Warehouse General Manager Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Warehouse General Manager to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Be responsible for all on site Logistics activities across a 24/7 operation;
- Drive a culture of progression, motivation and development of all Distribution Centre staff;
- Contribute and drive a cultural shift throughout existing and incoming operational team;
- Report to the Head of Logistics;
- Develop strategy to advance the business in the marketplace, efficiency and staff engagement;
- Actively seek operational improvements to benefit both existing and new customers;
- Create KPI’s to manage performance and productivity adopting new technique and process where this is necessary;
- Manage the relationship between the business and various 3rd party suppliers;
- Manage and liaise with existing site customers;
- Be the spearhead for Health and Safety operational excellence within the site;
- Develop and maintain a total quality culture in all areas of the operation in order to achieve a process of continuous improvement;
- Have full responsibility of agreeing and managing the outsourced labour provider for warehouse labour provision;
- Direct accountability and budgetary control for the site, ensuring overall CPU is met;
- Overall responsibility for warehouse operations.
Requirements:
- Have managed teams in directly of over 200 people;
- Demonstrate the ability to develop team memebrs and creating an inclusive culture;
- A minimum of 2 years experience at a General Manager level;
- Be able to evidence the implementation of a KPI suite;
- Have a good understanding of Health & Safety awareness and had previous responsibility at site lead level;
- Be within a commutable distance of Peterborough;
- A Logistics Distribution and Supply Chain background;
- Owner of, and adherence to, operational budgets of c. £4M;
- Excellent customer service focus;
- Well experienced in a logistics environment with good understanding of continuous improvement and process flow;
- Commercially astute;
- Experience in dealing with unionized environments;
- Experience in the implementation of digitisation and automation;
- Experience in managing large teams and operations successfully, with attention to health & safety;
- Proven track-record of delivering change / transformation projects.