Warehouse & Operations Manager
Ref: BBBH: 344146
Blackburn
£60,000
- Permanent
- 3 Month Notice
About the candidate
This candidate has extensive experience in managing operation functions, including inventory management, warehousing, shipping and receiving, planning and production. They have proven abilities in strategic planning, improving efficiencies of operations and team building.
The candidate has experience in food retail, wholesale and the transportation industry and is well-versed in dealing with pressure and working to tight deadlines. They are now seeking their next opportunity as Operations Manager, Warehouse Manager or Head of Operations.
What makes them great?
- Spearheaded new build proposition, cultural alignment, as well as cost controls and budget planning
- Introduced accident near miss reporting process and instilled a positive Health and Safety culture to the team with the appointment of a new Health & Safety Manager
- Achieved savings of £110k through the restructuring of the management team
- Drove continuous improvements with the development of strategies for network distribution of seasonal activity
Areas of expertise
- Responsibility for 70-150 employees, overseeing multiple sites and circa £17m turnover
- Increased picking/worked hour efficiencies by 7.71% YoY, reduced overall turnover and cost, and dropped temporary labour resource with the improvement of recruitment/retention measures
- Succeeded in reducing £1.5m warehouse operational cost for the period 2019-2020 with the realignment of shift structures
- Cost reduction of 3.5% (LFL) despite substantial living wage increase through performance and structural enhancements