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A General Manager is required to lead a start-up operation for a leading logistics provider in the North East.
Client Details
Our client is a leading logistics provider.
Description
The General Manager will ensure that the distribution centre achieves it's customer service requirements in accordance with agreed budgets. This will be delivered in a safe manner, whilst promoting employee engagement and development and planning for the longer-term improvement of the business. Based at our client's start up operation in the North East, key responsibilities will include:
- Manage, support and motivate the Management team to achieve daily output objectives and deliver shift KPI's and achieve longer-term objectives.
- Ensure Customer Service and Customer Performance requirements are met in full.
- Promote a culture of employee engagement on site through your actions and various other initiatives.
- Ensure the team has the support in ensuring that there is sufficient employee resource both in quality and quantity in order to meet site performance expectations.
- Set, monitor and deliver against an agreed budget.
- Ensure compliance with all company policies and legislation.
- Have overall responsibility for Health & Safety on site, including direct line management of the H&S Manager.
- In collaboration with the Head of Facilities & Safety Management, ensure alignment with the overall safety strategy and champion a true safety culture.
- Involvement in UK and Ireland network management decisions, seeking to optimise overall company performance.
- Champion the company's quality management system on site ensuring that agreed standards are maintained and improved.
- Build and develop good working relationships with union representatives and full time officials.
- Chair monthly and quarterly distribution centre reviews.
Profile
The successful General Manager will live within a commuting distance of our client's operation in the North East and be able to demonstrate the following experience:
- Experience of leading large scale FMCG operations that include a significant warehouse and/or transport operation.
- A people first leadership style with an emphasis on engagement and developing others.
- Experience of leading and delivering change on a large scale.
- Experience of managing large and complex budgets.
- An effective communicator that can collaborate across all levels.
- Previous experience of managing effectively within unionised environments.
Job Offer
- An attractive salary package ranging from £80,000 to £95,000 per annum.
- A benefits package that includes a car allowance, bonus, pension, private medical insurance and 25 days annual leave.
We encourage all suitable candidates to apply for this exciting opportunity to make a significant impact within a leading logistics provider.
