Careers Distribution Manager

Cambridge University Press & Assessment; Stapleford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading academic publisher is seeking a Distribution Manager to oversee scheduling and operations. The ideal candidate will have excellent time management, leadership skills, and a strong understanding of safety policies while contributing to a culture of continuous improvement. Join a dynamic team dedicated to delivering examination materials to global learners.

Benefits

Group personal pension scheme

Discretionary annual bonus

Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary

Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance

Green travel schemes

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of health, safety, and wellbeing policies.
• Ability to motivate and lead a team efficiently.
• Flexibility and passion for operations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee scheduling and planning to ensure smooth operations.
• Build and maintain relationships with product groups.
• Implement effective compliance policies.

Skills

Time management

Team leadership

Effective communication

Risk management

Computer literacy

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity to join Group Print and Operations as a Distribution Manager, where you\'ll be part of a dynamic team ensuring our examination material reaches our learners all over the world.

Group Print and Operations securely prints over half a billion A4 sides of question papers each year and delivers them to millions of learners in thousands of schools across 170 countries. Find out more about our distribution centres and what we do by watching our short video.

Responsibilities

• Plan and Schedule: Oversee scheduling and planning to ensure smooth operations.
• Collaborate and Communicate: Build and maintain strong relationships with Product Groups, providing expert operational advice.
• Risk Management: Develop and implement effective compliance policies and procedures.
• Document Management: Maintain departmental documents and procedures with precision.
• Health and Safety: Uphold a strong understanding of health, safety, and wellbeing.

You will be flexible and passionate about the role we play, going above and beyond to get it right for learners, dedicated to upholding standards and open to views of our customers, partners and colleagues.

You will be confident with the ability to motivate and lead a team efficiently, along with being an energetic and enthusiastic team player who is able to effectively communicate to all members of staff as well as visitors. You will have excellent time management skills with the ability to work under pressure, as well as good computer, numeracy, and literacy skills. We have committed ourselves to a culture of continuous improvement and actively encourage new ideas and suggestions. We value what you can do, so we will recognise your contributions and often implement your ideas. You will have an understanding of Health, Safety and Wellbeing and be able to strictly follow our procedures.

About Cambridge University Press & Assessment

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You\'ll belong to a collaborative team that\'s exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it\'s safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background. We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.

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We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

Benefits

• Group personal pension scheme
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Green travel schemes
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays