A high end food manufacturer are looking to recruit an experienced Warehouse and Logistics Manager to maximise quality and efficiency through high-quality team management including recruitment, motivation, direction, training, and performance management
Warehouse
- Arrange the warehouse to ensure safe and efficient space utilization
- Receive goods in an accurate and timely fashion and ensure receipting-in processes and procedures are followed
- Manage goods out and ensure dispatch processes and procedures are followed
- Keep track of stock movements within the warehouse and at third-party fulfilment centres
- Manage stock control and ensure the inventory management software is kept up to date with accurate data
- Manage and conduct frequent stock counts to improve accuracy
- Maintain the warehouse in a clean, tidy and organised condition
Logistics
- Select and manage logistics providers and manage all outbound logistics
- Liaise with suppliers to manage inbound logistics
- Liaise with the Planning & Finance team to ensure accurate and efficient stock movement
- Arrange transport for inbound and outbound deliveries, both in the UK and overseas
- Manage deliveries to the shops (including, product, packaging, and consumables)
- Manage deliveries to wholesale and corporate customers, both in the UK and overseas
- Manage deliveries to suppliers and third-party logistics providers, both in the UK and overseas
- Manage the timely dispatch of corporate gifts and press samples
- Manage the ordering and replenishment cleaning products, warehouse materials, pallets, wraps, etc
- Degree level
- At least three years of warehouse management and stock control experience
- Experience of managing goods in and goods out processes and operations
- Experience of working with third-party logistics and fulfilment partners
- Highly proficient user of Microsoft Excel and inventory management software
- Experience of working with food and beverages/ perishable goods with best before dates and batch codes is a plus
- Good numerical literacy and enjoys working with numbers
- Holds a full UK driving licence
- Excellent organisational and communication skills
- Great attention to detail