Senior Operations Manager

The Senior Operations Manager maximises the overall performance of the business and ensures the Department is managed in a safe, legal and compliant manner.

The Senior Operations Manager provides leadership, in translating company objectives into operational plans and delivering world class performance of the warehouse and linefeed operations. This includes managing and monitoring Key Performance Indicators for all warehouse activities

The Senior Operations Manager ensures that the business contract achieves excellent customer satisfaction and levels of shop-floor management and control. Exceeding the customers' expectations is key for this role along with driving and maintaining a strategic emphasis on developing operational improvements across the Bentley Operational areas that Vantec operate

The Senior Operations Manager also ensures that there is a safe working environment for all staff.

They will promote the company's services and capabilities and will seek out new business opportunities in order to grow the business.

This role will provide leadership, direction and motivation to all the employees as well as ensuring training and development plans are in place for all operations personnel. The Operations Manager must ensure that the personnel are developed and are able to maximise their potential.

The Senior Operations Manager is also responsible for creating, as well as ensuring compliance, to Vantec's policy on creating and sustaining a "Safe Working Environment" through the implementation of 5S activities and CIP Program

This role will require an element of Project Management and support during business transition and improvement activities.

• Managing Commercial aspects


• Managing Financial and P&L aspects


• Developing and responding to RFQ's


• Managing a multi-site operation


• Capacity and manpower planning


• Knowledge of strategic planning and budgetary control


• Knowledge of leading and managing a warehouse environment


• An understanding of health and safety regulations IOSH Managing safely certificate


• Experience of leading and mentoring teams


• Service and Process quality


• Experience of leading and driving continuous improvement and lean enterprise and visual factory


• SAP and Warehouse management systems knowledge


• Oral and written presentation skills


The successful candidate will have a positive 'can-do' approach to work. Excellent communication, interpersonal and people management skills are required. Candidates must be confident to be able to deal with internal / external customers and liaise with different departments within Vantec.

Job Type: Full-time

Vantec Europe Limited (VEU) are headquartered in Washington, Sunderland and owned by the Logisteed Group, (who employ more than 45,000 people globally). We are one of the top third-party logistics (3PL) providers in the Japanese market, and we are continuously growing our global business.

We currently operate 12 sites in the UK with a customer base in high volume automotive, premium automotive, construction equipment, lighting, automotive battery and offshore industries.

Specialising in last mile logistics and process design, we use a range of innovative ways to add value to our clients creating strong partnerships and investing in a deep understanding of our customers' business; their customers; the challenges they face and the goals they want to achieve.

Our services include Last-Mile / Just-In-Time JIT Warehousing, Kitting, Sequencing, Decant, Transport, and Linefeed. Our operations are underpinned by flexible and agile systems which integrate seamlessly with our customers and create robust processes.

Vantec created the UK's first immersive 'living warehouse' in 2018 and continues to pioneer work in IoT (Internet of things), trailblazing within the industry in our drive to be carbon neutral and net zero by 2050.

With the introduction of interactive and engaging 3D immersive suites;
E-learning; Virtual Reality and Fork Lift Truck Simulators.

We focus on building positivity and energy in our business, recognising the work of our teams. We value the communities around us, and we are extremely focused on 'home grown talent' with commitment to nurturing and growing our own people. With Vantec is not just a job, it's a career and it's here for the taking.

Pulled from the full job description

• Company pension


• Cycle to work scheme


• Employee discount


• Free parking


• On-site parking


• Sick pay


• Store discount, Day shift role (40 Hours)

Monday - Friday

Candidates must be flexible to support all shifts / sites as required,
• Company pension


• Cycle to work scheme


• Employee discount


• Free parking


• On-site parking


• Sick pay


• Store discount


Schedule:

• Monday to Friday