Shift Manager

Rexel France; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Scheme

33 days annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Contributory pension scheme

Staff discounts

Free financial support and education

Job summary

Rexel France is seeking a Warehouse Shift Manager in Aylesbury to oversee the daily operations of the Cables & Containment team. This role requires a customer-focused individual responsible for staff planning, safety, and KPI achievement.

The successful candidate will manage operations effectively, motivate staff, and utilize key warehouse systems for stock management. Benefits include a bonus scheme, substantial annual leave, and health insurance.

Qualifications

• Prioritize hiring based on behaviors; focus on collaboration and accountability.
• Commit to building strong customer relationships.
• Demonstrable experience in managing teams and operations.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute daily operations for picks, packs, and dispatches.
• Develop relationships with internal customers and third parties.
• Motivate and develop staff while ensuring performance compliance.
• Control costs in areas like overtime and transport.
• Utilize RF and HHT for stock management and efficiency.
• Ensure shift KPIs are met with timely reporting.
• Implement lean principles for process improvement.
• Facilitate effective communication across shifts.
• Enforce site security and ensure health and safety standards.

Skills

Knowledge of Health & Safety

Warehouse operations management

Multi-tasking abilities

Inventory control

Warehouse Management System (WMS)

Lean techniques

Effective communication

Proficient in Microsoft Excel

Proficient in Microsoft Word

Data analysis skills

Job description

We have an opening for aWarehouse Shift Managerto take ownership of the day to day running of our Cables & Containment team, working Monday to Friday in our Aylesbury Distribution Centre.

This role will cover across PM & AM shifts to ensure clear processes are in place, and delivery from this area is achieved daily.

Benefits

• Bonus Scheme
• Time Off: 33 days annual leave(including bank holidays, increasing throughout the years too!)
  • You can also buy and sell holiday each year
  • Enhanced parental leave
• Support & Development: Extensive learning opportunities from day one.
• Health & Wellbeing: Private Medical Insurance/Free virtual GP service, Healthy Mind Champions, and more!
• Perks: Contributory pension scheme and life assurance, Staff discounts, exclusive holiday offers and free financial support and education

Job Description

A Shift Manager, We will be looking for you to be a highly customer focused individual, who will take responsibility for staff planning, retention and training, health & safety, delivering high levels of customer centricity, contributing to the implementation of operational strategy in line with business objectives, site security, stock integrity and meeting company KPI's & customer SLA's.

You will work with key stakeholders and internal supply chain management to support and implement continuous improvement and sustained changes to maximise efficiency and development of processes.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute the day to day operational activities ensuring that picks, packs and despatches for customer and distribution (branch) orders are managed effectively.
• Develop and manage relationships with internal customers and third parties to ensure high levels in customer centricity and delivery of service.
• Motivate and develop staff to achieve objectives and comply with Company policies and procedures, addressing any shortfalls in performance.
• Control and monitor costs within area of responsibility e.g. overtime, absence and transport carrier costs.
• Utilise RF and HHT (Hand Held Terminal) capabilities within the system to improve stock placement, accuracy and throughput efficiency.
• Ensure shift KPIs are met, including management of, and weekly/monthly reports are completed in a timely manner.
• Practice and use lean principles to improve processes and remove non value added wastes.
• To facilitate effective communication, across the shift through regular feedback and ensuring team briefs are conducted which ensure all colleagues are informed of site changes and have up to date business information.
• Ensure site security measures are enforced with staff and housekeeping standards, are met and maintained in line with Health & Safety and Quality Standards, taking prompt and appropriate action if any issues are identified.

Qualifications

t Rexel, we prioritise hiring individuals based on behaviours and potential, rather than requiring specific formal qualifications for roles, the behaviours that will set you up for success as an Shift Manager colleague include:

COLLABORATION: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to achieve shared objectives

TAKES ACCOUNTABILITY: Taking action, overcoming obstacles, and meeting commitments

CUSTOMER FOCUS: building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions

We are looking for:

• Knowledge of Health & Safety, environmental and/or quality standard within a distribution environment.
• Demonstrable experience of running warehouse operations, and managing staff with ability to sustain, motivate and develop.
• Able to multi task and achieve deadlines.
• Previous experience of inventory control.
• Knowledge of Warehouse Management System (WMS) function (M3 advantageous)
• Awareness and/or skills in lean techniques; practicable improvements to workflow, work processes and efficiencies
• Effective communicator with a good standard of English (spoken + written) and numeracy.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
• Ability to analyse data and deliver a high degree of accuracy