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Distribution Manager

What the role is:

You will be responsible for the distribution/stores/purchasing/ maintenance and packing departments at our unit in Stanley Green, ensuring that all elements of distribution and storing process is managed effectively, ensuring that standards are preserved. This role is focused on achieving the required levels of performance against set key performance indicators by the use of effective people and task management.

What you’ll be doing will include:

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Manage a team of 12 staff.

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Daily contact with various other Alpha LSG sites and the storage and delivery facility provider to plan all daily deliveries to all our customers.

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Check unit orders against planned production and where necessary add additional production to cover any shortfalls.

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Compile weekly meal stock to check against planned production for the following weeks.

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Supply transfer information to Unit Manager and Finance Business Partner.

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Deal directly with customer services team at Manchester with any production/delivery issue’s on any affected lines.

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Daily charging to all Alpha LSG units and external customers.

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Plan staffing levels to agreed hours and key performance indicators.

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Responsible for factory hours reporting and workforce management system (Kronos).

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Complete and check all daily paperwork of deliveries and orders currently in the SAP system.

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Manage the weekly entrée stocktake and monthly factory stocktake as it has to be transferred manually for every stock area; check for any anomalies or keying errors.

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Create a work in progress spread sheet (WIP) showing food items pre-cooked for production after the stocktake date.

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Develop, record and action the factory maintenance action plan and organise any equipment repairs when required.

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Plan any agreed preventative maintenance contracts always looking for the most cost effective scenarios for the unit.

What you’ll have will include:

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People management skills, e.g. dealing with performance issues, grievances, holidays, and absence management

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Experience liaising with internal and external customers/stakeholders

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Experience in warehousing environment

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Ability to plan, organise and delegate

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Attention to detail and accuracy

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Computer literate

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Able to communicate at all levels

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An understanding of health and safety regulations

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SAP experience desirable

I would like to apply for the post of Distribution Manager bases at your esteemed organisation. I have attached my CV.

CV:

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