Warehouse Manager

Kpi-Recruiting-Ltd; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

INDLOG in the UK & Scotland seeks an experienced Warehouse Manager to lead day-to-day operations, drive efficiency and maximise stock accuracy across the fulfilment centre in East Kilbride.

You will manage staff performance, payroll coordination, safety compliance, and collaborate with commercial and IT teams to support onboarding of new clients and improve peak planning and courier cut-off capacity.

Qualifications

• Experience in warehouse management and daily operations.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations and risk assessments.
• Forklift licence and ability to liaise with compliance teams.
• Experience with onboarding and managing a warehouse team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day warehouse operations to maximise efficiency.
• Set daily/weekly/monthly goals and ensure SLA targets are met.
• Manage attendance, payroll coordination with the bookkeeper/finance.
• Ensure health and safety compliance and incident prevention.
• Collaborate with management on client onboarding and service delivery.
• Drive continuous improvement and peak planning to extend courier cut-off capacity.

Job description

Our client an Ecommerce Fulfilment Centre UK & Scotland based who are a premier storage solution company.

They are trusted by the industry to provide cost effective solutions from initial inception through to sales support from our support Team.

Are you an experienced Warehouse Manager like to maintain high standards and continiously seek to improve:

Summary

• Responsible for the day-to-day operations throughout the warehouse with a focus on driving operating processes, staff productivity and use of technology.

Key Priorities

• Set clear goals and direction for the warehouse on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis ensuring SLA performance and targets exceeded with all processes and procedures adhered to.
• Responsibility for staff attendance, payroll, time off and disciplinary procedures including through the Citation system, working closely with the bookkeeper around staff payroll.
• Ensuring compliance to procedures from a health & safety point of view.
• Awareness of risk assessments and required actions including Fire. Effective use of Citation as point of reference for Health and safety compliance.
• Act a member of the management team working closely on a day-to-day basis with the Founder, Managing Director, IT Manager and Commercial Manager.
• Focus on customer retention by ensuring excellent service standards are consistently met leading to a positive view from all customers which in turn generates new business referrals.
• Working alongside Commercial Manager to act as operational point of contact for key customers both new and existing including involvement with new client onboarding.
• Supporting a ‘one Dimensions’ culture across all areas of the business including Albion Way warehouse.
• Coordinate delivery collections, particularly for international customers via appropriate courier network.
• Ensure clients stock is accurately maintained and optimised to maximise sales.
• Drive excellent housekeeping standards across the warehouse.
• Maximise Profitability; by actively seeking efficiency savings in all operational areas, including the use of technology.
• Developing a culture of continuous improvement to ensure processes are continually reviewed to identify areas for improvement, with a particular focus on peak planning and extending courier cut-off capacity.

Reports to

• Senior Warehouse Manager (tbc dependent on experience level, this may change)

Reports

• Operational Supervisors
• Operational Teams

Additional Points that would be ideal

• Any formal training to support this role including IOSH Health and Safety training and other relevant certified training.
• Knowledge of Dangerous Goods logistics regulations especially concerning lithium batteries.
• Forklift licence

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