Supply Chain Operational Team Leader

2 weeks ago

Heywood, United Kingdom Guenther Bakeries Full time

Guenther Bakeries is looking for a Supply Chain Specialist to join our team in Heywood. This position is responsible for managing the supply chain for our company’s products, including the development of new products, sourcing and inventory management, and developing new product lines.

**Summary**:
Team Leader offers key management support to ensure that their designated area of the plant is operating in a safe, efficient and effective manner. To support the development of a continuous improvement culture, to optimize labour, material & equipment resources to support the achievement of the plant objectives in Safety, Quality, Customer service, Cost, Sustainability, Employee Relations and Engagement.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Supervise and support the tasks of Despatch, Good in, Tray Wash and Tray Stacker team members, ensure all processes are being completed to the required standard.
- Process improvement - contribute and drive process improvement within the shift and plant as a whole. Create a culture of process improvement for all employees.
- Organised and able to prioritise and plan.
- Ensuring there is a training plan in place to ensure all employees have the correct skills.
- The Development of the team to ensure all shift members have the skills required to carry out their role.
- Key driver of team motivation ensuring the shift members engage in the Plant objectives.
- Manage the team’s holiday, breaks, working hours and overtime in accordance with policy.
- Manage rota’s with support of the Supply Chain Manager.
- Provide training support to operatives and other team members.
- Complete return to work interviews in line with Company procedure.
- Be involved in the communication of business KPI's against budget, and reporting results to the team.
- Ensure that you provide a working environment that is compliant with all Health and Safety obligations.
- Ensure you and your team are working within all Food Safety guidelines to protect the product and our customers.

This list is not exhaustive and includes the key duties required.

**Person Specification**

Essential that you have previous experience of working within an FMCG warehouse environment, with counter balance and / or Reach Truck certification. PPT experience also an advantage, but not essential as training will be provided for the right applicant.

**Behavioural Competencies**:

- Organised and able to prioritise and plan.
- Disciplined and have a structured approach to achieving targets.
- Able to manage several key issues concurrently.
- Ability to communicate at all levels with good interpersonal skills.
- High levels of personal integrity.
- Willing to collaborate across all functional teams.
- Enthusiastic and energetic approach to workload.
- Proactive and confident - able to adapt to new requirements.
- Takes responsibility for own development.
- Results focused and driven, with exceptional attention to detail.
- Able to build relationships and manage challenges in a diplomatic manner.

**Minimum Job Requirements**:
**Education/Certification**:

- Counter Balance Certification
- Reach Truck Certification
- PPT Certification

**Skills and Experience**:

- 5 years supervising others

Forklift (counter balance & reach) and pedestrian truck licences

Excellent numeracy skills

Excellent written & verbal communication skills

IT system experience (Word/Excel/Power-point)

SAP knowledge (desirable)
- Working with internal teams to develop new product lines
- Working with the design team to create new designs
- Working with the production team to produce new product lines
- Working with our sales team to increase sales of existing products
- Working with our manufacturing team to improve production efficiency and quality
- Working with our warehouse team to improve efficiency and quality of stock movement
- Assisting in inventory control and auditing of finished goods
- Developing new processes for inventory control, auditing, and reconciliation of finished goods
- Other duties as assigned.

**Requirements**:

- Bachelor’s degree in business or related field preferred. A degree is acceptable but not required. A combination of education, training, and experience can substitute for a degree in business or related field. A minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in supply chain management preferred. A minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in inventory auditing preferred. A minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in inventory control management preferred. Experience working in a manufacturing environment preferred.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Bereavement leave
- Canteen
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free flu jabs
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private dental insurance
- Priv

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