Job Description
Job Description
Exciting Career Opportunity: Senior Warehouse Operations Manager.
Client: Leading 3PL / Temperature Controlled Provider.
Salary: £60,000 to £65,000 + Bonus & Package.
Role Location: Stafford, UK.
Are you a dynamic Warehouse professional looking to make a significant impact at a distribution centre, working for a well-known, leading 3PL provider?
The Company
Loom Talent Limited have been engaged by a leading figure in UK 3PL temperature controlled / chilled operations. This role will oversee a key site in the UK network in Stafford area, overseeing a headcount in excess of 200+ colleagues.
Working within a multi-user environment, our client supports well known brands along with key UK retailers whilst being committed to maintaining the highest standards of service, safety, and overall operational efficiency.
Aside being a competent leader, this individual needs to have a reasonable awareness of CI initiatives and have a proven ability to work at pace, leading a site that moves over 1.2M cases per week.
The Role
- People-Centric Leadership: Lead and inspire a dedicated team to reach their full potential. Your focus on the well-being and development of your staff will be the cornerstone of success whilst having a continuous improvement mindset.
- Health & Safety: Uphold rigorous health and safety standards, fostering a culture of safety awareness throughout the warehouse and distribution arm of the business.
- Performance Metrics: Continue to evolve the organisational approach to KPI’s, whilst ensuring existing and new site standardisation.
- Continuous Improvement - To lead the sites CI & Optimisation activities, ensuring robust CI Methodology & Best Practise is ingrained in the ongoing site culture.
- WMS & ERP Expertise: Utilise your experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Business Systems to drive operational efficiency. Familiarity with WMS & ERP implementations is a definite plus.
- Customer & Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support the seamless flow of goods from the warehouse to the end customer.
The Candidate
- Have a Logistics Distribution & Supply Chain background - Essential.
- Have a minimum of 5+ years’ experience at a Warehouse Manager / Operations Manager / Senior Operations Manager or General Manager level - Essential.
- Have managed teams beyond 200+ employees through direct managerial reports - Essential.
- A working knowledge of WMS / ERP systems - Essential.
- Exceptional people management and leadership skills - Essential.
- An understanding of Lean Six Sigma / Continuous Improvement Methodology - Essential.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities - Essential.
- Commutable to the Stafford area 5 days per week - Essential.
The Package:
- Salary - £60,000 to £65,000 (Dependant on expereince).
- 10% Company Bonus.
- 25 + 8 Company Holidays.
- Company Pension Contributions.
- Plus additional company benefits.
- Lots of opportunity for progression.
Apply:
If you're ready to lead a dedicated team, drive operational excellence, and champion safety and efficiency, this could be the role for you!
If you're a visionary warehouse leader with a people-centric approach, please send your CV to m.simpson@loomtalent.co.uk or apply to the advert via the link.