Logistics Manager

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

31 days holiday (rising with service)

Healthcare

EAP

Pension scheme

Job summary

Wallace Hind Selection LTD is seeking a skilled Logistics Manager / Administrator based in our Northampton office. You will be the linchpin of communication across the business, coordinating multiple projects and liaising with internal and external stakeholders to keep everyone informed.

This role offers up to £55,000 with 31 days holiday, healthcare, EAP and a pension scheme. Occasional travel to sites across the UK is required, with Milton Keynes and other commutable locations listed as

Qualifications

• Experience in logistics management or coordinator roles, managing multiple projects to deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Highly organised with strong record-keeping across multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with Site Managers to establish requirements and allocate engineers to service jobs.
• Maintain records on current and forthcoming projects and communicate status to stakeholders.
• Provide logistical/operational support across departments as required.
• Build relationships with Facilities Management companies to address issues quickly.
• Support the MD and SLT on internal projects from an organisation & logistics perspective.
• Spare parts ordering, logistics and inventory management.

Skills

Logistics management

Communication

Organisational skills

Job description

We're looking for a skilled, unflappable Logistics Manager / Administrator who's very organised, an expert in spinning lots of plates, and knows what's going on with several simultaneous projects, all at the same time. You'll need to be the linchpin of communication across the business through internal and external stakeholders, and want to help drive our successful business to the next level. This role is based within our Northampton office.

BASIC SALARY

Up to £55,000

BENEFITS

• 31 days holiday (rising with service)
• Excellent benefits package including Healthcare, EAP and Pension scheme.

LOCATION

Northampton

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS

• Milton Keynes
• Bedford
• Kettering
• Rushden
• Wellingborough
• Corby
• Rugby
• Daventry
• Lutterworth
• Towcester
• Leicester
• Coventry
• Peterborough
• Luton

JOB DESCRIPTION

Based out of the Northampton office (with very occasional trips to sites across the UK), as our Logistics Manager you'll act as a key liaison between Engineering, IT, HR and the Senior Leadership Team. This is a varied role of communication, logistics and service management.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Liaising with Site Managers to establish requirements and allocating Engineers to service jobs across IT and Electro-Mechcnical Engineering departments.
• Maintain records on current and forthcoming projects - ensuring all internal and external stakeholders are aware of the status, milestones and any bottlenecks before they become an issue.
• Work closely with departments to provide logistical / operational support where required.
• Build relationships with all relevant Facilities Management companies at the various sites across the UK to be able to quickly address issues that come to you via regional management.
• Provide support to the Managing Director and Senior Leadership Team on internal projects (which may be commercial, marketing, technical, operational etc.) from an organisation & logistics perspective.
• Spare parts ordering, logistics and inventory management

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• You've probably have managed diaries of a service or technical support teams OR have strong experience of a logistics management / coordinator role - so you've either managed the movement of people or things to deadlines whilst maintaining an understanding of profitability.
• You're exceptionally organised - keeping records of project milestones, service appointments and delivery dates across several projects at sites all across the UK.
• You're also an excellent communicator - able to parse information, and report back in a clear concise and accurate way to the relevant project stakeholders (internal and external customers).

Any exposure to facilities management companies would be an advantage, but is not essential.

THE COMPANY

Established over 20 years ago, this family run business has seen large amounts of growth in the last few years, and doesn't see that expansion slowing up any time soon. Come join this thriving, successful business where you'll be a key component in a flourishing operations and senior leadership teams.

PROSPECTS

We have a strong proven track record of promoting and developing from within. In fact, some of the members of the engineering, commercial and senior leadership teams began working at entry level positions and through training and development moved up within the business.

It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services:

• Service Manager
• Logistics Manager
• Project Manager
• Service Co-ordinator
• Logistics Co-ordinator
• Service Administrator
• Office Manager
• - Gaming
• POS
• ATM
• Photocopiers
• Facilities Management