Warehouse Management System (WMS) Manager jobs
Keeping on top of the comings and goings of a busy warehouse is a complex and non-stop task. Logistics and supply chain planners will go out of their way to ensure that! Their ultimate aim is to make warehouses drop-off and pick-up points for raw materials, components and completed and intermediate products that sit on the shelves for as little time as possible before being processed into profit-making items.
Maintaining the optimum operation of a warehouse takes a lot of work. As well as the physical space that is occupied by goods, there is the constant need for staffing, security checking and accounting as the items are processed on and off the shelves. The warehouse management system is now a common, almost ubiquitous sight in the modern warehouse, and the complexity that comes with warehousing for, say, supermarket consignments relies entirely on it.
The WMS manager will be in control of the system, possibly on a shift rota, and will need to make sure it is working as planned, both in terms of the smooth operation of the software and keeping it updated as regards the current business demands, but also with the physical aspects of it, such as the essential radio data terminals, the failure of which can cause the system to run at snail’s pace. It’s a high pressure job, but anyone with the correct attributes will thrive on the pressure and be a trusted element in the warehouse’s operations.
The skills required
IT is at the heart of this role, and the WMS manager will be someone well versed in the operation of such systems. Although the back end IT will in all likelihood be dealt with by third parties, minor glitches and known operational issues might be down to the WMS manager to overcome. The operation of all hardware will also be the WMS manager’s responsibility. From the routine maintenance to dealing with major hardware issues, it will be up to the manager to ensure that the platform has something to run on.
Where delegation takes place, the WMS manager will need to have an approachable yet authoritative personality, and experience in a similar managerial role will help with doing this effectively. Communication with both staff, management and IT suppliers will be regular, and must be clear and concise.
WMS Manager Jobs in Worthing
The seaside town of Worthing lies on England’s south coast, halfway between Brighton and Bognor Regis, in West Sussex. Settlement dates back to the Stone Age, and Worthing was a sleepy mackerel fishing town until the Georgian period, when grand building started springing up as it became part of the tourist trail. Much of the splendid architecture survives to this day, and the town now has a population of around 100,000.
The town is still best known as a holiday resort, Worthing does have a thriving economy that includes financial services (e.g. Aviva), pharmaceuticals (e.g. GlaxoSmithKline), government (HM Revenue and Customs) and the creative industries. There is a relatively strong manufacturing sector, too, which almost matches the employment attained by tourism-related industries. In the 1990s the town was particularly profitable, and its population are relatively affluent, especially for a town of its size.
Holiday resorts often suffer out of season, but this does not seem to the case with Worthing, which has managed to be productive and quite industrialised without sacrificing any of its Georgian charm. All this in combination makes it a place anyone looking for a WMS Manager position should put on their watch list if they live in the area – you may be surprised at what comes up.
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