Job Description
A Logistics and Warehouse Manager is required on a PERMANENT basis by CareerWise Recruitment for our client; a Limerick-based Wholesale Food Distribution Company. This role will be responsible for a team of circa one hundred colleagues across the warehouse management, inbound and outbound teams and play a key part in the overall growth of the organisation.
Role of this position
1. General management and overall leadership of a team of section managers, team leaders and colleagues across all logistics activities in line with strategic KPIs.
2. Overall responsibility to ensure Inbound, Outbound and Inventory Managers are utilising and developing robust teams to ensure consistent long-term growth is achieved.
3. Constant monitoring and evaluation of available data to ensure optimal warehouse layout and stock integrity is being achieved.
4. To identify opportunities and implement initiatives for continuous improvements in ways of working, quality, consistency and effectiveness of process.
5. Create an inclusive and collaborative culture where the role of each team member in the contribution to the organisational goals is understood.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
6. 5+ years' experience in a relevant management role in a high volume, technology driven, time sensitive operation
7. Experience within FMCG industry is advantageous
8. Willingness to examine and challenge the status quo and break down silos where necessary with fact-based arguments to ensure continuous improvement of his/her team and the wider Operations team.
9. Confident and consistent communicator who has an ability to flex his/her style to ensure the message is understood regardless of the audience.
10. Highly analytical and comfortable with technology such as using internal data reporting tools to drill down into the data to see what is going on.
11. Extremely organised and comfortable operating in a highly dynamic and fast paced environment.
12. The ability and confidence to interpret often ambiguous data in making timely decisions based on evaluation of the associated risks and subsequent impacts on all stakeholders.
13. Ability to delegate in line with setting the expectation, assigning responsibility and ensuring responsibility is taken by your team.
14. Is collaborative and yet confident to constructively challenge for the right result with an ability to influence peers and senior managers.