Key responsibilities and accountabilities aligned to our long-term Strategic Aims:
- Building on the strengths of the family feel and culture across the organisation by
- Champion the Finished Goods WMS change across the warehouse teams by building engagement, confidence and commitment to standard ways of working.
- Maintain the brilliant fundamental basics of Health and Safety and Food Safety in all that we do.
- Support the Finished Goods WMS SME by providing practical warehouse insight and helping colleagues adapt to new processes and system changes.
- Role model the leadership behaviours committed to our co-owners by taking responsibility, being fair and always aspiring to be the best version of ourselves.
- Developing and influencing better ways of working by
- Support the Finished Goods WMS workstream from design through go-live and hypercare, aligned to the wider Empowering Yeo roadmap.
- Contribute to design workshops, process reviews and testing activity to help define practical, standard warehouse ways of working.
- Support a smooth transition to BAU by helping establish the super user network, process ownership and a clear support model post go-live.
- Drive adoption across warehouse teams through structured communication, role-based training and visible on-site support.
- Enable more sustainable and efficient warehouse operations by embedding standard processes, improving stock accuracy and reducing waste through consistent adoption of Finished Goods WMS ways of working.
- Work with warehouse teams to help create and embed clear, standard ways of working across Isleport using WMS-enabled processes.
- Help maintain data quality and governance for warehouse-critical processes so stock, transaction and operational reporting remain trusted and useful.
- Build co-owner confidence and capability by making the warehouse system change practical, well-supported and continuously improved after go-live.
- Make the warehouse voice visible by capturing feedback and best practice from operational teams and converting it into standard processes and improvements.
- Support end users to understand and adopt the new ways of working by providing clear communication, hands-on training and visible on-site support.
- Act as a local operational voice in design and support discussions, balancing standardisation with what will work in a live finished goods warehouse environment.
- Reinforce accountability post go-live by monitoring process compliance, stock accuracy and data quality, and coaching teams where standards slip.
- Support the Finished Goods WMS SME in defining, documenting and embedding standard future-state warehouse processes across Isleport.
- Contribute operational input to design workshops and review sessions to ensure the solution works effectively in practice.
- Participate in business testing, defect triage and validation for finished goods warehouse processes.
- Act as a data owner for relevant warehouse data by supporting data extraction, cleansing, validation and cutover readiness.
- Help develop SOPs, training content and end-user guidance, and deliver or support role-based training across warehouse teams.
- Provide front-line support during cutover, go-live and hypercare, helping to stabilise the solution and reinforce standard ways of working.
- Capture feedback, identify improvement opportunities and work with the Finished Goods WMS SME to improve adoption and operational performance over time.
Sounds interesting, what do I need?
- Strong experience of finished goods warehousing, including stock control, picking, despatch, inventory accuracy and warehouse flow in a fast-paced manufacturing or logistics environment.
- Strong knowledge of warehouse processes and best practice, with the ability to translate operational requirements into clear, standardised ways of working.
- Experience supporting workshops, testing activity and process reviews to help shape practical solutions in a live operational environment.
- Experience developing SOPs, training materials and coaching end users through system and process change.
- Strong understanding of warehouse data, stock integrity, master data and the controls required to support accurate system transactions and reporting.
- Good communication, problem-solving and stakeholder engagement skills, with a structured and practical approach to change.
Experience of Warehouse Management Systems, scanning solutions and the latest warehousing picking technology.
Knowledge of current Yeo Valley finished goods warehouse processes, system and data flows across site.
Experience working with external delivery partners across requirements, design, testing and go-live.
Experience contributing to testing, cutover and hypercare activities for operational system change.
Why should I join the family?
We’re independent, British and proud to be making the highest quality yogurts, desserts and ice cream under the Yeo Valley brand and for many of the UK’s major retailers. Operating from four dairies and two logistics centres in Somerset and Devon, we employ over 1900 staff and produce more than 25% of the UK’s packaged yogurt.
We’re sure you don’t need convincing, but there’s a whole host of benefits that we offer.
- Competitive holiday allowance
- non-contributory pension scheme
- life cover
- healthcare cash back plan
- cycle to work scheme
- subsidised Yeo Valley products and services
- preferential rates with our partners
- learning and development opportunities; we’re committed to ensuring all of our employees have the chance to grow
Our closing dates are a guide for when the application window should close, although we may close the advert sooner if we can. So, we recommend you get your application in straight away – and don’t miss the opportunity to join us!
Unfortunately, we’re not able to provide employment sponsorship to candidates at this moment in time.
Please note that Yeo Valley do not accept speculative agency applications; we will only accept applications from preferred suppliers that have been submitted to us via our recruitment portal at the point of instruction.
Empowering Yeo - WMS Key Super User - 12 month secondment in Blagdon employer: Yeo Valley
At Yeo Valley, we pride ourselves on being an independent British company that values its employees and fosters a supportive work culture. As a Production Team Manager, you'll not only lead a dedicated team in producing high-quality dairy products but also benefit from our commitment to employee growth through learning opportunities, competitive benefits, and a strong focus on health and safety. Join us in Somerset, where you can make a meaningful impact while enjoying a range of perks including a non-contributory pension scheme, annual bonuses, and subsidised products.
