General Manager 3pl Multi Contract Site

Relationships mean everything to us, and you’ll have an important part to play in managing the performance of a number of relationships and contracts within our shared user environment in Cowley. As General Manager at Unipart Logistics you are wholly accountablefor all safety protocols, operational processes, contract profitability and cultural adoption of Unipart’s philosophy on your site, delivering world-class standards in cost, quality, and delivery, and will focus on activity in support of our strategic “GoDigital, Go Green, Go Faster” growth and development.
A full ‘360’ role, you will manage all aspects of the Distribution Centre covering inbound and outbound processing, warehouse management, transport and distribution management, internal quality control, returns processing and stock integrity, safety, budget,Unipart Way, and compliance.
**General Manager Key Responsibilities include**:

- Lead compliance for Health and Safety, Environment, Sustainability and Quality standards
- Define and deploy operational and commercial objectives, to deliver the business plan and growth
- Monitor and measure performance to maximise operational efficiency and profitability
- Effectively manage resources and skills to deliver tactical and strategic objectives
- Lead and sustain the Unipart Culture
- Lead the customer engagement agenda to facilitate long term partnership and account growth

**General Manager Requirements**:

- Experience at operating at a senior level in a 3PL environment
- Proven leadership, management, and engagement skills to inspire with energy and passion within and across your teams
- Solid experience in defining, planning, managing and sustaining both organisation and operational change and transformation projects
- Resilience in ability to work under pressure in a challenging and constantly changing environment, evidenced by previous experience in a fast changing, volume driven working and customer environment
- Customer engagement and commercial acumen - proven effective relationships with client / customer
- IT and Digital, including sound understanding of WMS systems and automation
- Financial acumen, including full P&L responsibility for both Open Book and Closed book operating models
- Lean and CI: experience of managing efficiency, quality, and risk

Our recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of opportunity - all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies. We do not discriminate on the grounds ofrace, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected characteristicas defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales. As an organisation we also promote an environment which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe and confident to be the best version of yourself and doyour best work every day.
**Location**: Cowley, Oxfordshire
**Contract Type**: Permanent
**Hours**: Full Time, 40 per week
**Salary**: Up to £82,000 per annum plus car allowance

**Benefits**: 33 days holiday, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme.
You may have experience of the following: General Manager, Area General Manager, Area Manager, Regional Manager, Warehouse Operations Manager, Distribution Operations Manager, Logistics Operations Manager, Commercial Manager, Third Party Logistics, 3PL, WarehouseManagement, Logistics, etc
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