Logistics Manager FTC

Safran companies; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Company : Safran Seats

Job field : Supply chain

Location : Cwmbran, Wales, United Kingdom

Contract type : Fixed Term contract

Contract duration : Full-time

Professional status : Professional, Engineer & Manager

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 to be responsible for the management of operational activities within the logistics function and contributes to the delivery of the overall logistics strategy of SGB 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

1. Being the lead, mentor and developer of the supply chain team.
2. Ensure a safe working environment and drive HSE culture leading by example, implementing daily, weekly audits on HSE as well as improvement plans.
3. 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.
4. Own and produce Logistics KPI's to assess performance vs target and communicate status to key stakeholders.
5. To ensure continuous improvement activities are conducted, reviewed and evaluated in area of responsibility with the team.
6. 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.
7. 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.

Job Requirements

Candidate skills:

1. Working knowledge in key warehousing processes, ideally with multi-site setup.
2. Confident communicator with ability to communicate both verbally and written to own team and leadership.
3. Previous experience of team leadership & people related activities.
4. Exposure and /or experience in the development of teams.

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you!

As a valued member of our team, these are just a few of the benefits you'll receive:

1. 25 days holiday + UK Bank Holidays
2. Benefits Programme, with a number of schemes such as cycle to work, technology savings, retail discounts and access to private healthcare
3. Career Progressions opportunities such as company sponsorship and further training courses
4. Family friendly policies including maternity, paternity, adoptive parents, shared parental leave, parental leave and flexible working
5. Equality & Diversity initiatives with internal groups for workplace engagement and involvement
6. STEM engagement with schools, colleges and universities and Charitable activities for all

Please apply and submit your CV today! Once your CV has been reviewed, we will contact you with the next stages.

We're committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Safran Seats an inclusive place to work.