Salary: £60k - 70k per year + Benefits package
Job Reference: SF-DOM-89411
Published: 22-10-2024
Duration: Permanent
Expiry Date: 19-11-2024
Country: United Kingdom
A market leading, investing and growing FMCG Food Manufacturer based in Deeside is currently recruiting for a Distribution Manager / Distribution & Logistics Manager to join the team.
This role will require a Distribution leader with a calm approach, a people person to lead a senior leadership team across E-commerce, Distribution, Warehouse & Planning.
This business supplies a diverse range of market channels, with particular attention to multiple grocers, retail eCommerce (FMCG) and export.
This role would suit someone with a 3PL Operations / Distribution Management background and ideally with chilled streams.
Located on 30,000 sq ft with 3PL seasonal warehousing and logistics support.
Key Responsibilities: Lead a Senior team including: Head of Planning, Head of E-Commerce.
Own the annual plan to ensure seamless delivery and enable the sales & marketing team to maximize sales opportunities.
Deliver for the eCommerce Retail Business Unit head of strategy and operating team.
Ensure day-to-day operational matters are addressed from start to finish, especially Q4 staffing roster, including reserve resource whilst having foresight of the longer-term business horizon.
Maintain the highest standards of excellence in safety, quality, and hygiene to ensure customer orders are to specification and received on time, ensuring compliance to BRC and export regulations.
Establish and maintain relationships with external suppliers including logistics partners, ensuring contractual and service requirements are delivered, supported by director-led corporate negotiation.
Intense management of courier shipping providers, delivering to significant performance metrics.
Accountable for effective stock management receiving this from our own manufacture facilities, effective warehouse organization, ensuring food traceability is maintained, and managing on a FIFO basis.
Manage the whole connectivity of the operational facility with special attention to sourcing, training and supervising colleagues.
Provide visibility of accurate management information and KPIs to galvanize the team in the business, driving attention to detail and communicating the right information to different audiences.
You will be a Distribution Operations Manager ideally with 3PL and chilled experience used to working as a calm leader in a complex, fast paced facility.
This role will need to be a highly experienced Operations Manager with a focus on effectively coaching your team to do their best work, injecting pace and dynamism into the facility and a straightforward communicator with a proven delivery in setting and achieving KPIs.
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