At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a large warehouse team to drive performance and operational excellence.
- Company: A leading distribution and fulfilment operation investing in strong leadership.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, Monday to Friday schedule, and genuine career development opportunities.
- Other info: Join a dynamic company committed to continuous improvement and employee development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on team culture and operational performance in a modern environment.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in managing teams and improving performance in logistics or distribution.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 50000 £ per year.
- Supply Chain & Logistics / Logistics
- Company: Hays
Consultant: Jim Fowler Hays office: Milton Keynes — First Floor, ll Exchange Square, North Fourth Street, MK9 1HLPhone: 01908 870251Email: jim. fowler@hays. com Your new company A leading distribution and fulfilment operation is investing heavily in its operational leadership structure and is seeking an experienced Distribution Manager to lead a large warehouse team through its next phase of growth and development.
This is a business that recognises the importance of strong leadership and is looking for a manager who can drive performance through people, culture and operational excellence.
Your new role You will lead a team within a modern distribution environment, ensuring operational performance across quality, turnaround times, and safety.
This is a highly visible leadership position with responsibility for driving operational performance across a busy distribution function.
Managing a team of supervisors and colleagues, you will be responsible for creating a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and high performance whilst ensuring service, quality and safety standards are consistently achieved.
The successful candidate will be a genuine people leader who enjoys developing teams, improving performance and building capability within an operation.
Setting clear performance expectations and ensuring robust KPI management across all areas.
Monitoring operational performance, productivity, quality and service levels, implementing corrective action where necessary.
Coaching and mentoring managers, supervisors and team members to improve capability and performance.
Identifying skills gaps and implementing effective training and development plans.
Managing employee relations matters including attendance, absence management, performance management and disciplinary processes.
Leading continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, efficiency and quality standards.
Ensuring compliance with all health & safety, operational and company policies.
What you'll need to succeed To be successful in this role, you will be an experienced operational leader with a proven track record of managing teams, developing people and improving performance within a warehouse, logistics, manufacturing or distribution environment.
Proven success leading supervisors and larger teams through performance improvement initiatives.
Strong knowledge of KPI management, productivity measurement and operational performance.
A track record of coaching and developing managers, supervisors and frontline colleagues.
Salary of 45,000 - 50,000 Monday to Friday
Opportunity to join a business committed to strengthening its leadership capability and operational performance.
A role with significant influence over team culture, engagement and performance.
Genuine career development opportunities within a growing operation.
Distribution Manager (m/w/d) in Milton Keynes employer: Hays
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