Warehouse Planning Manager Distribution

White Glove; Taunton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A large retail company in Taunton is seeking a Warehouse Planning & Inventory Manager to lead a team of 14 and develop plans to meet future workload demands. The role involves producing daily operational plans and analyzing data to improve efficiency. Candidates with a background in Distribution and FMCG are preferred. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence operations and improve customer service.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in warehouse management and planning.
• Ability to lead and develop teams effectively.
• Strong analytical skills to influence forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 14 to meet future workload demands.
• Produce daily operational plans for various warehouse activities.
• Review daily activities versus plans and take corrective actions.

Skills

Background in Distribution

Experience in FMCG

Team leadership

Operational data analysis

Job description

A large retailer is now looking for a warehouse planning manager reporting to the General Manager.

The ideal candidate will need to have a background in Distribution and FMCG.

With the site covering 370,00 sq. ft.

A National Distribution Center picking over 6k SKU’s for over 850 stores.

A Direct Import receiving operation and home to our National Returns operation, you will lead a team of 14, developing plans for the site to meet future workload demands and identifying and arranging for the appropriate resources and equipment to be available.

As the Warehouse Planning & Inventory Manager you’ll report directly into the site General Manager and work closely with Operations, Transport and Shift Managers to maximise labor and asset utilisation, in turn improving customer service, reducing costs and achieving workload targets.

Collating all necessary site operational reports and data and the submission of these, in line with required timescales.

Analysing all operational data to identify trends, using this information to proactively influence forecasting and;

Key Responsibilities

• Producing a daily operational plan to meet the demands of Goods Intake, Pick, Dispatch and Reverse Flow activities.
• The effective review of daily activity versus plans, taking corrective actions.