Graduate Warehouse Manager

Graduate Warehouse Manager

Cheltenham – Gloucestershire

Full-time, flexible days and nights

£44,000 per annum

An established family-run food business is looking to recruit a Graduate Warehouse Manager to boost operational performance and maximise efficiencies. This is a brilliant opportunity for a graduate to accelerate their career in supply-chain management. The ideal candidate will have a solid grounding in project management and lean methodologies.

Responsibilities

• To assist the warehouse management team by developing and delivering training, 1-2-1’s, appraisals, and regular team briefings across the dayshift, afternoons, and nightshift warehouse operations.
• Contribute to the development of a diverse, inclusive, solutions-oriented, and customer service focussed culture by developing and implementing improvement strategies and gaining buy-in from stakeholders at all levels within the operations team.
• Listen to and act on employee, customer, and stakeholder feedback, review ideas and plans for improvement projects, and work to ensure that new processes implemented meet the needs of all stakeholders involved.
• Gain buy-in from all stakeholders, and fully brief the reasons, implications & timelines of all planned change initiatives.
• To improve pick flows, workflows, implement standard operating practices and prepare for and implement automation.
• To review the warehouse layout and product placement in order to improve efficiencies.
• To review workflow patterns and racking configurations in order to improve efficiencies and accuracy.
• To continuously improve processes across the operation including effective processing of depot waste, maintenance of equipment, and maintenance of warehouse standards (Appearance, Food Safety, Health and Safety, and resource availability).
• To provide management cover for operational colleagues during their absence.

The Person

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, relationship building, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Excellent presentation skills, and the ability to deliver training & team briefings, 1-2-1’s and appraisals.
• Leadership potential, the ability to listen, coach and mentor others for success.
• Good understanding of project management and lean process mapping.
• Good level of Mathematics, experience working with data analysis, statistics, delivering insights.
• Customer Service Focus, an analytical approach.
• Process-oriented individual, with a passion for continuous improvement, excellent IT skills and the ability to pick up new systems quickly.
• An action-oriented individual, who is solutions focussed, can manage multiple priorities and deliver results on time.
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of managing change in a challenging environment.
• A good team player with strong attention to detail, good problem-solving skills, and experience, knowledge of, or willingness to learn Health and Safety, Food Safety, and HACCP procedures.
• Experience managing budgets effectively, including cost management.
• Knowledge of Warehouse Management Systems and ideally experience using RF or Voice technology.
• Exposure to value stream mapping and experience or a relevant qualification in Lean Management.
• Project management experience or relevant qualification
• Experience of business change in a supply chain, retail, or wholesale business.
• Experience implementing process improvements and controls.
• Experience in a supervisory role involving training, team briefings, 1-2-1’s, and appraisals.

Benefits

• Cashback and perks bundle: discounts on supermarkets, major brands, insurance, holidays, gyms and cinemas
• 25 days holiday plus BH
• Salary exchange pension scheme
• Life Assurance scheme
• Employee Savings scheme
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Tax-free Childcare
• Eye tests
• Free parking
• Free drinks
• Free fruit days
• Long service recognition
• Monthly charity lottery

If this role sounds of interest to you, apply today to BenL@RERecruitment.com

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RE Recruitment would like to thank you for applying for the above role. We do try to come back to all applications however if you haven’t heard from a consultant within 5 working days, this unfortunately means that you have been unsuccessful.

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