Warehouse Operations Manager

APM Terminals; Elze/Hoheheide; Vor Ort; EUR 85.000 - 105.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Maersk in Germany seeks a Warehouse Operations Manager to lead the entire warehouse operations team, ensuring health and safety, quality control and targeted KPIs. You will coach staff, drive continuous improvement and deliver reliable, cost-efficient service to customers.

You will develop and implement strategies for customizable solutions based on customer needs, manage senior staff, report results to the Site Manager, and work with an international matrix organization to optimize processes

Qualifikationen

• 7+ years in contract logistics or similar. Leadership of warehouse teams.
• Strong stakeholder management in an international matrix.
• Excellent German and English, lean and data-driven mindset.

Aufgaben

• Lead the warehouse operations team and ensure health, safety and quality.
• Coach and develop staff, monitor customer KPIs and drive improvement.
• Manage handovers, report production results, faults and stock deviations in WMS.
• Develop strategies for customizable solutions and align with global processes.
• Report to Site Manager and collaborate across functions in a matrix org.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Lean thinking

Continuous improvement

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Negotiation

Data-driven decision making

Team development

Tools

Warehouse Management System

Jobbeschreibung

As a Warehouse Operations Manager you lead the entire operational team in the warehouse. You are end responsible for warehouse operations, Health and safety and quality control. You coach and lead your team in the achievement of daily objectives whilst monitoring the performance of customer KPIs. You are always striving to improve the current way of working. You provide the most reliable and efficient service to our customers at the lowest possible cost.

You Develop and implement a strategy to create customizable solutions based on customer needs, while maintaining standard product offerings. The role: Manages professional staff, including entry-level, and / or supervisors. Adapts departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges. Handles most situations independently and is guided by policies, procedures and the business plan, but will seek advice and guidance on more complex issues. Applies subject matter knowledge to solve common business issues. Operates within practices and procedures covered by precedents or well-defined policies escalating all nonroutine problems.

You search continuously to improve the existing operational processes + systems used. You ensure a smooth hand over of tasks and optimize communication between the different teams at time of shift transfer. You ensure daily updates in the Warehouse Management system of production results, system faults and stock deviations. You provide the necessary reporting to the Site Manager Experience in a functional area routinely applying knowledge of theories, methods, techniques and processes. Understands the overall nature of the business and the interdependencies between own and other functions. Develops people - coaching and mentoring to build organizational capability, talent and bench strength.

Your Profile +7 years’ experience in contract logistics especially in a customer facing role +5 years’ experience in managing and leading a warehouse operations team Experience to work in an international matrix organization with excellent stakeholder management capabilities Lean thinking and continuous improvement are your second nature Excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiating skills Strong personality; passionate, holistic view, courageous, effective in different cultural settings, impact driven, optimistic & stress resistant Strong process-oriented approach to work and excellent attention to detail. Resilient team player who is goal-orientated and demonstrates a high level of commitment with the ability to work under minimal supervision. Passion for operational excellence (lean), driven by data & process standardization, able to make sound analysis and translate this into action plans and assurance of ‘on time and in full’ delivery and embedding Passion for people and team development Excellent German and English skills

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A.P. Moller - Maersk is an integrated container logistics company working to connect and simplify its customer's supply chains. As the global leader in shipping services, the company operates in 130 countries and employs roughly 100,000 people. With simple end-to-end offering of products and digital services, seamless customer engagement and a superior end-to-end delivery network, Maersk enables its customers to trade and grow by transporting goods anywhere - all over the world. For more information click here. All the way.