Warehouse & Logistics Chargehand - Swindon, United Kingdom - Purely Recruitment Solutions

Description

Warehouse Manager

Monday Friday - 8.We are currently recruiting for a Warehouse Manager to join our busy client based in Swindon.

Ensure compliance with company and statutory regulations for Health & Safety, Environment, Employment, Export, and promotion of and adherence to potential hazard reporting.

Provision of leadership and development for the warehouse team and a contributing member of the management team

Accountable for ensuring processes and people are proactively planned and aligned to support customer service level expectations by ensuring warehouse efficiency metrics are met along with customer sequence and consignment dates.

Recommendations for Business Process Improvement through recognised best practices and lean initiatives coupled with optimising efficiencies through the completion and analysis of Key Performance Indicators

First point of contact for outbound logistics providers, capital equipment, packaging and consumables and implement any approved cost reduction principles.

Project Management relating to Warehouse/Logistic aspects of the business.
Daily KPI production for team performance against business requirements
Conduct annual appraisals, assess training needs, set and monitor team as well as individual objectives.

Hold regular team briefings to communicate any improvement plans or issues within the warehouse and performance against productivity targets.

Ensure that cyclic stock checks, customer returns and supplier rejects are completed on time and accurately as well as managing the aged inventory in collaboration with purchasing.

Liaise with transport companies to resolve any issues that may arise.
Ensure overtime levels are monitored and kept to reasonable levels to maintain customer service.
Ad-hoc duties as required
Innovative, creative and comfortable challenging the status quo.
Able to identify risk areas and proactively implement contingency programmes.
Confident and comfortable with numbers and data driven decision making
Competent with IT systems and Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, Outlook and preferably PowerPoint.
5+ years experience in managing warehouse operations
Healthcare cashback plan
Private healthcare scheme
4x life insurance cover
Company pension scheme
25 days annual leave plus bank/public holidays.