Despatch & Logistics Manager (Food)
Monaghan
Fulltime/Permanent
Monday - Friday Day Shift (40 hours)
Attractive Salary + Benefits
Vickerstock are excited to be working in partnership with our award winning FMCG client who are a leading provider of high-quality food products, dedicated to delivering excellence in taste and nutrition. Due to a large factory expansion, we are seeking a Despatch & Logistics Manager to join the team.
Reporting to Head of Operations you will ensure the process of moving goods, manage the receipt of customer orders, assembly of orders from Production, and oversee their despatch from the premises, ensuring all required specifications are achieved and the right products are delivered to the right location on time. You will also manage and control the local fleet including compliance of legal documents.
Key duties (Further duties on full description provided on application)
1. Plan, manage and evaluate despatch and logistics operations
2. Deliver solutions to logistics/despatch problems
3. Overall responsibility for all Despatch functions, coordinating goods in, accurate storage, picking and order despatch
4. Responsibility for ensuring all orders are efficiently shipped on time, working to agreed KPI's and transfer schedules.
5. Monitor stock movements
6. Resolving any pick issues/stock shortages
7. Conduct the final quality inspections on all outgoing warehouse stock
8. Monitor quality, quantity, delivery times, and transport costs
9. Optimisation of transport arrangements
10. Monitoring existing despatch &logistic systems and make suggestions for improvements when needed
11. Manage, coach and develop a high performing team that meets agreed objectives and delivers best practice results, added value and continuous improvements
We are looking for
12. Minimum of 3 to 5 years' experience in FMCG managing a team
13. Strong people management experience, ability to motivate, guide, train, coach and develop people.
14. Expert knowledge of technical regulations related to despatch/logistics such as import/export and customs regulations
In return you will receive
15. Strong starting salary with review after successful 6-month probation
16. Pension plan
17. Healthcare scheme
18. 20 days holiday + public holidays
If this sounds like the career move you've been after and would like to hear more, pick up the phone to Sophie now on 01 5267473 or