Warehouse Team Leader

CMS Distribution Ltd; Castleford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in Castleford is seeking an experienced warehouse manager to oversee stock management, ensure operational efficiency, and uphold safety standards. The role involves managing stock accuracy, reporting operational errors, and developing staff performance through training. Candidates should have experience with SAP and stock control methodologies. A focus on attention to detail and leadership is essential. This position offers opportunities for career growth in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in stock management and reporting.
• Ability to enforce company policies and procedures.
• Competent in generating operational reports.

Responsibilities

• Manage stock and ensure accuracy in deliveries.
• Report operational errors and trends to management.
• Ensure safety measures are adhered to in the warehouse.

Skills

Attention to detail

Familiarisation with SAP

Understanding quality standards

Strong leadership qualities

Competent in Office 365 platforms

Tools

SAP

WMS

Qlik View

Excel

Job description

Role Responsibilities

• Ensure that Inbound or Outbound are despatched / Checked correctly and meet customer or CMS SLAs.
• Ensure all documentation and labelling is correct on all deliveries to match pick note Or Delivery note and shipping information and customer or CMS SLAs.
• Ensure customers delivery address is correct on the despatch label.
• Ensure that resources are available to cover any areas in the team that may have staff on holidays or sick.
• Ensure all vehicles have been signed off with the correct paperwork
• Ensure a discrepancy log is recorded of all shipping errors by colleague and fed back to the warehouse management for review and target setting for next working periods
• Ensure End of day SAP / WMS reports are run to mitigate none invoiced deliveries

Stock Management

• Investigate missing stock and Notify stock control when stock cannot be located
• Match error trends pre Q.C with Stock controls reports on descrepancies to highlight problematic sku, ean, mpn,housing, quality.
• Carry out and assist stock takes.
• Ensure housekeeping measures are inline with company expectations.
• Resource other areas of the warehouse that naybe short staffed or are falling behind on workloads.

Reporting

• Present weekly errors to management, showing trends, acceptable benchmarking and show what has been implemented to reduce errors.
• Ensure all customer procedures and customer service level agreements are up to date
• Mitigate stock control and customer service reports to drive operational excellence
• Prompt management with any re-training or re-evaluation of personnel due to errors.

Additional Responsibilities

General & Health and safety

• Ensure that safety is paramount at all times to all colleagues and visitors entering the warehouse
• Ensure all non CMS visitors including drivers are monitored and kept away from stock.
• The Warehouse should remain as secure as possible at all times and unauthorised personnel and visitors should not be left unattended.
• Undertake other tasks from time to time by the management of the company
• Maintain confidentiality on all matters relating to the company, its personnel and operation

Staff Development and Training

• Weekly review of staff performance and document improvements
• Ensure all training is documented and signed off.
• Ensure all staff have available time to complete their personal objectives.

Skills & Personal Attributes

• Attention to detail and can enforce company policies and procedures
• Familiarisation with SAP, WMS and key transactions
• Understands quality standards and has the ability to influence others
• Strong leadership qualities
• Authorative and lateral thinking and adopts change
• Sytem orientated with the ability to generate reports using Qlik view and excel
• Competent in all office 365 platforms

CMS believes that a diverse and inclusive workforce enriches and is integral to the success of our company. We value diverse opinions and perspectives, and therefore welcome candidates from all backgrounds including but not limited to, ethnicity, gender, age, nationality, culture, religious beliefs, sexual orientation and neuro-diversity.

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