Logistics Manager
5 days ago
Bishop Auckland
Logistics Manager | Bishop Auckland Are you ready to take ownership of a busy logistics operation and lead a team to deliver real results? This growing manufacturing business is investing heavily in its UK sites, and right now they’re looking for a strong Logistics Manager to oversee day-to-day warehouse operations, keep production moving, and ensure customers get their orders on time. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll have full responsibility for a team of operatives, while driving continuous improvement across stock accuracy, picking, despatch and distribution. What you’ll be doing • Leading and motivating a warehouse team to deliver against productivity and quality targets, • Overseeing goods-in, stock control, production feeds and outbound despatches, • Maximising efficiencies across single-drop and multi-load despatches to improve OTD, • Developing and refining picking and handling processes, with a long-term view on automation, • Maintaining accurate data and inventory records within ERP/MRP systems, • Running stock takes, cyclic checks and investigating anomalies, • Implementing lean sigma practices to reduce waste and boost efficiency, • Developing your team with training, cross-skilling and a clear skills matrix, • Ensuring compliance across COSHH, risk assessments and warehouse H&S standards What we’re looking for • Proven leadership in a warehouse/logistics environment, • Strong knowledge of inventory management, lot/location control and ERP/MRP systems, • Experience applying lean sigma/continuous improvement principles, • A confident communicator with strong problem-solving skills, • Counterbalance FLT licence What’s on offer • Generous pension scheme, • Life assurance, • 25 days holiday + bank holidays, • Employee Assistance Programme, • Long service recognition We’re shortlisting now, so please apply today! For more info, get in touch with The ONE Group’s Engineering & Manufacturing Division on 01733 234000. Recruitment as it should be.