraging feedback and contribution of ideas and initiatives.
• Retain, maintain, and develop existing and new revenue streams.

Applicant's profile:

Essential Education and/or Training:

• Solid experience in warehouse operations, process documentation and logistics change management programmes.
• Demonstrated implementation of business turnaround programmes to support future growth.
• Demonstrable experience of stock control and stock management.

Preferred Experience and Knowledge:

• Demonstrated experience of financials and budgetary processes within a business.
• Demonstrable experience at Manager level of overseeing a warehouse operation.
• Demonstrable experience of achieving and driving quality customer service operations measured by KPIs and client satisfaction.
• Demonstrable experience of running an operation with full P&L responsibility with proven success in achieving sales growth, revenue, and profit targets.
• Demonstrable experience of effective management of teams/individual employees to achieve effective day-to-day operation and maintain a professional and satisfying working environment.

Necessary Technical / Functional Skills:

• Industry knowledge.
• Experience in producing daily/weekly reports.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office and Excel; required level: HIGH.

Position place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, Leicester (City of)

Location: Geodis, Optimas Point, Unit 8 Roman Ave, Leicester LE3 8JT

Candidate criteria:

• Years of experience in similar position: Confirmed (5 to 10 years of experience).
• Driving license not required.