Goods In Team Lead

AmerisourceBergen; Northampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A health-focused company in the UK is seeking a Goods Inwards Team Lead to oversee a team, ensuring accuracy in a busy warehouse. You will implement KPIs, manage team performance reviews, and drive continuous improvement within the goods inwards processes. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of distribution practices and safety regulations. This role offers a full-time position with a focus on improving operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Managing a team to achieve business goals.
• Adhering to Health and Safety regulations.
• Engaging in team culture and performance reviews.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 4-6 employees in goods checking and booking.
• Implement daily staffing plans and escalate concerns.
• Drive daily performance to meet productivity and quality targets.

Skills

Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office

Managing and supporting a team

Warehouse / Distribution processes

Health and Safety adherence

Ability to prioritise

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!

Job Details

This role is in support of Alcura, a Cencora business offering pharma and patient support services in Europe.

Location: Alcura, NN4 7PU

Days/Hours of Work: 40 hours per week over 5 days (Monday to Friday) between the hours of 8:30am and 7:00pm.

Job Purpose:

The Goods Inwards Team Lead will lead a team of approximately 4-6 employees with a ‘can do attitude’ to engage teams in a KPI driven culture which you will develop and implement, delivering goods checking, booking in and put away accuracy in a busy warehouse environment across all departments. To actively endorse, promote and manage team culture in annual Performance Reviews, regular 121’s, training and if applicable succession planning.

The role is responsible for the achievement of operational targets and control of activities through one of the many Goods Inwards areas of the Alcura Warehouse Department, inclusive of Pharmacy, Surgical, Specials and Specialist wholesale. You will be required to implement your skills throughout all areas in the warehouse which will drive your development. You will have complete ownership and engagement of the goods inwards processes to drive an ever improving system.

As the Goods Inwards Team Lead you will be able to recognise weaknesses in systems and your lean awareness will enable you to drive for continuous improvement and recognise the importance of adopting the Alcura Q-Pulse system in your daily activities.

Key Accountabilities:

Including but not exclusively:

• To drive the daily performance of operatives, to achieve or exceed budgeted productivity and quality targets within a warehouse operation in line with departmental KPIs
• To implement the daily staffing plan, ensuring optimum operational output at all times, escalating any areas of concern immediately to the Warehouse Operations Manager.
• Engage the teams in Non-Conformance and reporting any deviations, near misses on Q-pulse
• To follow fully with H&S regulations and to ensure all staff comply
• To ensure all staff keep their areas of responsibility of housekeeping to the agreed standards at all times
• Ensure missing orders/stock and damages are kept within agreed targets
• Maintain regular performance reviews with employees under supervision, recognising the importance of feedback and of development plans for our staff.
• Ensuring leadership and motivation is given through regular daily and weekly team brief to staff
• Maintain the current training system, ensuring that regular training is completed and up to date
• Ensuring that costs remain within budget whilst remaining safe, legal and compliant to appropriate legislation.

Autonomy and Independence:

Ability to work mostly autonomously within given framework processes to deliver defined results is required. Must identify potential issues, investigate and seek out long term solutions. Individual must sustain high level contribution to the team results.

Key Working Relationships:

• Warehouse Operations Manager
• Team Members
• Pharmacy Team Leads
• Pharmacy, Specials and Surgical Supply Chain
• HR Business Partner and Payroll (occasional)
• IT (occasional)

Level of Decision Making:

• On completion of training this role does have some autonomy in decision making, within limits set by company policy and the Warehouse and Facilities Manager.
• Working with Team Members and Management to formulate recommendations for the improvement of processes and procedures
• No influence of budget but budget targets to be achieved.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:

Any prior knowledge of the following would be highly advantageous:

• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office with confidence to learn other systems
• Managing and supporting a team in the achievement of business goals
• Warehouse / Distribution processes
• Health and Safety adherence
• Ability to prioritise

What Cencora offers

Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Full time

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: Alliance Healthcare Management Services Limited

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request‑by‑request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned