General Manager - Operations

Ref: BBBH: 190489

Warrington

£85,000

• Permanent
• Immediately available

About the candidate

This candidate is a successful and dynamic senior supply chain professional with over 25 years of experience within 3PL, FMCG & E-commerce. The candidate has expertise in driving colleague engagement, Continuous Improvement and Designing & Fitting Warehouse Automation projects. 
The candidate is now seeking their next career opportunity and will bring a host of experience within Logistics, Operations & Warehousing. 

What makes them great?

•    Consistently driving down costs by reviewing supply of goods and labour - £100k saving in 2023, via agency labour and 3rd party transport re-tender(s)
•    Improved DC stock accuracy from 84% to 99% by implementing a back-to-basics ethos & facilitated operational close down for end of year audited stock checks
•    Improvement of departmental colleague engagement surveyed result from 85% to 90%
•    Improvement of operational KPI’s by driving continuous improvement of key processes, specifically product pick rates (145 to 155 pph) and replenishment (14 to 15.5 pph).
•    Holds CPC National qualification
 

Areas of expertise

•    Lead UK Distribution Centre operating within a 640,000 sq.ft, over 500 colleagues across 24/7 operation
•    Responsible for an annual operating budget of £52m as well as development projects of up to £60m
•    Designed and fitted out of a state of the art 850,000sq ft. automated warehouse for a leading online retailer 
•    Full accountability for Logistics & Fulfilment CI and change initiatives, Fulfilment Centre Operational Development and Strategic Partner & Supplier Management
•    Implementation of cultural change, including colleague led CI platforms to identify, implement and recognise initiatives. Culminating in £150k savings in year 1 through increased productivities