Warehouse Manager

Salary: £38,400 – £42,000 per year

Warehouse Manager

Tamworth, Staffordshire

£38,400 – £42,000 per annum + (Depending on experience)

Permanent position

Responsible To:

A successful Global Manaufacturing business, with their UK base in Tamworth, are currently looking for an experienced Warehouse Manager to join their Operations Team.

Reporting to the Operations Director, your responsibilities will include:

The performance, standards, systems and organisation of all Warehouse & Despatch areas and the conduct of all associated employees.

Key Objectives include:

Responsibility for all physical locations & equipment that fall under the Warehouse & Despatch remit

Management of Warehouse & Despatch employees assigned to the department on a day to day basis

The achievement of performance standards relating to Warehouse & Despatch operations as identified by senior management and in particular relating to:

* Receipt of product into the warehouse (Location & Stock accuracy)

* Order Processing (Location & Stock accuracy)

* Returns processing (Location & Stock accuracy)

* Productivity / Throughput in all warehouse & Despatch areas

* Maintenance of stock record accuracy and associated controls

* Managing & achieving day to day customer & transport priorities

* Liaising internally with other departments, suppliers & transport companies

* Maintaining a good standard of housekeeping at all times

* Ensuring all Warehouse employees are fully briefed in Health & Safety requirements and that visitors and other staff entering Warehouse & Despatch areas are reminded of the procedures and necessary safety wear required

* To ensure all employees are properly trained to fulfill their duties and obtain skills in accordance with the need to maintain a flexible multi-skilled workforce.

* To play an active role in recruiting and counseling employees within the Warehouse team.

* To work within guidelines set by management in respect of overtime and additional temporary cover.

* Manage employee rotas, holidays & absence

* Conduct employee appraisals and where necessary discipline individuals for poor performance and/or misconduct.

* Responsibility for the upkeep of all Warehouse equipment to required standards

To actively participate and to lead initiatives to:

* To ensure performance targets are fully communicated to Warehouse employees and are reflected within the day to day plans and targets.

* To play a proactive role in planning and introducing changes within the Warehouse & Despatch functions with the objective of improving efficiency, standards and service to our customers. This will include employees, working practices, equipment and facilities.

* Promote the use of and participate in team meetings as a forum for involving Warehouse employees in problem solving and performance improvement.

* To ensure initiatives are channeled through such a forum and appropriate Warehouse employees participating in such meetings

* Assist departments/areas in times of absence due to holidays and sickness

* Ensure Warehouse employees understand and work to systems, procedures and controls

* To ensure Senior Management and relevant personnel are kept informed of adverse situations that may arise from time to time, whether workload related or employee related, and to seek assistance when necessary to resolve problems.

* To collect information as requested by management on a daily and weekly basis for reporting purposes and display and communicate actual performance to Warehouse employees.

Personal Qualities required:

* Strong Management skills, proactive with a good understanding of effective warehouse operations

* Good communicative and organisational skills, integrity and tenacity. Numerate, good leadership qualities and familiarity with warehousing and/or manufacturing systems (Ideally SAP)

* Demonstrable skills in managing people (Development, managing performance and disciplining where necessary, managing information, managing day to day activities (Planning/Prioritising) and managing procedures.

* Able to interface with internal customers (discuss requirements and resolve issues).

* Good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels are essential.

* A dynamic individual with good organisational and influential interpersonal skills.

* A good knowledge of Export, Import & Transport documentation and also proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word

If you are an experienced Warehouse Manager ideally from a Manufacturing background, looking for a new challenge with a successful organisation, then please apply with your up to date CV.