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Salary: £80,000 to £95,000 dependant upon experience, plus 33 days holiday, car allowance, pension, bonus, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme

£80,000 to £95,000 dependant upon experience, plus 33 days holiday, car allowance, pension, bonus, life assurance, employee

assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme

About the Role

As General Manager you will be fully accountable for the performance and management of warehouse operations. This role offers the

opportunity todefine, plan, manage and sustain organisation and operational change and transformation projects that will truly

make a difference.

A full ‘360’ role, you willmanage all aspects of the Distribution Centre covering inbound and outbound processing, warehouse

management, distribution management, internal quality control, returns processing and stock integrity, safety, budget, Unipart

Way, and compliance.

Managing and delivering objectives through effective process management and leadership of your team, you will ensure that all

customer SLA and KPIs are met and that a continuous improvement programme is rigorously managed through driving a culture of

As part of your key responsibilities you’ll:

• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and environmental and quality standards
• Ensure 'The Unipart Way' is implemented and embedded across the site and use the principles to ensure operational excellence
• Embed a culture of employee engagement across the site; where the site is considered to be exemplary
• Overall accountability for compliance with legal and ethical people management practice
• Be accountable for setting operational objectives in accordance with business plan and targets
• Have overall accountability for operational performance to Service Level Agreements and Key Performance Indicators and monitor
• performance through operational reviews and audits
• Ensure that the operating budget is set and managed within targets
• Be responsible for effective two-way communication processes with team, customer, and suppliers

About You

• Experience operating at a senior level in a logistics / warehouse environment
• Proven ability to manage large teams (400+)to deliver the required standards and performance
• High level of commercial competence - with experience instart up and transition activity - from contract renewal to
• commercial frameworks and customer engagement
• Solid experience in defining, planning, managing and sustaining both organisation and operational change and transformation
• projects - e.g. automation implementation and systems interfaces (from AGVs and Goods to Person, through to ASRS)
• Ability to work under pressure in a challenging and constantly changing environment, evidenced by previous experience in a fast
• changing, volume driven working and customer environment
• Clear leadership skills, to inspire with energy and passion within and across Senior Leaders and their teams
• Proven effective relationships with client / customer at a senior level

About Unipart

We are a supply chain performance improvement partner. We Design, Make, Move, and Improve components in our customers' supply

chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer. Through our commitment to continuously driving

operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost, and carbon. Our ambition is to be the driving force behind

efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We believe that a great workplace is one where you can bring your whole self to work. Our recruitment process is designed to be

accessible, inclusive, and based entirely on merit. We define merit through a combination of technical skills and the core

behaviours that help our people thrive at Unipart. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background or

circumstances. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity that exceeds our statutory obligations under the Equality Act

2010 and subsequent legislation. Whether it's your age, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, family status, or any other

characteristic that makes you 'you' - it is your talent and potential that we value most. Adjustments for you: We want you to

perform at your best. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs at any stage of the

application or interview process, please let us know. We are here to support you.