Warehouse Manager - Barclay Meade : Job Details

International manufacturer requires a Warehouse Manager. Applicants need experience as a Warehouse Manager (or equivalent), have strong inventory management (PI, cycle counts) skills, analytical, and appreciation of end-to-end warehousing processes.

The Warehouse Manager will be responsible for; people, processes and systems - ensuring materials are effectively received, stored, picked and despatch in line with company objectives. The Warehouse Manager will work closely with thew company inventory, leading perpetual stock counts and overseeing daily cycle counts ensuring inventory levels are accurately record in ERP/WMS. The role also has analytical and commercial elements with the Warehouse Manager also supporting SIOP activities, and continuously developing WMS/ERP systems and using data analysis tools (MS Excel, Power BI etc).

Now is an exciting time to join the business with the order book strong and the opportunity to drive new and improved processes across the Warehousing function.

Specific duties of the Warehouse Manager include:

• An effective, compliant and H&S conscious end-to-end warehousing offering
• An organised and effectively labelled storage area
• Inventory Management and reporting - perpetual inventory counts, cycle counts, maintain optimal stock levels, minimize errors
• Stakeholder collaboration with wider supply chain team to understand likely inventory/material demands and support SIOP processes
• Monitor performance of 3PL partners
• Provide leadership to team of Operatives, predominately through a Logistics Team Leader
• Collaborate with senior leadership to drive continuous improvement initiatives through the warehouse function

Warehouse Manager applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Experience in Warehouse Management, Warehouse Leadership, or an internally focused Logistics leadership role
• Effective and experienced inventory manager -well versed in LEAN methods, perpetual inventory, cycle counts, inventory profiling etc
• Experienced in systems; MRP, ERP, WMS and analytically minded able to use MS Excel etc
• Experience of managing, mentoring, and leading staff
• Knowledge of outbound logistics processes, shipping/customs processes - advantageous