Logistics Team Leader

Location
Caerphilly, Caerphilly (Caerffili)
Salary
From £22500 to £25000 Per Year
Posted
16 Jul 2014
Closes
01 Aug 2014
Ref
PR3870
Contact
Petrie Recruitment
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Job Elements: -

• To support the Warehouse Manager and other senior Logistics personnel in the day to day running of all Logistics activities including, warehouse operations, distribution activities and client related end-of-project processes.
• To ensure operational schedules and deadlines are achieved
• To communicate and implement change as directed
• Maintain Health and Safety compliance in accordance with company policies and procedures
• In conjunction with the warehouse manager, to assist with the day to day supervision of Logistics staff. This can include and is not limited to performing 1:1 staff reviews, providing performance related feedback, absence return to work interviews and the identification of employee training and development plans.
• To work closely and communicate well both orally and in writing with a broad range of internal business partners including Finance, Project Management, Business Development, Quality, Materials Management and Manufacturing.
• To oversee the day to day undertaking of Logistics activities to department KPI’s including but not limited to, product despatch, product put away, goods inwards and issuing, stock control, materials replenishment, product returns and destruction, client inventory enquiries and requests.
• To help manage inventory accuracy through monitoring of daily warehouse activities, cycle counts, spot-checks and annual stock takes.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Minimum of 5 GCSE’s with recognised industry, professional or managerial qualification, accreditation or membership of relevant body
• 5 years’ experience in a Logistics or Supply Chain related supervisory position or equivalent experience
• Excellent inter-personnel skills and confident communicator both orally and in writing
• High level of IT literacy with previous experience of using standard MS software packages and familiarity of MRPII, in particular SAGE.
• Established people management skills and experience of supervising teams up to 10 employees in size.
• Knowledge of continuous and process improvement techniques