Logistics Operations Manager

YASA; Kidlington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

YASA, a leading company in electric motor technology, is seeking a Logistics Operations Manager to oversee warehouse operations. This role involves managing logistics, ensuring inventory accuracy, and maintaining safety standards. Ideal candidates will have strong leadership and communication skills, with experience in automotive environments. The position offers a range of benefits including a discretionary bonus, holiday entitlement, and a private medical plan.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus

28 days’ holiday

Pension scheme

Private medical plan with Bupa

Company car scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in automotive production and warehouse operations.
• Strong team player with people management skills.
• Good understanding of health and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage warehouse operations across two shifts.
• Ensure accurate inventory transactions and product dispatch.
• Create KPIs to measure process and team performance.

Skills

Team leadership

Inventory management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Tools

MS NAV 2018

MS Excel

MS Outlook

Job description

Summary

YASA is looking for a Logistics Operations Manager to lead our warehouse operations. You'll be the key player in managing everything from operational planning and team leadership to ensuring seamless inventory management and outbound transport. Your role will be critical in handling customs, managing returnable packaging loops, overseeing customer order dispatch, and maintaining material replenishment for our plant lines. Plus, you'll ensure our site and equipment safety standards are always met.

About YASA

YASA, a Mercedes Benz group company, is leading the way in EV Motor Revolution with our patented and unique Axial Flux Technology. Our motor is more powerful, lighter, and smaller than our competitors. Our spirit of innovation drives us to continually explore and test new technologies, a mindset that exists from early-stage R&D projects through to manufacturing optimisation. We stay true to the freedom and flexibility that drove our success as a start-up, alongside having the stability, security, and roadmap of an established organisation.

What You'll Do:

• Manage 35,000 sq. ft warehouse site operations and resource of across two shifts.
• Manage Put Away, Pick and issue of material to Plant side locations and shipping operation.
• Ensuring all inventory movements to and from sub-contractors are correctly transacted.
• Execute daily delivery of material and component to plant lineside locations.
• Control dispatch of Finished products to customers in line predefined delivery schedule.
• Process supplier quality returns through warehouse operations in a timely manner.
• Handle customer returns via warehouse RMA process in place.
• Attend daily start-up production meetings to present logistics overview against plan.
• Manage returnable packing loop for all projects, including return for repair.
• Complete warehouse equipment audits and report outcome monthly.
• Maintain H&S standards and incidents recording via safety control system in place.
• Create KPI’s to show process and team performance activities, including inventory accuracy, COTIF, Dock to Stock, Cycle Counts due and Line Side Pick accuracy.
• Responsible for controlling outbound freight movement and spends in line with budget.
• Apply ‘Automotive expectations’ stores (e.g. one part in one location).
• Staff performance management, including objectives setting and appraisal completion.

To succeed in this role, we believe you'll need:

• To be capable of using MS NAV 2018 system or similar ERP exposure.
• Previous proven experience working within an automotive production assembly and warehouse operations environments.
• Familiar with using MS Excel, MS Outlook and other MS packages.
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal), good collaboration skills, and the ability to work effectively with their local team as well as the wider team.
• Previous proven exposure to people management.
• Results-orientated and good attention to detail..
• Good understanding and appreciation for health and safety to ensure a safe working environment for you, your colleagues and visitors always.
• A strong team player, experienced in leading self and others.

Though not expected, it would be very beneficial if you have:

• Experience working within a business which has achieved IATF16949 certification Exposure to working in component operations environment supporting production plant

Our mission is to lead the design and delivery of the best electric motor technology available. We believe that diversity of thought, and experience is a key driver of innovation. Research shows that while men apply to jobs if they meet ~60% of criteria, women and those in traditionally underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they check all boxes. So if you think you have what it takes but don’t meet every single point, please still get in touch. We’d love to have an initial chat and see if you could add value.

Benefits:

• Discretionary bonus
• 28 days’ holiday
• Pension scheme
• Private medical plan with Bupa
• 4 x death in service
• Company car scheme

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