Job Specification

The Role

• Provide strong leadership ensuring that day-to-day Logistics functions run smoothly and that all demands and KPI’s are achieved and well communicated
• Management and development of team members to the level required to effectively support business needs including appraisals, training and development, communications, discipline, absence management, motivation, coaching and housekeeping
• Manage all resources in labour, materials, stock, etc, to ensure most efficient running of the department
• Set departmental objectives and strategy to continually improve the performance of the department to meet the demands of a 24/7 operation
• Drive continuous improvement activities within areas of responsibility to deliver key objectives related to quality, volume, delivery cost and HSE
• Work closely with other members of the senior management team to achieve site objectives
• Provisions of reports, data and information as required on all areas of responsibility
• Support and have active involvement in continuous improvement activities throughout the plant using root cause analysis and other problem solving / continuous improvement tools, i.e. Six Sigma, Lean, etc.
• Compile and control the Logistics budget within agreed levels
• Ensure export procedures and legal requirements are complied with

The Person

• Proven experience gained in a fast moving, high volume manufacturing or automotive environment at a similar level
• Knowledge and experience in the use of continuous improvement tools and techniques, foremost Kanban but also including 5S, 7W, SW, MIFA
• Able to demonstrate previous management of a team at varying levels within a business
• Previous experience of change management and its implementation
• Understanding of Export procedures and legal requirements
• Numerate with strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Able to work under pressure without supervision and on own initiative
• Project management skills
• Management Qualification
• Six Sigma certification would be advantageous  
• A strong leader with excellent influencing skills
• A very good communicator with proven interpersonal skills
• Must have the ability to coach others and foster a teamwork culture
• The ability to use initiative and judgement to make decisions and solve problems that are sometimes complex