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Form of workWe’re looking for a Stock & Systems Manager to join our team at Wincanton on a fixed term contract for 12 months. You will work across our Chippenham site to ensure an effective warehouse operation is established and maintained and will make a key contribution to the successful delivery exceed customer expectations.
Why Wincanton?
- Unrivalled salary between £37,500 - £40,000 dependant on experience
- Monday to Friday – 37 hours per week
- 12 month Fixed Term Contract
- 25 days holiday entitlement
- Retail Discounts – supermarket, fashion, tech, days out, food and drink, home, cinema, travel, sports, music and games, books, health and beauty, leisure, Enterprise rentals
- Extensive training opportunities with funded accredited courses
- Friends and Family Apprenticeships – Not only can you learn and develop new skills, your friends and family can enrol on accredited courses too!
- Cycle 2 Work Scheme
- Holiday Trading
- Healthcare Cash plan
- Dental Cash plan
- Share Scheme
- Pension Accident Insurance
- Payroll Giving
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Online GP Access
- Hospital Plan
- Death in Service Benefit
- Retirement Courses
- 50% discount on RAC cover Discounted Gym Memberships
- Extended Employee Assistance Programme including free financial and legal advice
Day to Day
- Maintain stock accuracy/integrity to contractual level and target continuous improvement in accuracy levels
- Ensure compliance to Stock and Inventory processes
- Motivate and manage a team of MTOs to achieve, and where possible exceed, all performance objectives
- Managing and authorising staff leave ensuring full team availability
- Ensure the following areas are performed efficiently and achieve set KPIs - goods in, packing, kitting, goods out, loading and unloading
- Ensure all product is handled correctly to avoid damages
- Effectively manage resources to achieve KPI’s (quality, service, absence).
- Ensure a proactive approach to Health & Safety via risk assessment and by ensuring that warehouse team members comply with Health and Safety policies
- Managing and maintaining Processes & Work Instructions.
- Attending customer meetings to fully understand their business and how we directly affect them
- Must be able to demonstrate a pro-active and positive approach in supporting operations
- Communicating and liaising with other departments to ensure a smooth & effective customer experience
- Deputise for the Distribution Centre Manager or other Team Leaders as required
- Provide a responsive and professional service to customers
What will you bring?
- Clear understanding and experience of Stock and Inventory Management
- High level of experience and knowledge of Warehouse Management Systems
- Compliance with manual handling procedures
- Attention to detail required to assume quality checking/quality control
- Demonstrate good team motivation and communication skills
- Continuous improvement of existing platforms to ensure best practice is continually bettered
- Ability to challenge others on their methods of working and manage process adherence
- Excellent interpersonal skills and able to communicate at all levels
- Strong Attention to detail
Wincanton’s Commitment
Our people are our most important asset and as such we are continuously expanding our capability programs to provide you with opportunities to build and extend your professional, functional, and management skills. Your development through coaching is our priority. Continuous learning takes place through a broad variety of opportunities and types of engagements. Access to the latest technological innovations in the logistics and supply chain industry, as well as Wincanton’s deep knowledge and expertise in our field, constitute a superb platform for your professional development.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
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