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Warehouse and Distribution Manager

Employer
Nigel Wright Recruitment
Location
Yorkshire
Salary
£55000 - £60000 Per Annum £55- £60,000
Closing date
14 May 2019

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Other Job Function

Job Details



The Company:

We are pleased to be supporting a leading food manufacturer in their search for a Warehouse and Distribution Manager. An established branded business, our client also manufactures own label product for leading retailers giving this role a wide variety of both internal and external customers.


The Opportunity:

Reporting to the Group Warehousing and Distribution Manager the successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of exceptional service to both internal and external customers. Pivotal to the role will be the ability to engage and motivate the team; developing and mentoring their workforce to achieve maximum productivity whilst minimising cost and working to the highest quality and safety standards.
Some of the key responsibilities are:

• Leadership of the H&S action team
• Cross functional working, developing stakeholder relationships to ensure delivery of customer expectations
• Organisation and control of the warehouse to ensure stock accuracy and productivity optimisation as well as minimisation of obsolescence
• Drive continuous improvement across the site
• Ensure achievement of both internal and external customer service levels of 98.5% minimum on a weekly basis measured by cases ordered vs cases delivered on time.



The Person:

A strong leader the successful candidate will be a proven logistics professional able to thrive in a high pressure fact paced FMCG environment. The key requirements for the role are:

• A demonstrable track record of engaging, developing and mentoring teams of individuals.
• Ideally degree qualified and experience working within a blue-chip environment for a large-scale FMCG manufacturer or 3PL business.
• Experience working in a large scale Warehouse facility
• A proactive approach, actively encouraging the continual development of colleagues





Company

Nigel Wright is a leading pan-European recruitment consultancy, with a specialist division dedicated to recruiting for the FMCG marketplace. We recruit for both manufacturing and sales and marketing positions, ranging from graduate to board level positions. Our consultants are experienced industry professionals, who have worked in manufacturing environments and commercial positions in the food and drink industry. This experience, coupled with our recruitment expertise ensures that we are well placed to offer candidates and clients insightful, relevant advice.

Company info
Website
Telephone
0191 222 0770 or 020 7405 3921
Location
Lloyds Court, 78 Grey Street, Newcastle
25 Southampton Buildings, London
Newcastle and London
NE1 6AF, WC2A 1AL
GB

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