Salary plus shift allowance
Company Overview
National Veterinary Services Limited is the UK's leading veterinary wholesaler. We provide next-day supply and distribution services to veterinary practices through our nationwide network of depots, serving thousands of customers daily. Our commitment to animal health is supported by our innovative IT solutions and diagnostic laboratories across the country.
Summary
Responsible for leading the Warehouse staff; Managing the operational activities within the Warehouse. Core responsibilities include – managing and improving the productivity and quality in assigned areas; ensuring compliance to relevant Standard Operating Procedures and Health and Safety rules; supporting the Operations Management Team in achieving operational targets
Core role accountabilities: Describe the principal tasks and responsibilities
- Performance
- Maintain an efficient operation to maximise productivity and reduce costs
- Suggest and implement improvements to ensure maximum efficiency
- Ensure that good practice is adopted and maintained so as to support the maintenance and improvement of quality standards, reducing the levels of product returns and customer complaints
- Generate ideas to allow greater throughput in the department
- Assist in the reduction of internal product damages
- To maximise staff utilisation
- Leadership
- To demonstrate and foster a leadership culture within the Warehouse to ensure the adoption of a ‘can do’ attitude by all reports
- Lead and train staff in pursuit of operational targets and Company Values
- Encourage and motivate staff to reduce turnover and maximise potential
- Provide encouragement to team members, including communicating team goals and identifying areas for new/additional training.
- Able/willing to challenge/confront operatives
- Inventory systems
- To familiaraise and develop own knowledge of the WMS to an acceptable standard
- To train and develop the team so as to become efficient with the WMS
- Administration
- Ensure all paperwork is completed accurately and to specific deadlines as required
- Responsible for query resolution relating to order and stock issues
- Responsible for producing Departmental reports
- Communication
- Liaise with other Departments and Supervisors in relation to operational issues etc, to ensure efficient service and availability is provided at all times
- Communicate good housekeeping and operational standards throughout the warehouse team in general
- Listen to team members’ feedback and resolve any issues or conflicts through mediation or informal meeting
- Conduct team meetings to update members on best practices and continuing expectations
- Health &* Safety*
- Ensure Health & Safety compliance at all times including wearing of PPE supplied
- Promote Health & Safety awareness throughout the warehouse environment
- Be aware of relevant risk assessments and Fire assessments
- Other Duties
- Be aware of and follow Standard Operating Procedures
- Report to operational management any matters adversely affecting the protection of the company’s stocks and premises
- Assist when required with other functions within the warehouse operation, including managing other operational departments, as and when requested to do so
- Perform any other reasonable duties as the role and business dictates
- Support Warehouse Supervisor and perform Supervisory duties when Supervisor is absent or out of office
Personal attributes: Qualifications, experience, skills, knowledge and competencies required to fulfil the role
- Ideally at least 3 years’ experience working in an operational logistics environment.
- Self motivated and results focused/driven.
- High attention to detail.
- Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Able to work on their own and within a team.
- Good PC skills
- Excellent communication and relationship building skills
- Strong Oral and Written Communication Skills
- Proficient knowledge of Health & Safety.
- Mature, credible individual who is capable of communicating at all levels within the organisation and commanding respect from their staff
- Employee Training Experience
Applicants should be aware that in line with our Drugs and Alcohol policy we reserve the right to conduct random drug and alcohol tests.
NVS Group is committed to equality of opportunity and this underpins our employment and recruitment procedures. We use objective, job-related criteria when making appointment decisions and our selection criteria is based on skills, experience, qualifications, and an ability to do the job.
Due to the large number of applications, we receive, we regret that we will not contact candidates that have not been selected for interview. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks, you should assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.
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Pay: Up to £28,927.00 per year
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Canteen
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
