Distribution Manager

Job Title: Distribution Manager - Night ShiftsLocation: Nantgarw - Candidates from Cardiff & Caerphilly will be considered.

Hours: Full Time & Permanent (39 hours per week)

Salary: Competitive (Depending on Experience)

Shift Patterns: Night Shifts | Monday - Thursday 10.00pm - 6.00am | Friday 8.00pm -3.00am | Weekends Off | Please only apply for this role if you are happy with working night shifts.

An excellent opportunity has presented itself to join our client, an industry leader in the fashion space. We are looking to a recruit an ambitious, passionate and highly motivated

Distribution Night Shift Manager, based in Nantgarw.

We are looking for a Distribution Night Shift Manager who will work together with the team, ensuring the continued success of a leading fashion supplier. If you would like to be part of a forward-thinking business and have a job with excellent career prospects, we would love to hear from you. The Distribution Manger will report to the Head of Logistics.

As part of the logistics management team, you will have responsibilities for the efficient handling of ensuring customer satisfaction, pre-set KPI’s and service levels are maintained and improved upon. Through the close management of both customer services levels and budget control. Ensuring H&S and depot housekeeping standards are maintained with a view to constant improvement.

Primary Responsibilities

• To plan and allocate DC resources by department /brand, in line with DC throughput.
• To calculate weekly staffing levels and holiday allowances. Optimising resource and minimising agency requirements, based on the projected budgeted volumes. To regularly review overtime requirements, within the constraints of a tight budget.
• Ensure daily work plan requirements are completed in line with external transport trunking and delivery schedules.
• Ensure all DC intake schedules are met in line with pre-set KPI’s and business requirements, Plan and schedule dynamic fluctuations in peak requirements
• Maintain high standards of quality control and ensure inventory accuracy
• To regularly re-assess all methods of operations, in order to remain proactive and suggest recommendations for the continuous improvement of the throughput cycle.
• Produce statistics for the weekly reports and monthly budget reviews.
• To take responsibility for evaluating the overall performance of all colleagues within your team, ensuring feedback is provided informally/formally on a regular basis.
• To identify the training needs of all colleagues within you given area of responsibility.
• To ensure that the Company Health and Safety regulations and housekeeping charters are adhered to.
• To undertake ad hoc project work, as requested by Senior Management.

Experience & Requirements

• Minimum 3 years Supervisory experience within a Distribution Environment.
• Experience with managing budgets, soft service management and people management.
• Proven people management skills - the ability to lead, inspire and motivate. Be able to work in a standalone or team environment.
• Leadership skills - strong initiative and decisiveness, proactive decision maker.
• Excellent at problem solving - Meet tight deadlines with the ability to multitask.
• Ability to work under pressure - able to work effectively under pressure, prioritise time sensitive deadlines.
• Planning &Organisational skills - Good time management skills to adapt to constantly changing demands and priorities. Resourceful, demonstrating the ability identify issues and proactively resolve them.

If you feel these qualities describe you, then we would like to hear from you. Please only apply for the role if you are comfortable with the role outlined above.

Please submit your career details to Andrew Bridges at PDA SEARCH & SELECTION LIMITED