Shift Operations Leader: Warehouse & Transport Excellence

Bensons For Beds; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 50% colleague discount on Benson

Medicash health cashback scheme

Retail Trust wellbeing and financial支持

Group Income Protection

Legal & General Pension Scheme

Job summary

Bensons For Beds is seeking an experienced Shift Operations Manager to lead our warehouse and transport operation, ensuring productivity, service, safety and compliance standards on every shift.

This hands-on leadership role involves managing a team, delivering operational KPIs, overseeing warehouse and transport activities, and ensuring vehicle compliance and maintenance requirements are met. You will foster a positive environment where colleagues can perform at their best.

Qualifications

• Experience managing teams within a warehouse, logistics, distribution and transport operation
• Strong people management and leadership skills
• Experience managing productivity, service and operational performance targets
• Experience controlling operational costs, including labour spend, agency usage, overtime, site expenditure and workforce planning
• The ability to balance service delivery with effective cost management and budget control
• Knowledge of transport legislation, vehicle compliance and fleet management
• Experience managing agency labour and third-party contractors
• A good understanding of health & safety requirements within a warehouse and transport environment
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• The ability to remain calm under pressure and make effective decisions
• Experience using performance data and KPIs to drive operational improvements and efficiencies

Responsibilities

• Leading and motivating operational teams to deliver service, productivity and quality targets
• Managing warehouse and transport operations during your shift
• Ensuring staffing levels are effective, including the management of agency colleagues and external contractors
• Monitoring performance KPIs and taking action to drive continuous improvement
• Resolving operational issues and responding quickly to changing priorities
• Managing transport compliance, vehicle maintenance schedules and legal operating requirements
• Supporting the management of the site's Operator’s Licence obligations
• Maintaining Driver CPC and transport compliance standards
• Ensuring health & safety policies and procedures are followed at all times
• Conducting investigations, coaching and performance management where required
• Building strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders across the business
• Driving operational excellence and identifying opportunities to improve processes, efficiency and customer service

Skills

People management

Leadership

KPIs & data

Safety compliance

Budget control

Transport law

Contractor mgmt

Communication

Decisive under pressure

Problem solving

Job description

Bensons For Beds is seeking an experienced Shift Operations Manager to lead our warehouse and transport operation, ensuring productivity, service, safety and compliance standards on every shift.

This hands-on leadership role involves managing a team, delivering operational KPIs, overseeing warehouse and transport activities, and ensuring vehicle compliance and maintenance requirements are met. You will foster a positive environment where colleagues can perform at their best.