Hybrid Logistics Continuous Improvement Manager

Oak Furnitureland; Swindon; Hybride; GBP 60 000 - 76 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Employee discount

Life assurance

Holiday entitlement

Birthday leave

Hybrid work

Pension 4%

Counselling services

Rewards programme

Free parking

Résumé du poste

Oak Furnitureland in Swindon is hiring a Continuous Improvement Manager at our National Distribution Centre. You will lead a unified, agile approach to a right-first-time culture, driving continual improvement across all functions of the department with a focus on stock accuracy, process adherence, and stakeholder collaboration.

You will define warehouse system configuration with the WMS partner, manage end-to-end supply chain projects, and provide clear timelines and KPI reporting.

Qualifications

• Strong operational improvement background with a demonstrable track record of improving efficiency whilst maintaining process adherence.
• Experience in inventory, projects, distribution, and operational procedures.
• Ability to lead a team, engage the wider team and motivate individuals.
• Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management.
• Exceptional knowledge of WMS based principles; SNAP system used within logistics.
• Experience conducting tracking and data analysis.
• Has in-depth experience of inventory management over a multi-site network in an FMCG environment, with an expert approach to manage a variety of customer, consumer, business, and colleague issues.
• Proven leadership skills with experience of medium to large scale projects.
• Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to actively seek and find solutions to problems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good level of IT skills, particularly with MS Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsabilités

• Oversee inventory across the logistics network including DC2, clearance warehouse and depots.
• Manage the inventory, QC and spares teams with 2 direct reports.
• Forecast inventory discrepancies between back-end system and WMS daily.
• Develop and implement inventory control procedures with operational teams and IT.
• Work closely with management, IT and Finance on inventory tracking system to streamline operations.
• Assess new inventory stock to ensure QC compliant and ready for customer delivery.
• Communicate stock status and potential issues to senior management.
• Attend weekly reviews with the operational team and monthly meetings with senior management; present KPI suites.
• Propose strategies to reduce costs and improve procedures across the supply chain and logistics operations.
• Build long-term relationships with stakeholders and update them weekly on inventory activities.

Connaissances

Continuous improvement

Inventory management

WMS knowledge

Leadership

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Project management

Communication skills

IT skills

Excel

PowerPoint

MS Outlook

SNAP system

Outils

SNAP system

WMS

MS Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Description du poste

Oak Furnitureland in Swindon is hiring a Continuous Improvement Manager at our National Distribution Centre. You will lead a unified, agile approach to a right-first-time culture, driving continual improvement across all functions of the department with a focus on stock accuracy, process adherence, and stakeholder collaboration.

You will define warehouse system configuration with the WMS partner, manage end-to-end supply chain projects, and provide clear timelines and KPI reporting.