Head of Retail Warehousing and Logistics

7 days ago

Derbyshire, United Kingdom Bis Henderson Full time

**Location**: Midlands

**Salary**: £70,000 - £75,000, car and benefits

**Summary**:
Head of Warehousing and Logistics (multi-site operation)

Key Responsibilities:

- You will be instrumental in creating a highly productive, customer centric work ethos. Moreover, you will have the capacity to lead and motivate your team through changes in operational practices and system upgrades. Excellent IT skills are a given alongwith a working knowledge of modern WMS and must have managed in automated operations.
- This is an excellent opportunity for a results-focussed, service driven, logistics professional to utilise his/her natural leadership skills and in-depth operational knowledge in the on-going development of continuous improvement processes that meet thevalues of the business. Your background will be in retail distribution and e-commerce and reverse logistics is a must. Your core competencies will be in the areas of leadership, process development, financial management and account management. Project managingchange initiatives are essential.

Key Skills/Experience:

- The nature of the role necessitates the need for an individual with a strong e commerce Distribution operational background along with the credibility and gravitas necessary not only to engage with a large workforce but to also build an excellent workingrelationship with the clients.
- You will be committed to delivering high levels of customer satisfaction, will have the capacity to identify areas for improved processes /productivity and will be an advocate of Continuous Improvement initiatives.
- Experience of working with 3PL and implementing a WMS.
- Your strategic foresight will enable you to continually review and plan operational and resource capabilities to support seasonal trends and future growth.
- Likewise, your excellent commercial acumen and proactive approach to cost control will enable you to improve the financial efficiencies of the site.
- Ideally start up experience.
- It goes without saying that you will be an inspirational leader with a broad experience of managing large warehouse and transport teams across sites.

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