Assistant Cold Store Manager

Ardo; Ashford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in food and beverage manufacturing seeks an Assistant Cold Store Manager to support daily operations and inventory management. The successful candidate will oversee staff, maintain safety and compliance, and contribute to efficient workflow in a dynamic cold storage environment.

Benefits

Medicash

Employee Pension

Qualifications

• Prior warehouse management experience is crucial.
• Forklift license is non-essential but preferred.
• Computer literacy including Outlook, Word, and Excel is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist Cold Store Manager with daily operations and staff oversight.
• Maintain inventory accuracy and manage stock effectively.
• Ensure compliance with safety procedures in the cold store.

Skills

Warehouse management experience

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

SAP

WMS

Computer literacy

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Job Summary

This role will be assisting the Cold Store Manager with the day to day operations of the Cold Store, including over seeing staff, managing inventory and efficient workflows. They will be responsible for maintaining a clean, safe and organised environment, whilst supporting the overall efficiency and productivity of the cold store.

Your Scope

Job Summary

This role will be assisting the Cold Store Manager with the day to day operations of the Cold Store, including over seeing staff, managing inventory and efficient workflows. They will be responsible for maintaining a clean, safe and organised environment, whilst supporting the overall efficiency and productivity of the cold store.

Teamwork

• Work collaboratively with all teams within supply chain.
• Work collaboratively with all coldstore teams (3 shifts) to maintain high productivity standards.
  
  
  

Communication

• Communicate effectively with coldstore staff, other departments and management to facilitate smooth operations.
• Clear and concise communications within Ardo UK and Group
• Communicating and interacting with external vendors and customers, keeping them up to date with any issues.
  
  
  

Strategic

• Assist the Cold Store Manager with achieving department objectives.
  
  
  

Analytical

• Problem solving – Identifying operational issues, suggesting improvements and implementing solutions to enhance efficiency.
  
  
  

Responsibilities & Expertise

• Inventory Management – Maintaining accurate inventory records, ensuring proper storage of goods and coordinating inventory cycles.
• Operations support – Assisting with receiving, stocking, retrieving and shipping goods. Ensuring smooth order fulfilment processes.
• Safety and Security – enforcing safety procedures and maintaining a clean, safe, and secure coldstore environment.
• Deputise for the Cold Store Manager in their absence
• Assist the team leaders with completing monthly 1-2-1's with the coldstore team.
• Assist the coldstore manager to manage stock effectively and safely creating a plan to reduce damages and lost stock.
• Assist the coldstore manager in ensuring best practice within the coldstore and achieving maximum scores on all audits.
  
  
  

Please note that this list is not exhaustive and will be subject to workload at the time.

Compliance

• Maintain a full understanding of the legal requirements within the department and within the business to be able to operate with full legal compliance.
• Personally comply with all policies, procedures, and risk assessments to role and responsibilities
• Completion of risk assessments with annual review of all key activities within the coldstore.
  
  
  

Your profile

Qualifications And Experience

• Warehouse management experience
• Forklift licence – Non essential
• SAP experience is preferred, although training will be given.
• WMS experience
• Computer literacy is essential (Outlook, Word, Excel)
  
  
  

We offer

• Medicash
• Employee Pension

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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