Operations Supervisor

Arvato; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Arvato in Birmingham’s Hams Hall site is seeking an Operations Team Leader to drive day-to-day activity, lead and motivate the team, coordinate workflows and ensure service levels are met.

This hands-on role focuses on solving problems, improving processes, supporting people, and delivering efficient, safe operations in a 40-hour week.

Qualifications

• Experience with computerised systems.
• Experience in a temperature-controlled environment is advantageous.
• Reliable with good time management and organisation skills.
• Good written and verbal communication.
• Good numerical and record-keeping skills.
• Ability to take ownership of issues from start to finish.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire your team to achieve SLAs and targets.
• Plan and distribute work orders, ensuring workloads are balanced and resources are used effectively.
• Coordinate daily operations, steering processes and ensuring activities are delivered efficiently and on time.
• Act as the first point of contact for process and technical issues, ensuring faults are investigated and escalated as needed.
• Identify operational issues and opportunities for improvement, implementing corrective actions.
• Take ownership of SLA compliance and ensure service levels are maintained.
• Use SAP to manage and monitor operational activities.
• Support resource planning, including staffing and infrastructure requirements.
• Create, analyse, and evaluate operational reports to drive informed decisions.
• Maintain and continuously improve quality and service standards.
• Take responsibility for people management, including coaching and performance management.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Communication

Planning

Problem solving

Tools

SAP

Job description

Arvato is an innovative and leading global 3PL service provider in supply chain management and e-commerce. With 20,000 team members at over 100 locations, we focus on the Consumer Products, Tech, Healthcare, Automotive and Publisher industries.

You will work in an environment built on collaboration, respect, commitment and curiosity, where you can grow, contribute your ideas, and make an impact. Be part of the team that delivers logistics excellence and shapes supply chains globally. Working at Arvato means: Together, we’re on it.

Job Description

Location: Hams Hall

Hours: 40 hours per week

Reporting to theOperations Manager, you will play a key role in driving the day-to-day success of our operation. As an Operations Team Leader, you will lead and motivate your team, coordinate workflows, and ensure we consistently deliver against our service levels, quality standards, and business objectives.

This is a hands‑on leadership role where you’ll be at the heart of the operation solving problems, improving processes, supporting your people, and making sure everything runs smoothly and efficiently.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Lead and inspire your teamto achieve and exceed agreed SLAs and performance targets.
• Plan and distribute work orders, ensuring workloads are balanced and resources are used effectively.
• Coordinate daily operations, steering processes and ensuring business activities are delivered efficiently and on time.
• Act as thefirst point of contact for process and technical issues, ensuring faults are investigated, resolved, and escalated to the appropriate departments when required.
• Identify operational issues and opportunities for improvement, implementing corrective actions and monitoring their effectiveness.
• Take ownership ofSLA compliance, ensuring agreed service levels are consistently maintained.
• UseSAPto manage and monitor operational activities.
• Supportresource planning, including staffing and infrastructure requirements, to ensure the team is equipped for success.
• Create, analyse, and evaluate operational reports, using data and insights to drive informed decisions.
• Maintain and continuously improvequality and service standards.
• Take responsibility forpeople management, including coaching, performance management, development, and day‑to‑day team support.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with computerised systems
• Experience and understanding of working in a temperature‑controlled environment an advantage
• Able to demonstrate reliability, good time management and organisation skills
• Good written and verbal communication.
• Good numerical skills and record keeping skills.
• Show the ability to take ownership of an issue, seeing it through from start to finish in a professional manner.

Additional Information

• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays with the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days
• Pension contribution
• A life assurance policy that pays out 4 x Salary
• Employee Assistance Programme that provides you with confidential support, information, and advice to help you
• Employee Discount Scheme through Benefit Hub
• Free car parking

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