Distribution Centre Manager

Job title: Distribution Centre Manager

Job description: Job Description:

Overview

An experienced Distribution Centre Manager is required in order to lead and grow Wincanton’s business on one of its key accounts based in Wigan. This is an excellent opportunity to work with a key strategic customer, and an established and talented contract team. Reporting to the Contract General Manger, the successful candidate will be responsible for the delivering a safe, efficient and successful operation, whilst managing a significant change within the business, with the key our on-site customers, leading and developing the Wincanton contract team, and growth into new areas of the customer’s business whilst driving excellence through a Lean CI model.

This role requires a natural leader, someone who has an ability to engage with all stakeholders and an ability to successfully implement change. This is an excellent opportunity to work in partnership with a key strategic customer and build an established and talented contract team.

Salary: Competitive + car/allowance + eligibility for bonus + bens

How will you contribute?

• Overall responsibility for the overall Health, Safety and Well-being of all colleagues working on the account.
• To develop the Key Account Plan in alignment with Wincanton’s and the customers growth agenda to ensure a joint delivery of key milestones within the plan in order to achieve customer satisfaction, reduce duplication which will increase our ability and agility to service our customer
• Identify new ways to grow the customers supply chain in order to prevent status quo
• Establish engagement plans with key customer stakeholders in order to enhance relationships at all levels of the business.
• Provide leadership to the contract team in formulating and delivering the Operational Master Plan.
• Lead the Continuous Improvement programme on site to ensure that a CI approach is undertaken in relation to processes, systems, equipment and facilities.
• Ultimate responsibility for the professional and personal development of colleagues working on the contract, and ownership of recruitment and people retention.
• Establish the existing site as a leader in terms of innovation and new technologies.
• Identify and manage the implementation of investment and site improvement projects

What will you bring?

• Experience in leading all aspects of a multi-site, customer led operations and proven track record in delivering innovative performance improvements and operational excellence. Knowledge of the complete life cycle of a contract
• Strong experience of manufacturing logistics / supply chain with varying levels of complexity.
• Knowledge of support services / contracts business model (including 3PL) highly desirable.
• Experience of new business tenders and managing start ups and business transfers is ideal
• Excellent commercial acumen – understands dynamics of ‘open/ closed book’ contracts & develops a profit centre approach & culture amongst the Account team that is focused on bottom line performance
• Agile approach to strategy and planning with a proven experience of adapting operational
• plans to changing customer requirements whilst also achieving a commercial benefit.
• Has worked within Continuous Improvement programmes and can demonstrate an appreciation of key methodologies and approaches
• Understands how to use IT / technology to drive performance.
• High level of self-awareness (including via psychometric profiling) and takes accountability for own development. Seeks and provides feedback on a regular basis.
• Highly numerate and excellent written skills.
• Strong planning and analytical skills.

What do we offer?

We really value our people and offer a friendly, safety first working environment and a competitive salary along with other benefits including; company pension scheme, generous holidays, cycle to work scheme ,employee benefits online discount platform, onsite parking + much more

Our people are at the core of our business and what makes Wincanton great. That’s why we also provide significant opportunities for career development and progression, as well as training enrichment and multi-skilling, in a dynamic working environment.

Apply Now!

Please apply by following the links and uploading your CV. We are a fast-moving organisation so we may not always wait until the closing date to review applications. As a result you should submit your CV as soon as possible!

About Us:

Wincanton is a leading supply chain partner for British business, providing supply chain solutions up and down the country. Through a wealth of experience and knowledge Wincanton provides business critical services including storage, handling and distribution; high volume eFulfilment; retailer ‘dark stores’; two-person home delivery; fleet and transport management; and network optimisation for many of the UK’s best-known companies.

Company: Wincanton

Expected salary:

Location: Wigan, Greater Manchester – Lancashire

Job date: Fri, 22 Oct 2021 06:57:03 GMT

Job Source: Careerjet.ca

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