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The Company:

  • A multi-service corporate leader in the rental and maintenance of linens, professional garments, and hygiene / wellness equipment who supply the hospitality, healthcare and retails sectors are looking for a Logistics Manager to join their team.

Job Title:

  • Logistics Manager

Job Purpose for the Logistics Manager:

  • To lead, manage and continually develop the Logistics teams in the achievement of functional objectives that support the Site/Plant and Company Business Plan. Work closely with the production team to continuously improve customer service excellence through the logistics department ensuring distribution has maximum efficiency and economy, improving people development and a developing a lean culture.

Job Responsibilities:

  • To ensure that the company’s vision, values and policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.
  • You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with the Berendsen Health and Safety Policy, national legislative requirements and the safety and wellbeing of your team.

Operational:

  • Ensure vehicle and driver compliance with O licence, site, EU and other legal requirements, monitoring, analysing the results and ensuring corrective action is implemented to continuously improve the working environment.
  • Ensure risk assessments are undertaken and implemented on customer premises for major changes/new business when required as advised by the relevant customer account team.
  • Investigate, analyse and implement corrective actions utilising current systems where appropriate (i.e. Telematics, Dynamics) to resolve all logistics problems eliminating inefficient supply and distribution routes, quality of service, customer losses and continuously improving working practices. (e.g. weight checking, mileage/km fuel consumption, accuracy and timeliness of deliveries to customers)

Leadership:

  • Planning, organising and coordinating resources to meet logistics requirements of the business, including temporary workers.
  • Lead, manage, control and development of personnel (including absence, disciplinary and grievance, Health and Safety Training, driver assessments) using SMART objectives during regular review and feedback meetings.

Finance:

  • Develop, propose and agree functional budgets with General Manager, monitoring, managing and controlling all activities in accordance with the agreed functional budget, investigating and resolving any variances.
  • Ensure route optimisation savings are achieved and all routes are profitable.
  • Prepare commission calculations for the departments drivers and ensure the relevant systems are maintained with accurate information (e.g. TMS, Dynamics).

Customers:

  • Develop and maintain good working relationships between the logistics, service and production departments to drive optimal customer service.
  • To ensure the drivers deliver the level of customer service that meets the agreed plans for optimal service levels. Continuous Improvement
  • To review all functional activities, develop, propose and, if agreed, implement improvements to ensure continuous improvement through increasing effectiveness, efficiency and added value.
  • Contribute to the reduction of impact to the environment e.g. optimal efficiency and economy on routes with targets per mile/km.

Workwear only:

  • Ensure that target areas such as reducing customer losses are reached.
  • Ensure the maintenance and purchase / sale of the vehicles;
  • Ensure that the fleet satisfies the requirements for maintenance, vehicle inspection, order, etc. follow established guidelines
  • Ensure have LEAN loading and unloading processes
  • Drive continuous improvements in HoE like 5S etc.
  • Promote and manage implementation of technologies to improve data capture on textile logistics in distribution area

Knowledge & Skills:

Essential:

  • Good written and verbal skills
  • Ability to listen to and influence peer group and department team members to build and lead effective working teams
  • Good attention to detail and the ability to analyse data and interpret the information effectively to continuously improve the department and/or team
  • Ability to organise self and others to ensure tasks are carried out in a timely manner
  • IT literate (Microsoft Office)

Desirable:

  • Experience of lean (Six Sigma) implementation in lean manufacturing systems
  • Financial knowledge covering budget forecasting

Education & Experience:

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent and/or experience in leading and managing a team within a customer focussed environment, with a track record of success.
  • Experience of implementing continuous improvement programmes
  • CPC holder.

Salary:

  • Up to £45,000 pa depending on experience plus a 10% annual bonus and company pension.

If you feel you have the right skill set and attributes for this role and that it’s the challenge you are looking for then please contact us on a confidential basis.

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