Warehouse Manager

Greencore; Greater Lincolnshire; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in the UK seeks a Logistics Manager to drive annual performance and manage distribution effectively. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in people management, a strong focus on safety, and skills in budget and logistics management. This role offers a competitive salary, job-related benefits, and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre access

Enhanced parental leave

Qualifications

• Proven experience of people management and team engagement.
• Manage safety in the functional area, e.g., IOSH training.
• Understanding of best practice processes.
• Experience of managing budgets.
• Experience of logistics planning and scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Drive the delivery of annual performance targets through planning and management.
• Promote a safe working environment as per Health and Safety plan.
• Create and control departmental budget to manage variances.
• Seek opportunities to streamline tasks and reduce costs.
• Liaise with suppliers and logistics providers to meet needs.
• Monitor activities to adapt logistics network accordingly.
• Develop a high-performance culture among team members.
• Ensure safe handling of materials to maximize food safety.

Skills

People management

Safety management

Best practice processes

Customer relationship management

Budget management

Logistics planning

Job description

Why Greencore?

We're a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make everyday taste better. We're a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing 13,300 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK's food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY24, we generated revenues of 1.8bn. Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,500 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties. At Greencore we actively encourage our colleagues to apply for our vacancies, whether as a lateral move to broaden experience or the next step up to progress your career and development. We also welcome applications from external candidates who are eager to grow their career with us.

What you'll be doing

• Drive the delivery of annual performance targets through appropriate planning and management of distribution activity, to ensure the ongoing fulfilment of orders at appropriate cost
• Promote, and actively manage a safe working environment, ensuring all tasks are conducted as defined in the site Health and Safety plan and equipment can be operated safely, with appropriate maintenance and replacement plans
• Create and control departmental budget, accounting for all cost and revenue streams, to ensure variances are managed within agreed spend
• Actively seek opportunities to simplify and streamline all work tasks, drawing on best practice, to remove duplication and non value adding activities and remove cost
• Liaise with suppliers, third party suppliers and logistic providers calling on procurement (when required), to minimise cost and meet changing customer needs
• Monitor commercial and operations activities to recognise and understand the impacts of the functional area and adapt the logistics network to respond to changing needs
• Develop a high-performance culture where processes are optimised and team members are guided to deliver targeted performance and achieve their potential
• Monitor the use of material handling equipment so that a safe and efficient working environment is promoted at all times
• Ensure appropriate handling, management and storage of materials so that food safety is maximised and the operational plan can be achieved

What we're looking for

• Proven experience of people management and team engagement
• Manage safety in functional area e.g., Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) training
• Understanding of best practice processes
• Working with Customers to build sustained relationships
• Experience of managing budgets
• Experience of logistics planning, scheduling and space management

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.