Logistics Manager

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in the UK is seeking a Logistics Manager to oversee operational activities within the logistics function and manage a team to achieve key performance metrics. The candidate should possess strong communication skills, experience in team leadership, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. This role offers an opportunity for career advancement and includes benefits such as 33 days holiday, a leading pension scheme, and private medical cover.

Benefits

33 days holiday

Industry leading pension scheme

Private medical cover

Salary sacrifice benefits

Enhanced family friendly policies

Opportunities for career advancement

Qualifications

• Experience in multi-site warehousing processes.
• Ability to communicate effectively with team and leadership.
• Proven team leadership and development experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the supply chain team.
• Drive HSE culture and conduct daily audits.
• Manage and produce Logistics KPIs.

Skills

Working knowledge in key warehousing processes

Confident communicator

Previous experience of team leadership

High attention to detail

HSE Qualification

Job description

Domain

Production

Job field / Job profile

Supply chain - Logistics manager

Job title

Logistics Manager

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Professional, Engineer & Manager

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

In the UK, Safran Seats specialises solely in the First Class and Business Class seating markets for wide body aircraft, with industrial and engineering teams in Cwmbran and Newport, Wales and Brackley, England.

The purpose of this role is the management of operational activities within the logistics function and contributes to the delivery of the overall logistics strategy to ensure the delivery of commitments to all customers. The role holder will actively lead the assigned team, providing supervision, support and development of people in order to achieve key operational metrics in line with the overall Supply Chain business strategy. The Logistics Manager is accountable for achieving Logistical KPI's in scope as well as leading continuous improvement of the teams and processes.

Key Responsibilities

• 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 One Safran 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.

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.

Benefits

• 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


• Get involved in our corporate social responsibility activities from sustainability initiatives, charity and fundraising, volunteering days, or supporting STEM activities at local schools and colleges nurturing the next generation of talent

Candidate skills & requirements

• 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

Job location

Europe, UK, Wales

City (-ies)

Unit 1 & 2, Celtic Way, Imperial Park , NP10 8BE Newport