Warehouse Inbound Manager - Sysco Belfast

Join Our Team at Sysco - Exciting Opportunities Await. At Sysco, our success is powered by passionate, dedicated people who go above and beyond to deliver every day. We deliver opportunities to our colleagues ensuring that we can all thrive in work and beyond. We deliver the potential of food and drink to our customers, supporting thousands of cafes, restaurants and bars to thrive every day. We deliver new thinking, technology and talent to our industry. We deliver support and commitment to our communities, making a lasting impact.

Be Part of Something Big - Sysco's New Chapter in Northern Ireland. We are expanding our presence in Northern Ireland with the opening of our brand-new, state-of-the-art Sysco Belfast facility at Nutts Corner, Co. Antrim. This is a transformational step for our business in Northern Ireland, bringing enhanced capacity, efficiency, and career growth opportunities. We are looking for talented individuals to join us on this exciting journey. New team members will initially be based at our Lisburn Depot on Hillhall Road, before relocating to our cutting-edge Belfast facility later this year.

Join Us and Grow Your Career. We are seeking passionate, ambitious, and driven individuals who want to be part of a team shaping the future of foodservice across the island of Ireland. Whether you are an experienced professional or looking for your next challenge, now is the perfect time to join us. As part of our recipe for growth and opening of our new Belfast facility, we are looking for a Warehouse Manager to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a leader looking for a rewarding career experience within an industry renowned, global organisation.

Inbound Warehouse Manager. Focused on leading our Warehouse function at our Belfast facility, the successful candidate will be responsible for the planning and implementation of all internal activities within our state-of-the-art distribution centre serving the island of Ireland. We are looking for energetic candidates who are comfortable with developing and leading collaborative teams to drive performance in line with our Purpose and Vision. This role will play a key part in the overall growth of the organisation along with helping to maintain our core ethos here at Sysco - keeping the customer at the heart of everything we do.

The role requires a candidate who will be:

• Dynamic, energetic and flexible in approach.
• A Leader that can flex across inbound and outbound activities across the day shift remit.

Key Accountabilities:

• General management and overall leadership of team leaders and colleagues across all warehouse activities in line with strategic KPIs.
• To contribute to, plan and execute the day-to-day operational strategy.
• Overall responsibility to ensure Inbound team leaders are utilising and developing robust teams to ensure consistent long-term growth is achieved.
• To develop all colleagues through appropriate interventions, such as probationary reviews, appraisals, PDPs and frequent and candid conversations in order to drive high performing individuals and teams.
• Continuous monitoring and evaluation of available data to ensure optimal warehouse layout and stock integrity is being achieved.
• Identify opportunities and implement initiatives for continuous improvements in ways of working, quality, consistency and effectiveness of process.
• To ensure housekeeping standards, and safe systems of work are met and maintained in line with Health & Safety at Work Regulations and local standards and act in line with Company Health & Safety Policy.
• Create an inclusive, engaged and collaborative culture where the role of each team member in the contribution to the organisational goals is understood.

Requirements:

• 5+ years' experience in a relevant management role in a high volume, technology driven, time sensitive operation.
• Experience within FMCG industry is advantageous.
• Flexibility in working hours, days and shift patterns.
• Confident and consistent communicator who has an ability to flex their style to ensure the message is understood.
• Ability to interpret data and effectively apply outcome to the needs of the business.
• Highly analytical and comfortable with technology.
• Extremely organised and comfortable operating in a highly dynamic & fast paced environment.
• Ability to delegate in line with setting the expectation, assigning responsibility and ensuring responsibility is taken by their team.
• Is collaborative and confident to constructively challenge for the right result with an ability to influence peers & senior managers.

Core Competencies:

• Understanding Your Customers - acts as a role model in personal approach to internal and external customer goals. Takes time to understand the underlying needs of the stakeholders beyond those initially expressed.
• Flexibility & Adaptability - Demonstrates understanding of how change impacts people. Anticipates resistance to change and works to support effective change initiatives.
• Building Effective Relationships - Is a role model for maintaining constructive and effective relationships with others across departments and other boundaries. Demonstrates effective communication techniques and skills and is seen as a team player.
• Communication & Listening - Exceptional communication skills - writes and speaks clearly in a variety of communication settings and styles. Successfully delivers messages to all levels of the business and stakeholders achieving the desired effect.

On Offer:

• Flexible working possible.
• Annual Leave.
• Service Leave.
• Wellbeing Day.
• Service Recognition.
• Learning & Development.
• STAR Award.
• Colleague Sysco Discount.
• Lifestyle Savings Platform on a number of well-known brands and retailers.
• Enhanced Company Sick Pay.
• Employee Assistance Programme, and much more.

The duties and responsibilities outlined in this job description are neither definitive nor restrictive and may change in detail from time-to-time to meet the changing needs of the business.