Logistics Manager - Reed : Job Details

Join Our Dynamic Team as a Logistics Manager!

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? We're looking for a passionate and driven Logistics Manager to join our team and help us deliver excellence every day. If you're a proactive problem-solver with a knack for optimizing processes and leading teams, we want to hear from you!

• Champion Our Vision: Embrace and promote our company values, policies, and procedures.
• Safety First: Ensure compliance with Health and Safety policies and relevant legislation.
• Compliance Guru: Monitor vehicle and driver compliance with legal requirements, analyse results, and implement improvements.
• Risk Assessor: Conduct risk assessments on customer premises for new or significant changes.
• Logistics Innovator: Investigate and address logistics issues to improve routes and service quality using cutting-edge systems (e.g., Telematics, Dynamics, GLAD).
• Resource Coordinator: Organize and coordinate resources, including temporary workers, to meet logistics requirements.
• Team Leader: Lead, manage, and develop personnel, addressing absence, disciplinary issues, and training needs.
• Budget Master: Develop and manage functional budgets, monitor activities, and resolve variances.
• Efficiency Expert: Ensure route optimization savings and profitability.
• Commission Calculator: Prepare commission calculations for drivers and maintain system accuracy (e.g., TMS, Dynamics).
• Relationship Builder: Maintain effective relationships between logistics, service, and production departments to enhance customer service.
• Service Level Champion: Ensure drivers meet planned service levels.
• Continuous Improver: Propose and implement improvements for continuous functional enhancement.
• Eco-Warrior: Minimize environmental impact through efficient routes.
• Workwear Compliance: Ensure compliance with EN14065 standard, reduce customer losses, and meet Customer Delivery Driver KPIs.
• Fleet Manager: Maintain fleet standards and implement LEAN processes.
• Tech Promoter: Promote and implement technologies to improve data capture in logistics.

• Communication Pro: Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Influential Leader: Ability to listen to and influence peers and team members to build and lead effective working teams.
• Detail-Oriented Analyst: Strong attention to detail and the ability to analyse data and interpret information effectively.
• Organisational Whiz: Ability to organize yourself and others to ensure tasks are carried out in a timely manner.
• Tech-Savvy: Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Lean Expert: Experience with lean (Six Sigma) implementation in manufacturing systems (preferred).
• Financially Astute: Knowledge of budget forecasting (preferred).
• Licensed Professional: A valid HGV 2 license/UK Driver's License with a minimum of 1 year (preferred) and no more than 6 points.
• Educated and Experienced: Degree level education or equivalent experience in leading and managing a team within a customer-focused environment, with a proven track record of success.
• Continuous Improvement Advocate: Experience in implementing continuous improvement programs.
• Certified Competence: Certificate of Professional Competence holder.

What's in it for you?

33 Days Holiday

 Company Pension

 Discounted Gym Membership

 Employee Assistance Programme

 On-site Parking

 Private Medical

 Life Assurance

Please apply with your updated CV online.