Logistics/Operations Manager – Growing Wholesale Business
- Recruiter
- Norma Skemp Recruitment Limited
- Location
- London (South), London (Greater)
- Salary
- 40-45k
- Posted
- 12 Jan 2017
- Closes
- 18 Jan 2017
- Ref
- dol/logistics
- Job Title
- Office Manager
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
A wonderful opportunity for an experienced Logistics/Operations Manager to join a fun and dynamic team in a fast growing wholesale business.
Responsibilities will include:
- Ensure all clients products and services are dispatched/provided on time
- Manage all their party couriers to deliver at the lowest cost possible
- Manage the delivery rota and develop more efficient routes
- Manage the Operations teams to ensure clients pay for all appropriate services
- Build a positive and constructive working culture across the operations department
- Mediate and resolve adhoc issues between company individuals, clients and suppliers
- Ensure all staff utilise the agreed company systems
- Design and manage the business to consistent and streamlined processes
- Develop and implement systems that deliver a highly effective operations team, cost effectively
- Manage all facilities and ensure working times are adhered to
- Own the move to any premises of the Company
- Create Best Practise documentation and ensure it is being adhered to
- Deliver all Health and Safety requirements and processes
- Lead the Company's IT suppliers (ie: Internet/Phone/Door Entry)
- Manage the overall stock systems and levels
- Ensure monthly stock figures are fed accurately into Finance
- Streamline stock and storage across the two sites
- Ensure timely order of stocks and consumables required
- Lead the negotiations of all stock suppliers
- Contribute to the business' target setting & budgetary process
- Approve all Operations costs in line with the budget
- Manage the Operations Dept to deliver against the approved budget
- Oversee the business to deliver against the approved cost numbers
- Oversee the Events commitments and ensure that these are run at a acceptable profit level and are staffed appropriately
- Manage the café to deliver a profitable growing business unit
Essential Requirements
- Proficient to strong computer skills (excel, work, PPT)
- 5+Years of management experience, including team leadership
- Experience in the wholesale and/or retail sector
- Management of production, supply chain or logistics
- Warehouse management including stock/inventory management or 3PL
- Interest in improving systems and processes to improve efficiencies within an organization
- Experience of providing reporting to a senior level
- Strong enthusiastic leader with a lot of energy
- High level of attention to detail and accuracy
- Thorough and methodical approach
- Ability to work in a team and build good relationships with third parties and internal stakeholders
- Strong English language skills
- Strong common sense and can do attitude
- Fast worker who is confident making decisions and articulating what they were based on
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