Job Title: Head of Warehousing and Distribution
Location: Blackburn
Salary: £40,000 to £45,000 per annum dependent on experience
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
The Company is a leading pet food manufacturer whose industry knowledge spans over 135 years.
The Company has a portfolio of brands offers a variety of products for pets and wild animals under its brands. Each brand offers a unique insight into animals from dogs to ducks and produces high-quality products that cater to a wide variety of consumer needs.
As a trusted partner, the Company provide private label goods including extruded food, wet food and retorted trays, and baked fresh meat treats. The business also offers additional services such as packaging design, fulfilment and logistics.
The company is now looking to further strengthen their operational team with this new managerial role. The role will be based at the new state of the art production facility on Whitebirk Industrial Estate, Blackburn.
The successful applicant will have a strong background in both warehousing and distribution with the ability to manage the team and all areas of the warehouse operation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintaining safe working practices ensuring that all standards of the Health and food Safety are adhered to
- Responsible for maintaining accurate stock-takes
- Responsible for stock control and rotation
- Liaising with customers, suppliers and transport companies via telephone and email.
- Support the introduction of new products and changing specifications into the business in line with the customer requirements.
- Ensure all quality standards are embedded throughout the warehouse, monitored and achieved.
- Act as an escalation point for any operational issues, making sure that these are dealt with promptly and efficiently to avoid any service disruption.
- Influence and drive continuous improvements throughout the warehouse.
- Develop customer relationships both internally and externally to inspire confidence and capability.
- As a growing operation you will also drive key projects to facilitate growing volumes.
- Drive and ethically manage cost reduction in all areas of the organisation including stock optimisation and control
Essential Skills and Experiences:
- 5 years’ experience in warehouse management (preferably food based)
- Strong communicator at all levels with the ability to coach and influence others
- Experience of managing and motivating a diverse team
- PC Literate (Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
- Counterbalance fork-lift truck license
- Ability to balance multiple projects and priorities
- Excellent numerical skills
- Proficiency in working with warehouse software systems
- Familiarity with modern warehousing practices and methods
- Good organisational and time management skills
- A dynamic self-starter with a positive, enthusiastic can-do attitude
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Customer Service Manager, Distribution Manager, Logistics Manager, Warehouse Operations, General Manager, Supply Chain Manager, Operations Manager, Line Manager, Production Manager, Business Coordinator, Warehouse Coordinator, Distribution Coordinator, Supply Chain Coordinator, Business Manager, Logistics Coordinator, Regional Manager, Warehouse Supervisor may also be considered for this role.
