Logistics Manager

Michael Page (UK); Newport; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international high-technology group in Newport is seeking a Logistics Manager to lead their supply chain team. Responsibilities include driving HSE culture, managing operational resources, and ensuring continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have experience in team leadership, strong communication skills, and a background in warehousing processes. This position offers generous holiday, an industry-leading pension scheme, and opportunities for career advancement.

Benefits

33 days holiday including bank holidays

Industry leading pension scheme

Private medical cover

Access to salary sacrifice benefits scheme

Enhanced family friendly policies

Annual share save schemes

Opportunities for career advancement

Qualifications

• Working knowledge in key warehousing processes, ideally with multi-site setup.
• Previous experience of team leadership & people related activities.
• Demonstrable pro-activeness in identifying & solving problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop the supply chain team.
• Drive HSE culture and implement safety audits.
• Manage, allocate, and evaluate a cross-functional team.

Skills

Warehousing processes

Communication skills

Team leadership

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Education

HSE Qualification

Job description

• 2nd place in their industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024"
• 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024

About Our Client

An international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets

Job Description

• Being the lead, mentor and developer of the supply chain team.
• Ensure a safe working environment and drive HSE culture leading by example, implementing daily, weekly audits on HSE as well as improvement plans.
• Understand the business process standards (SCOUT) for the relevant logistics process and maintain and build upon process standards with the view to develop and drive improvements where necessary.
• Own and produce Logistics KPI's to assess performance vs target and communicate status to key stakeholders.
• To ensure continuous improvement activities are conducted, reviewed and evaluated in area of responsibility with the team.
• People management activities including conducting team meetings, providing updated date and information to drive best working practices for the team and individuals, employee management including but not limited to absence management, people development, employee relations and recruitment /selection.
• Manage, allocate, evaluate a cross functional team in order to optimise operational resource.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Logistics Manager should have:

• Working knowledge in key warehousing processes, ideally with multi-site setup.
• Confident communicator with ability to communicate both verbally and written to own team and leadership
• Previous experience of team leadership & people related activities
• Exposure and /or experience in the development of teams
• High attention to detail
• Comfortable to deliver reports and communications to wider team
• HSE Qualification
• Demonstrable pro-activeness in identifying & solving problems
• Positive attitude to tackling challenges

What's on Offer

• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Industry leading pension scheme with salary sacrifice employer contributions up to 10%.
• Private medical cover (to include Digital GP and rapid access Physio with no excess) with ability to upgrade level of benefit and cover family members.
• Access to salary sacrifice benefits scheme including cycle to work and Octopus EV Scheme
• 4 x Life Assurance
• Interactive benefits platform including wide range of discretionary benefits including technology, retail benefits, income protection.
• Enhanced family friendly policies and benefits (enhanced maternity and paternity leave) and employee assistance programme
• Annual share save schemes.
• Opportunities for career advancement and personal growth. Benefit from support through Safran University and our internal Training and Development Schools

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This role is subject to pre-employment checks, including but not limited to criminal record checks. While having unspent convictions may not necessarily prevent you from being employed, you are required to disclose any unspent convictions during the recruitment process. Only candidates who successfully pass these checks will be considered for employment.