Decant Supervisor

**WHAT WILL I BE DOING?**

The successful applicant will assist the Warehouse Management team with the day-to-day operation of the warehouse and be responsible for the operational management of a team within the warehouse, ensuring a safe and efficient operation in achieving business targets. You will provide regular supervision to the team and have responsibility for team delivery, monitoring any issues and responding in a proactive manner. You will ensure policies and procedures are followed, production targets/KPIs are achieved or exceeded, quality standards are met, and costs managed within budget.

**Summary of Role Responsibilities**:

- Responsibility for the supervision of the team within your area of responsibility; supporting with leading, coaching and developing team members.
- Responsible for the decant operation across the PM shift, including staffing levels and determining work flow
- Be a role model to your team in achieving results, raising performance levels and embedding continuous improvement to facilitate change and efficiency.
- Monitor and measure on operational KPIs and completing reports as required. Flagging any operational issues as required.
- Champion effective health and safety management within specific area and be a positive influence in driving a near miss culture, including compliance to all health & safety and environmental legislation.
- Investigate and record details of accidents, dangerous occurences and near mis incidents. Report to HSE where applicable.
- Support the updating of risks assessments, safe systems of work and standard operating procedures, ensuring these are compliant with company standards.
- Assist in the development and improvement of working practices to ensure continuous improvement in operational performance
- Ensure all required appraisals and training plans for operational teams is completed, recorded and updated on the training matrices.
- Reesponsibility for stock management procedure adherence and to ensure this compliant with WMS
- To deputise in the absence of other management colleagues.
- Any other duties as and when required

**WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?**

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE
- Essential_
- Knowledge and experience of a WMS controlled Warehouse.
- Leading and managing a team within a distribution or operational environment.
- Awareness of Health & Safety and environmental legislation.
- Desirable_
- Previous experience of MLS or equivalent warehouse management system.

SKILLS/ ABILITIES
- Leads by example, can be hands on if required, ensuring effective teamwork and communication.
- Excellent communication skills
- written and verbal
- Competent IT skills across the Microsoft Office package range e.g. Word, Excel, etc.
- Ability to work well within a team, and take direction from different people and ability to manage conflicting priorities
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Good attention to detail.

**DISPOSITION**
- Proactive/self-starter/ self-motivated
- High levels of common sense
- High levels of integrity and honesty
- Positive approach to change and good sense of humour
- Flexible and enthusiastic with a “can do” attitude
- Promotes effective team working and a culture of high performance.

**WHAT DO WE DO?**

VOW is the UK and Ireland’s leading wholesaler of business products and facilities supplies with its headquarters in Sheffield. The company distributes over 24,000 products from its three automated distribution centres in England and Ireland to over 4,000 resellers and customers.

The major product categories distributed by VOW include: Office Essentials, Paper Supplies, Electronic Office Supplies, Facilities Supplies, Technology and Machines and Furniture. VOW also carries it's own brand Q-Connect range.

VOW offers a wide range of business services including marketing initiatives, e-commerce solutions, business development programmes and logistics options, all which help to grow VOW’s Resellers’ businesses.

VOW is part of EVO Group the largest multi-channel distributor of business supplies and services in the industry with unparalleled reach and experience in the UK, EVO Group provides sourcing, storage and fulfilment services to over 20,000 resellers, corporate organisations and direct customers through VOW, VOW RETAIL, Banner and Truline.

**OUR BENEFITS**

We also have a generous holiday package and a holiday purchasing scheme. All our employees either get their Birthday off every year or a voucher in their birthday month, and in most areas of the business we close between Christmas and New Year

**DIVERSITY AND ANTI-DISCRIMINATION STATEMEN**T

It is our people that make us successful and so we are committed to making **evo** an inclusive workplace.

We encourage a diverse culture, in which we value you for being you, and the excellent contributions you make to business, no matter your age, gender, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, race, nationality or religion. **evo**