Job vacancy - Logistics Manager

Position: Logistics Manager
Reference: acsAlogman
Location: Swindon
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 per annum
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Job Title: Logistics Manager

Summary:

We are looking for a Logistics Manager to work for a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices providing transformer-based power and uninterruptible power supplies.

Responsibilities:

  • Manages, controls, and directs the material planning, inventory control, storage, shipping, and receiving functions.
  • Ensures customer delivery expectations are met
  • Establishes, implements, and directs efficiency within the supply chain and logistics
  • Communicates with US factory, Customer Service and Sales regarding specific delivery issues, and stocking level requirements.
  • Evaluates and improves systems and processes for supply of goods to customer and implements continuous improvement
  • Hires, trains, and develops, inventory and shipping employees and motivates them to work together as a team
  • Establishes relevant key metrics and tracks performances.
  • Conducts performance evaluations for inventory, receiving, and shipping employees.
  • Responsible for SOP process improvement with team
  • Promotes work place safety.
  • Adheres to all company policies, procedures and business ethics codes.

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

  • Operations Management qualification, or equivalent qualifying job experience
  • Five years supervisory / management experience
  • Experience of multinational logistics
  • Working knowledge of Navision and Sage
  • Positive "can-do" attitude
  • Well-developed interpersonal skills. Ability to get along with diverse personalities.
  • Tactful, mature
  • Ability to lead and manage a team
  • Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Independent judgment in establishing priorities
  • Focus on meeting customer requirements
  • Ability to establish credibility and be decisive-but able to recognize and support the organization's preferences and priorities
  • Strong understanding of processes and continuous improvement
  • Strong analytical, numerical, and reasoning abilities

ACS are recruiting for a Logistics Manager. If you feel that you have the skills and experience required in this advertisement to be a Logistics Manager please submit your CV including an outline of your experience as a Logistics Manager. It is always a good idea to include a covering letter outlining your experience as a Logistics Manager with your application as this will enhance your chances of selection and improve your prospects of landing the Logistics Manager role you desire.