Logistics Operations Manager
£50,000-£55,000 DOE
Permanent Full Time Position
We are currently recruiting for an Operations manager for our busy site in Market Drayton. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has a transport background within a large blue chip operation and change management. The applicant must also have a proven track history in Developing Managers under their supervision.
Your Tasks:
- Develop a culture of aspiration & excellence to enable the site to deliver the OGSM.
- Embed Muller Excellence and deliver high performance through PMS principles and KPI management.
- Collaboratively work with cross functions and maintain industry relationships to maximise performance and identify synergies.
- Support preparation of annual budget following GO principles and in line with timescales set and monitor and investigate significant deviations for all areas of ownership.
- Lead change and projects effectively through high-level problem-solving capability and facilitation skills.
- Creates a culture and enables team to create and deliver OE opportunities, improving the way we do things, focusing on value, customer service and best practice.
- Responsible for contingency planning and incident control.
- Demonstrates Health and safety leadership and commitment through embedding the Muller safety culture, promoting engagement across all levels.
- Accountable and ownership of actions.
- Responsible for process confirmation, legal and audit compliance.
- Demonstrates leadership capability through strong coaching, mentoring and people management skills that enables their team to deliver high performing results.
- People management including delivery of performance review, development and coaching of team, dealing with employee relations issues.
- Creating succession pathways both up through and across organisation to enable potential and growth.
- Responsible for the Operating License.
- Promotes and instils MMI behaviors across all levels of the function.
Requirements / Experience:
- Transport CPC holder.
- Experience of managing a budget of £17m per annum.
- Managing 3rd Party Subcontractors.
- Workforce over 160.
- Driver Agency Management.
- Fleet management of over 100 assets .
- Strong operational knowledge of planning and Scheduling that operates 24/7.
- Experience of working in large scale transport network collecting and delivering to internal customers.
- Knowledge of transport management systems & vehicle telematics.
- Strong numeracy and IT literate with good Excel and data handling skills.
- Knowledge and understanding of transport KPI’s with understanding of financial management / performance of the operation.
- Worked in a unionised environment.
- Ability to coach, train, develop direct reports.
- Good decision-making skills, able to analyse, prioritise and plan as well as responding to quickly changing workloads.
- Driving a culture of high performance, safety, compliance and Continuous Improvement.
Package for the right candidate:
- Salary £50,000 - £55,000 per annum
- Car allowance or company car.
- 15% bonus every April.
- Private health care
- 33 days holiday incl bank hols
Your Development:
- Müller Induction
- OBL Induction
- Müller Excellence Introduction
- Müller Excellence Problem Solving
- Müller Excellence PMS
- Müller Leadership
- Müller People Essentials
- Müller Delivering Financial Value
- CPC National holder (Transport only)
- Accident / Incident investigation
If you are interested in the above role, please apply today for a call back.
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