**Join a friendly, employee-owned, award-winning international outdoor business as a Logistics and Distribution Supervisor.**

Located in the picturesque, rural setting of East Sussex, Nikwax is a highly successful outdoor business that is run by a close-knit and friendly team of employees, whom we are proud to call Partners.

Nikwax Ltd. develops care products and material systems that improve performance and extend the life of clothing, footwear and equipment whilst minimising environmental impact with clean chemistry. We develop and manufacture in-house, from our headquarters in Wadhurst, East Sussex. Nikwax are the only outdoor company to have won the Queen’s Award for Sustainable Development and all operations have been carbon balanced since the company was founded in 1977. We have an ongoing dedication to minimising our impact on the environment and a hardworking team of people to help develop the business.

We offer a flexible working approach, with a balance of homeworking and office days to enhance your work-life balance. We highly value our Partners, and this is an exciting opportunity to join our company.

**The Role**

Lead the Logistics & Distribution team to improve the efficiency and timely despatch of orders, by ensuring systematic processes are set up and followed.

**You Will**
- Manage the efficient day to day running of the Logistics and Distribution team
- Assist the Supply Manager in leading the team and providing cover when required
- Oversee all team processes and ensure that projects, plans and procedures are in place to support them
- Manage the running of the twin packing line, recording the daily output, ensuring efficiency is maintained and agreed targets for both units and labour are achieved
- Adhere to individual customer requirements during the despatch and collation of orders
- Follow company procedures to guarantee timely despatch of goods from the warehouse
- Organise daily transport bookings ensuring despatch documentation is accurate and up-to-date
- Monitor transport costs, researching new carriers and reporting to the Supply Chain Manager
- Be responsible for booking stock, maintaining stock levels and stock rotation
- Communicate, in a timely manner, any stock that is running low to the SOP team and report any low or out of stock items to the Supply Chain Manager, Sales and Production teams
- Comply with all relevant legislation and updating the team, as necessary
- Ensure the working environment is kept clean, tidy and that all H&S requirements are being implemented.

**You Will Be**
- Experienced working in a warehouse environment
- Experienced in stock management systems
- A self-starter and confident in driving tasks through to conclusion
- Ethical, with good people skills
- Preferably experienced in driving a forklift truck
- Numerate and educated to GCSE level (or equivalent) including passes in Maths and English.

**The Rewards**
- Competitive benefits and rewards including pension, health cash plan and profit related bonus scheme
- Additional flexible benefits options including boosted pension contributions, extra holiday or assistance with childcare costs
- Annual leave starting at 25 days rising with service, plus public holidays
- Friendly and informal environment with monthly team lunches and quarterly events
- Be part of an employee-owned business where you can clearly see the effect of your efforts
- Contribute to an award-winning international company with values that you can believe in.

We are passionate and committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer, encouraging different perspectives and experiences to make us a more innovative and creative workplace.

**To Apply**

We reserve the right to close this advert early.

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

**Salary**: £30,000.00-£32,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private dental insurance
- Profit sharing
- Referral programme
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Wadhurst: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Warehouse: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Forklift Licence (preferred)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 14/04/2024
Reference ID: Logistics & Distribution Supervisor