Operations Manager – Warehouse

We are a successful and growing business with a global presence in a number of manufacturing & distribution areas looking for an experienced Operations Manager.

The Operations Manager will work across all areas of the business and oversee the whole lifecycle of a product ensuring that quality and cost efficiency are maintained at all stages of the process ensuring the best possible customer journey for each product.

Duties will include:

• Project managing cross-functional teams planning, scheduling and reviewing workload to deliver agreed products on time, on target and within budget.

• Setting, monitoring & reviewing work load schedule and monitoring performance against KPIs and targets to ensure quality and on time delivery.

• Ensuring the allocation of necessary manpower, competence, skill, and knowledge, in order to achieve production targets and that the workforce are deployed in the most cost effective way 

Quality Control

• Monitoring & reviewing operations to ensure correct quality standards ensuring each product has optimum specification and is presented and packed appropriately

Process Management

• Working with stakeholders across internal and external functions to maximise the delivery and performance of each product

• Organising, planning and co-ordinating all management activities to achieve a `Right first time’ culture

• Ensuring that both goods inward and distribution departments are well organised and adequately resourced to sufficiently support activities and the goals of the business.

• Ensuring incoming product is processed and managed appropriately according to company procedure.

Health & Safety

• Promoting & maintaining awareness and compliance of H&S in accordance with best practice and legal requirement.

Staff Training & Development

• Performance Management & Annual Appraisals 

• Establishing and implementing goals and objectives for team to help support performance

• Being aware of and promoting best practice and performance standards.

• Developing and monitoring KPIs in each area

• Identifying individual training needs and implementing, monitoring and reviewing training and development plans

Person Specification

• Successful track record in a similar role within a warehouse environment

• Experience of implementing and managing process improvement working with multiple stakeholders within a manufacturing or distribution operation

• Have a working understanding of quality management systems and experience in the operating within ISO 9001 Quality Management System. 

• Have a working understanding of health and safety best practice and legislation.

• Excellent organisational and planning ability

• Strong IT skills and experience in managing multi stakeholder IT systems

• Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to liaise with cross functional staff at all levels

If you have experience as a Warehouse Manager & are looking to join an established and successful business then please send your cv through asap.