Senior Operations Manager (£55K)

VANRATH are delighted to be working alongside our client, a leading Logistics organisation based in Lurgan to assist with the recruitment of an experienced Senior Operations Manager based in their modern offices in Lurgan. This organisation places immense value on their staff, and this proves to be a unique and prosperous opportunity for the successful applicant.

This is a Monday - Friday position (9.00am - 6.00pm) - Permanent

Salary
£50,000 - £55,000 + Fantastic Benefits Package

Responsibilities

• Warehouse and Yard Operations - Leading, motivating and engaging Warehouse Operatives through a team of Operations Managers and Team Leaders. Efficient and timely deployment of resources to match service levels within an agreed budget. Review workloads and manpower to ensure KPI targets are met. Coordinate activities that affect operational decisions and business requirements. Prepare operational commentary for KPI's.

• Communication - Act as a fulcrum for all staff communications incl daily shift meeting. Participate effectively with all partners (Transport Planners, Suppliers etc) involved in supporting day to day activities to guarantee smooth operations.

• Stock Control - Ensure stock management processes are adhered to and supported by accurate inventory checks.

• Health and Safety - Ensure that regulations within the warehouse and yard are fully adhered to.

• Operational Excellence - KPI dashboards. Agreeing a set of continuous improvement projects and managing their implementation

• Facilities Management - Responsible for management of all site facilities in support of a safe, efficient and reliable working environment including chiller, cross dock, offices, yard and operating equipment

• People - Timely recruiting and selecting agency and permanent operatives. Timely completion of Annual Performance Review and Personal Development Programmes. Proactive management of associate performance.

• Technical Compliance - Managing the process for ensuring compliance on key internal and external audits. Maintain daily site housekeeping standards to required levels.

• Administration - Creation of vehicle manifests and suppliers POD packs for drivers. Booking of vehicles on ferries.

• Trailers - Ensure trailer availability for successful of cross dock operation. Ensure daily publication of trailer requisitions.

• Customer Equipment - Provision of movement and stock figures as requested by suppliers & retailers

• Shunter vehicles - Management & road worthiness of Shunter vehicles incl Pre start-up checks

• Facilities Management - Responsible for management of all site facilities in support of a safe, efficient and reliable working environment including chiller, cross dock, offices, yard and operating equipment

• People Management - Create an engaged and productive working environment for all staff. Ensure timely completion of Annual Performance Reviews and Personal Development Programmes. Create a training environment and a talent funnel for upskilling of warehouse operatives / shunter drivers to HGV drivers

The Ideal Person:

• High-Level Operations Manager experience

• Essential to come from a Warehousing & Logistics and/or Food background

• An ability to operate in a range of situations from the shop floor to client reviews

• An understanding of engagement and motivational tools and techniques

• Have an understanding of the key cost drivers within a business and how to affect them

• Has the ability to run small projects independently

• Can take a decision based on limited information

• Has the ability to work with a site management team in order to achieve wider business goals that may be detrimental to the warehouse and yard department

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For further information on this vacancy, or any other Business Support jobs in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Jack Groves on 02890330250 in the strictest confidence.