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Exciting Career Opportunity: Assistant Warehouse General Manager.
Client: Leading 3PL / FMCG Provider.
Salary: £65,000 to £70,000 + Bonus, Medical Cover & Package.
Role Location: Staffordshire, 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 3PL / FMCG provider in search for an Assistant Warehouse General Manager. This role will oversee a key site in the UK network in Staffordshire 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 1M 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
The successful candidate for the Assistant Warehouse General Manager vacancy will have the following skills & experiences
- Have a Logistics Distribution and Supply Chain background - Essential.
- Have a minimum of 7+ years' experience at a Warehouse Manager / Operations Manager / Senior Operations Manager, Assistant General 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 Staffordshire area 5 days per week - Essential.
The Package:
- Salary - £65,000 to £70,000 (Dependant on experience).
- Company Bonus.
- 25 + 8 Company Holidays.
- Company Pension Contributions.
- Private Medical Cover.
- 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!
