Elevation Recruitment Group Looking for Logistics Manager at
Scarborough
, North Yorkshire Full Time
A great opportunity to work in a fast paced, innovative and growing market has been created for a Logistics Manager to support the material management of internal material movements, to meet the production demand.
This is a proactive, hands on leadership role that will seek to drive new ways of working, that bring a positive change to operations.
Key accountability and deliverables include:
* Inventory control system improvements – introducing new technology * KPI development – Inventory Turns, Quality, Inventory Holding, Material Flow performance to Cells etc. * Team Management – Operational Performance and People Performance * Dispatch – quality control, delivery performance * Manage a multi-site operation * Health and Safety Management
Key Duties:
* Managing inventory within budgetary constraints by monitoring stock levels & production demand and by reviewing materials * Working with operations to build a reliable warehouse forward forecast * Quickly identifying short term priorities based on operational needs * Understand problems, initiating long term structured improvement projects and ensuring their timely delivery * Reviewing discrepancies and driving continuous improvement * Managing and initiating specific improvement projects * Using IT systems to manage stock levels, delivery times and transport costs * Using associated information systems to coordinate and control the order cycle * Using data from IT systems to evaluate performance and quality and to plan improvements * Allocating and managing staff resources according to changing needs * Liaising and negotiating with 3PL contracts required to support the supply chain operations * Continually trying to improve and develop business performance within the constraints of legislation, fuel costs and rising environmental pressures * Implementing health and safety procedures * Managing staff training issues * Motivating other members of the team * Setting objectives
Experience:
* Have management experience with leading a team across Material Handling, Warehousing and Distribution * Have experience working in a manufacturing and/or supply chain environment * Be competent in the use of Excel to an advanced level for reporting purposes * Have experience working with material and supply chain management in a manufacturing business * Have experience with lead change initiatives that drive best practice and performance improvement * Have led training on health & safety, SOP and warehouse management systems
If you want to discuss this position in more detail, please call Carl Walker at Elevation Recruitment Group.
Elevation Recruitment Group’s Procurement and Supply Chain division work with a vast range of business across Yorkshire and Humberside, Lincolnshire and East Midlands regions.
