Warehouse Manager

Kramp; Biggleswade; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

In the summer of 2023, Kramp completed the acquisition of Genfitt Mayo Ltd (a leading supplier to the agricultural sector in Ireland), aimed at strengthening our market presence and enhancing our portfolio of offerings. This acquisition represents a significant milestone in our growth journey, positioning for continued success and leadership in the agricultural industry in Ireland.

We are now seeking a highly motivated and experienced Warehouse Manager to join our team in Co. Mayo. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in managing and optimizing our warehouse operations to support continued business growth.

If you have strong leadership skills, a sharp focus on efficiency, and experience in warehouse or logistics management, this could be the right challenge for you!

What is your role?

You'll play a key role in driving performance, improving processes, and supporting a busy supply chain operation.

You will supervise teams and operations within a warehouse of 20-25 people to effectively manage receipt, storage, selection, packaging, loading, and shipping of products to customers.

Your specific tasks include:

1. Contributing to reviewing existing operations in your area of work and supporting in generating new ideas to assist in identifying continuous improvements.
2. Planning and carrying out workplace observations and assessments of operational process skills in line with predefined criteria, providing appropriate feedback to assesses and line managers.
3. Following the organization's Health, Safety and Environment (HS&E) policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions; identifying and mitigating environmental risks and risks to the wellbeing of oneself and others in the workplace; instructing the team in safe working methods; identifying instances of risky behaviors within the team and taking appropriate action, escalating serious issues as appropriate.
4. Managing on a day-to-day basis the delivery of a broad range of warehouse and store tasks using existing procedures and reviewing to recommend improvements to procedures to ensure all goods and supplies are stored and recorded appropriately.

You will report directly to the Country Director. Your team is made up of a Warehouse Supervisor and Warehouse Operators.

Who are you?

For this job we have a couple of requirements:

1. Proven experience in warehouse/logistics management
2. Strong team leadership and advanced communication skills
3. Passion for continuous improvement and operational excellence
4. Post-Secondary Education or Equivalent Level of Work Experience
5. Experienced practitioner able to work unsupervised (3 to 6 years)

What do we offer?

We are an ambitious, fast-growing and financially sound organization. You can obviously expect:

1. 22 vacation days and 1 Company Day (based on a full-time contract)
2. Flexible working policy in hours
3. Profit sharing bonus
4. Great budget for training and courses

Do you want to join us?
In case you feel challenged by the above role description and requirements, we are interested in meeting you! Please use the application button and send your CV and cover letter.

If you do not fully meet all the requirements for this role, and you think you would be a good match for us, please apply and convince us.

Do you have a question about this role? Please do not hesitate to contact Sophie ten Berge, Talent Acquisition Specialist.

About us
Thanks to our ambitions we are active throughout Europe: a leading position in the agricultural market for parts. We heavily invest in E-Business and innovations. Our aim is to make it easy for our customers to run their business. Working at Kramp means working with over 3500 international colleagues. The people at Kramp are enthusiastic, professional and involved. We speak our customers’ language, understand their challenges and earn their trust to exceed their expectations. Our promise “It’s that easy” is embedded in our culture and DNA.

Working at Kramp means:

… you belong here! Being part of our open business community
… your work makes a difference! Have an impact on what matters
… you will develop and realize! Learn and realize your potential

“We’re a department of innovators and I can already see new projects appearing on the horizon.”