Company Description
Within the H&M Group, Logistics is responsible to make our fashion flow in a sustainable, qualitative and efficient way. We put the customer in focus and our job is about fulfilling the customer promise, creating a great online and in-store shopping experience.
The Milton Keynes Distribution Centre is spread across 168,000m² and employs over 1000 ambitious, committed and motivated colleagues who share our values and take responsibility for all daily distribution and Logistics operations for UK/IE online and over 205 stores. Our 24/7 OMNI DC is home to an impressive portfolio of automation working alongside our residence maintenance team driving our vision of being leading edge logistics.
Job Description
As a Control Room Team Leader, you will ensure stable day-to-day MHE (Mechanical Handling Equipment) operations in the DC and support improvement opportunities in alignment with global MHE operating principles and standards.
Responsibilities:
* Support smooth day-to-day MHE operations and stable performance
* Lead, manage and organize MHE department team and monitor performance
* Execute MHE maintenance, solve operational issues (incl. communication with local MHE vendor’s support team) and escalate, where needed, to Regional Logistics Sales & Ops
* Support MHE Manager during budgeting process for MHE
* Support in identifying MHE improvement potentials to maximize operational excellence, quality and efficiency, and closely collaborate with DC management and Regional Log. Sales & Ops in implementation
* Ensure alignment to regional and global MHE operating principles and standards
* Support global Program Management and Test & Roll out team implementing or replacing MHE/ MHE – system in the DC, incl. implementing the goods flow diagram and end-to-end MHE process
* Provide MHE-relevant input into operations training, provide competence to up-skill the operations training team
* Support solving implementation issues in close alignment with the Program Management and Test & Roll-out team
* Follow up of external provider contracts
Qualifications
* Profound expertise in MHE engineering and (semi-) automated DC concepts and operations
* Sound understanding of technical linkages and functional split between MHE, WCS and WMS
* Good understanding of regional and global logistics and MHE standards
* Ability to understand and apply new system features/updates within a given time frame as well as ability for knowledge transfers
* Good communication & coordination skills
* Ability to encourage collaboration, co-creation and people development by empowering others
* Agile mindset with a positive attitude to change and meaningful growth
* Inclusive and empathetic towards others whilst encouraging diversity
* Ability to understand your impact to others and contribution to the bigger picture
Additional Information
Benefits
We offer all our employees at H&M Group attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a staff discount, usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. Brands covered by the discount are H&M (Beauty and Move included), COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, ARKET, Afound. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here.
In addition to our global benefits, all our local markets offer different competitive perks and benefits. Please note that they may differ between employment type and countries.
Inclusion & Diversity
H&M is a part of H&M Group. At H&M Group, we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organisation. Our teams should consist of a variety of people that share and combine their knowledge, experience and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, on what we perceive possible and on how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world. Hence all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.
We strive to have a fair and equal process and therefore kindly ask you not to attach a cover letter in your application as they often contain information that easily can trigger unintentional biases.
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