Logistics Manager

Communisis; Leeds; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Communisis, a leading marketing services company, seeks a Logistics Manager for their Leeds warehouse. The successful candidate will oversee a team, ensuring production targets and quality standards are met. Applicants should have significant experience in logistics and strong leadership skills as part of a dynamic team committed to fostering inclusion and diversity.

Qualifications

• Ideally have experience as a logistics manager or related operational role.
• 5+ years in manufacturing or logistics.
• 5+ years of leadership and people management experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage team members in accordance with Company policy.
• Ensure quality standards are met and maintained.
• Assist in training and development of inexperienced operatives.

Skills

Strong leadership skills

Strong communications skills

Highly organised

Attention to detail

Job description

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We power brand engagement through outstanding communications, conversations and outcomes which make lives better.

Headquartered in the UK, but with offices in 25 countries worldwide, we are committed to providing innovative, sustainable and trusted solutions to our clients.

Our people make us who we are. And there are over 1300 of them adding value for our customers every day, worldwide.

Communisis is in the business of marketing services. We optimise marketing activities by adding value to customer and prospect communications, online and offline. We work with our customers on the planning, creation and delivery of their marketing communications.

We have world-class specialist production and sourcing capabilities that can revolutionise our customer's supply chain and produce communications whether they contain a marketing, compliance or customer service message in the form of a statement, e-mail, invoice, direct mailing or bill.

THE ROLE

The Logistics Manager is responsible for a large team (20-25), providing direction, motivation and engagement of a team of Operators to collectively achieve production targets, on time, safely and in line with quality and cost targets.

Initially we are looking for someone who can join us on a 6 month FTC basis.

Working closely with departmental and planning managers to service the manufacturing production areas, striving towards quality and continuous improvement and ensuring housekeeping standards are maintained.

This role would be based onsite at our warehouse in Leeds, working on days 7.5 hours (we offer flexible working so start and finish times could but we do need someone who is prepared to occasionally work hours overlap with other shift patterns in order to meet with personnel on other shifts occasionally.)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Be aware of department targets, and be able to prioritise workloads effectively
• Manage team members in accordance with Company policy. Carry out team briefings, meetings, appraisals and disciplinaries
• Maintain good working relationships with Suppliers, Customers and department members
• Ensure routine and non-routine cleaning/maintenance takes place
• Ensure that work produced/completed is accurate and thorough and meets quality standards, with errors
• highlighted and rectified or appropriately referred
• Ensure an acceptable/agreed volume of work is processed, contributing to the achievement of the
• Take an active leadership role within the operational areas
• Complete all production records, paperwork, downtime records etc. to required quality standards
• Assist in the training and development of inexperienced operatives
• Assist in implementing systems and procedures in line with Company rules and policies

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

Ideally have experience as a logistics manager however a manager within another operational role in a manufacturing environment would also hold many transferable skills

5 years or more working in manufacturing or logistics

5+ years of leadership and people management experience

Strong leadership skills

Knowledge of managing the health and safety within a warehouse environment

Highly organised and used to managing team KPIs

Strong communications skills

Technically competent with excellent attention to detail

WE EMBRACE INCLUSION, EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY

Communisis is committed to creating a great place to work for everyone, celebrating the things that make everyone unique and delivering an inclusive and diverse business that is reflective of our communities. We recognise and value the benefits to the business and colleagues that is gained by embracing inclusion, equality, and diversity – we encourage people to be themselves at work and want to create a true sense of belonging.

We will ensure that our colleagues are working in safe environments and continually seek ways to reduce the chance and incidence of harm, and this includes both the physical and mental wellbeing of all.