Logistics and Warehouse Manager

A Logistics and Warehouse Manager is required on a PERMANENT basis by CareerWise Recruitment for our client; a Limerick-based Wholesale Food Distribution Company. This role will be responsible for a team of circa one hundred colleagues across the warehouse management, inbound and outbound teams and play a key part in the overall growth of the organisation.

Role of this position

• General management and overall leadership of a team of section managers, team leaders and colleagues across all logistics activities in line with strategic KPIs.
• Overall responsibility to ensure Inbound, Outbound and Inventory Managers are utilising and developing robust teams to ensure consistent long-term growth is achieved.
• Constant monitoring and evaluation of available data to ensure optimal warehouse layout and stock integrity is being achieved.
• To identify opportunities and implement initiatives for continuous improvements in ways of working, quality, consistency and effectiveness of process.
• Create an inclusive and collaborative culture where the role of each team member in the contribution to the organisational goals is understood.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years' experience in a relevant management role in a high volume, technology driven, time sensitive operation
• Experience within FMCG industry is advantageous
• Willingness to examine and challenge the status quo and break down silos where necessary with fact-based arguments to ensure continuous improvement of his/her team and the wider Operations team.
• Confident and consistent communicator who has an ability to flex his/her style to ensure the message is understood regardless of the audience.
• Highly analytical and comfortable with technology such as using internal data reporting tools to drill down into the data to see what is going on.
• Extremely organised and comfortable operating in a highly dynamic and fast paced environment.
• The ability and confidence to interpret often ambiguous data in making timely decisions based on evaluation of the associated risks and subsequent impacts on all stakeholders.
• Ability to delegate in line with setting the expectation, assigning responsibility and ensuring responsibility is taken by your team.
• Is collaborative and yet confident to constructively challenge for the right result with an ability to influence peers and senior managers.

Please call Aisling O'Hagan-Yil today for further information on 021- 2427410 or email: aohagan-yil@careerwise.ie
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