Senior Manager - Warehouse

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Job Req Number: 42939Time Type: Full TimeJob Purpose / SummaryThe Senior Manager has overall accountability for leading a team in providing high quality service for customers based out of the Mercia Park (Midlands Reagion) Location.You will be a prominent player within the Management team supporting the team strategy of a high retention rate.The Senior Manager must ensure that the customer’s operational and strategic aspects are proactively identified and serviced.The role must act as a customer advocate while seeking service improvements, cost avoidance and savings.The ideal candidate must be driven and want progression throughout DSVIn addition, together with the Site Management team, this role must seek to develop and Increase DSV’s revenues and profitability through providing enhanced value add service.DUTIES

• Continuously develop their personal knowledge of supply chain/operational processes, financial objectives and general business acumen to benefit their client and their own personal career development. Review and maintain procedures and processes that guide DSV’s operational/administration team/s in support of the customer’s logistical needs, helping to establish new procedures if necessary.
• Responsible for the direct relationships with each customer, both operational and financially.
• Responsible for the recruitment, training, development, and discipline of all personnel associated with your allocated accounts, maintaining appropriate liaison with the Company’s HR department. Ensuring that all employees within your responsibility area work to the required standards of the Company and are assessed through regular performance reviews. Monitoring, on an ongoing basis, the performance of all direct reports, and undertake regular reviews in accordance with the Company’s procedures. In addition to ensure that the employee engagement concept (known as the People Plan/appraisal system) is embedded and practiced within the site.
• Promoting the good name of DSV Solutions (and its associated companies within the DSV Group) by adopting a professional approach always. Ensuring that there is regular communication through team briefings.
• Drive service improvement by promoting, supporting and implementing the site continuous improvement program/s
• Maintaining effective liaison with the Company’s Business development and Global Account Management Teams(if you customer is a nominated Global Account) team to ensure the maximum recruitment of new customers and the development of the existing customer base in line with the Company’s strategic objectives and targets.
• Develop and continuously maintain business plans to identify account objectives, DSV’s vision, KPI’s, measures for success whilst identifying resources to reach and exceed these objectives.
• The contract manager will also be expected to act up for management to cover leave and absence.

Responsibilities

• Understand and comply with all relevant Company rules, agreements, policies, procedures and with all relevant legislative requirements and codes of practice.
• Ensure Company business is treated in the strictest confidence and not disclosed to persons outside the Company.
• You will be the P&L owner and must have good experience and managing profit and loss accounts
• Act in a professional manner, ensure good working relationships are always maintained and promote a good image of the Company
• Maintain and comply with all Health, Safety and Environmental standards, to be aware of the Occupational Health & Safety Management System, OHSAS18001 and to appreciate the responsibility you have to adhere to the respective procedures.
• Be aware that the Company operates a Quality Assurance system ISO 9001:2008 and adhere to the respective procedures.
• Ensure a good standard of housekeeping through observance of relevant Company policies and ensure that work areas are secure and locked when unoccupied.
• Where appropriate challenge and determine reasons for presence on site of any unauthorised person.
• Attend any development training as required in compliance with the Company’s commitment to the Investors in People standard.

Experience

• Senior management experience
• Profit and loss finance management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good understanding of Warehouse processes and procedures
• Excellent people management skills
• Experience of Warehouse Management Systems
• Passionate about delivering great customer service
• Hard working and conscientious. Can lead a team and work within a team
• Proven management skills with the ability to optimise team performance and development
• Highly developed inter-personal and communication skills coupled with the ability to negotiate and influence at all levels within the business
• Ability to build, lead and motivate a skilled team able to meet objectives and agreed targets
• Good IT skills, in particular spreadsheets and databases and a knowledge of warehouse systems
• Analytical and numerical
• Strong decision-making skills
• Excellent attention to detail skills

Skills And Qualifications

• Must have experience in working in a fast moving, central X-Dock Hub. In a time critical, high quality environment
• Lean methodology, Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma experience preferable.
• Degree Qualified (desirable)
• 3 years of an Account Management or a Senior Operational Role
• Strong Profit and Loss, Budgeting, and financial reporting
• 12 Months Site Management Experience
• Ability to drive organic business growth
• Budgeting and financial reporting experience
• Excellent Microsoft Office Skills
• Leadership, ability of achieving and exceeding business goals.
• Successful implementation of a continuous improvement culture.
• Ability to lead and motivate direct reports
• Highly motivated with a positive attitude
• High organisational skills, ability to plan and manage own time
• Excellent communication skills, ability to communicate at all levels
• Full Driving Licence

DSV – Global Transport and LogisticsDSV is one of the very best performing companies in the transport and logistics industry. 56,000 employees in more than 80 countries work passionately to deliver great customer experiences and high-quality services – as part of the operation or in a variety of supporting roles. If you have drive and talent and enjoy responsibility, we’ll give you the support you need to explore your potential and forward your career.Read more at www.dsv.com