Lead the team and shape our future. Your Role In this dynamic role, you'll oversee the day-to-day functionality of our designated buildings, ensuring smooth operations within our specialist Group. As the lead, you'll be at the forefront of fostering a collaborative team environment where colleagues not only achieve their goals but also feel integral to our success. Your leadership will be pivotal in maintaining focus on meeting customer targets. Effective communication is the backbone of our business. In this role, you'll play a key part in delivering results to both our customers and internal stakeholders, making your contribution vital to our overall success. Your Responsibilities - Managing stock integrity, productivity and facilities within the Group and to address in a pro-active manner any issues as they arise. - Managing all costs effectively within the group and advising when required potential cost variances or additional costs required to support service delivery against the agreed budget - Monitoring operational and general business SOR's/ KPI's, ensuring that they are met and improved upon through the effective management of the operation/ operational resources in the group. - Ensuring efficient and effective planning processes are in place that are primarily pro-active and communication of operational requirements and changes are prompt and clear and aligned to strategic direction - Creating and maintaining an environment that encourages employee participation and effective team working and ensuring employees are involved in the success of the operation through continual feedback and positive communication - Managing direct reports yearly Personal Performance Review (PPR), succession planning and overall personal development - Ensuring compliance of the operation to the Quality systems, industry standards and legal requirements. - Comply with all instructed Safe Working Practices including the reporting of all accidents and incidents within the workplace Your Skills and Experiences - Logistics management experience in a large fast moving environment along with warehouse system experience - Leadership qualities including the ability to enthuse and motivate - Financial and strategic management experience and commercial awareness - Drive, determination and a track record in delivering continuous improvement - Ability to influence, negotiate and deal with conflict successfully - A strong knowledge of Health & Safety at work - Preferred experience (not essential) of JDA/ Red Prairie systems - Intermediate PC Skills: Excel, Word, Outlook Please be aware that by applying for this role, you are agreeing to participate in the employment screening process. This process will include criminal record checking and identity validation. This means that KN will ask successful applicants to provide certain information and documentation to enable these checks to be conducted. Any appointment will then be strictly conditional upon, and subject to, the receipt of satisfactory results of these checks Good Reasons to Join If you would like to become a valued member of our team, we will make sure that you're rewarded for your commitment and expertise. You can join the contributory KuehneNagel pension plan and enjoy our Route 2 Rewards scheme which offers everything from discounts, benefit information, recognition and its own wellbeing centre. We care for our colleagues (and their immediate family) with our employee assistance programme providing access to 24/7 GP, legal and financial advice along with mental health counselling. All of this to help you live a happier and healthier life As proud holders of the Gold Covenant, we are a forces-friendly employer who recognise the skills, expertise and value service leavers bring to our organisation. Kuehne Nagel is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you require an accommodation for any part of the online application process due to a disability, please contact the Employee Services HR Help Desk at 1-800-267-1326 during the hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm EST; Monday through Friday or via e-mail at: HR.helpdeskkuehne-nagel.com with the nature of your request. We will answer your inquiry within 24 hours.