RFC Logistics Manager

Nova Leisure Ltd; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Career progression UK & Europe

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Job summary

LKQ Euro Car Parts is seeking an RFC Logistics Manager in the UK to champion best-in-class logistics and drive continuous improvement in our Rapid Fulfilment Centre (RFC). You will report to the Divisional Logistics Manager and shape performance standards aligned with the business plan to deliver on our customer promise.

We emphasise a supportive, inclusive work environment with development opportunities across UK and Europe.

Qualifications

• Effective communication across levels and teams.
• Ability to influence at all organisational levels.
• Experience in stakeholder management and consultation.
• Calm and effective under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong understanding of warehousing and logistics operations.

Responsibilities

• Drive a safety culture within the RFC and ensure Health & Safety compliance.
• Create a customer-focused mindset and ensure customer-centricity.
• Achieve operational excellence by meeting service levels and standards.
• Develop and maintain documented RFC processes and lead team briefings for improvement.
• Plan RFC operations to optimise cost and efficiency.
• Oversee inventory processes and mitigate discrepancies.
• Ensure RFC adherence to transport legislation and vehicle procedures.
• Plan routes to achieve timely and complete deliveries.
• Lead root cause analysis and implement improvement initiatives.
• Suggest and deliver new RFC initiatives, such as WMS and KPI dashboards.

Skills

Communication

Influence at all levels

Stakeholder management

Calm under pressure

Warehousing & logistics

Values ambassador

Job description

As an RFC Logistics Manager at LKQ Euro Car Parts you are responsible for championing best in class Logistics and driving continuous improvement initiatives to achieve operational excellence in our Rapid Fulfilment Centre (RFC).

Our values underpin everything we do, and you will drive these throughout the RFC to ensure safe ways of working are always maintained. You will be responsible for keeping our colleagues engaged and have the necessary tools and resources to deliver great customer service.

You will report to the Divisional Logistics Manager to create, develop and drive performance and operational standards in line with the business plan, and ultimately ensure we deliver on our customer promise.

Why work for LKQ

Here, your work goes beyond just a job. We prioritise our colleagues as the foundation of our success. We foster a friendly and inclusive work environment where everyone can be their best.

Our Colleague Promise is a testament of our commitment to you. We strive to create a fair, inclusive, and high-performing workplace where you can feel motivated, supported, valued, and proud. Work-life balance is important, and we encourage flexibility and a balanced lifestyle.

Our Customer Promise embodies our unwavering dedication to excellence. We commit to being their supportive partner of choice whenever they need us and offering only the highest quality products and services.

Key Responsibilities

• Driving a safety culture throughout the RFC by ensuring the logistics management team is accountable for Health & Safety compliance in line with all procedural and SSOW requirements, ensuring they are reviewed at appropriate intervals for best-in-class practices
• Creating a customer focused mindset, ensuring the customer is at the heart of everything we do
• Achieving operational excellence by ensuring the RFC consistently meets its agreed service levels and standards
• Helping to shape the controls and measures the RFC operation adheres to, by ensuring documented processes for all RFC operations and holding structured team briefings, to ensure continued operational improvement

Ensuring careful planning of all RFC operations to optimise cost effectiveness

• Supporting the development of robust inventory processes to mitigate the risk of discrepancies and to building intelligent count routines targeting the products, locations and processes most at risk
• O verseeing RFC adherence in relation to transport legislation and company vehicle procedures
• Being proficient in route planning, achieving delivery on time and in full
• Proactively owning and governing root cause analysis, identifying and implementing proposed improvement solutions in a timely manner
• Helping deliver on and suggest new initiatives to improve RFC operations for the division, such as WMS implementation, KPI dashboards on all service and safety indicators.

Skills and Experience

• Acting as an ambassador of our company values
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to influence at all levels
• Experience in stakeholder management and consultation
• Ability to work in a calm and effective manner in a fast-paced and pressurised environment
• Experience and understanding of warehousing and logistics

What we offer

• 30 days annual leave (inc. bank holidays)*
• Personal development leading to career opportunities across UK & Europe
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Support through our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family