Freight Warehouse Manager

Location : Ipswich

IP2(travelto

Felixstoweforexpansionsupportwillberequired)

Employment Type : Full-time, Permanent

Salary : £40k Neg&DOE+Bonus+Benefits

Ourclientwereestablishedin
2004andhasgrownintoamulti-modallogisticsprovidercoveringairfreight,sea freight,road,rail,andEUoperations.

Duetorapidexpansion,theyareseekinganexperienced

Freight Warehouse Managertoleadthe Ipswichwarehouseandsupportoursoon -to-launch

Felixstowefacility.

Thisisahands-onwarehouseleadershippositionresponsibleforday-to-daywarehouseadministration,operational performance,complianceandteammanagement.

Theroleincludesresponsibilityfor

Customs

ETSFoperations,container handling,Health&Safety,andcontinuousimprovementacrosstwowarehousesites.

• Lead,superviseandcoordinatedailywarehouseactivities(inbound / outbound)
• Managedevanning,palletising,storage,stock movement,andorderfulfilment
• Oversee
  
  ETSFcustoms-controlled operations,ensuringcorrectprocessflowanddocumentation
• Maintainefficientworkflowswhilemanagingpeakvolumesandtightdeadlines

• Managewarehouseoperatives(teamof
  15),including rotas,task assignment,trainingandperformancereviews
• Supportrecruitmentandonboardingofnewwarehousestaff
• Maintainahigh-performanceculturealignedwithcompanyvalues

• EnsurefullcompliancewithHMRCETSFregulationsandoffloadingpermissions
• Conduct Health&Safetyriskassessments,toolbox talks,incident investigations
• Maintainwarehouseinlinewith
  
  H&S,fire safety,securityandequipmentinspectionstandards

• Overseedailywarehouseadmin,including
  
  WMSupdates,inbound / outbound logs,stock reporting

Monitor

KPIs : productivity,accuracy,turnaround time,space utilisation,labour planning

• Assistinestablishingworkflow,processes,staffing,andequipmentsetupfortheFelixstowesite
• Provideoperationalsupportbetweenbothsitesasrequired

• Minimum5yearswarehousemanagementorsupervisorexperience
• Strongknowledgeof
  
  Customs
  
  ETSFprocessesandcustoms-controlled areas
• Provenleadershipskillswithexperiencemanagingdiverseteams
• Goodunderstandingof Health&Safety(IOSHcertificatedesirablebutnotessential)
• Experienceworkinginacontainer-handlinglogisticsenvironment
• Strong problem-solvingabilityandattentiontodetail
• Competentinwarehouse
  
  ITsystemsand Microsoft Office
• Abilitytoworkunderpressureinafast-pacedlogisticsenvironment
• Flexibletosupportoperationsatmultiplelocations

• Growing,stablelogisticscompanywithmulti-modal operations
• Opportunitytoleadtwowarehousesites
• Competitivesalaryandbonusscheme
• Careerprogressionopportunitieswithinafast-growing organisation