Date posted: 25/07/2017


Job Details

  • Reference No.GB/577
  • DepartmentOperations
  • Hours per Week40
  • LocationSalisbury
  • Grade12
  • Reporting toGeneral Manager
  • Closing Date02/03/2020 12:00 am
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Head of operations – Salisbury

This vital role will manage the daily operation and performance of the depot in order to provide the expected service to customers, whilst achieving a wide range of KPIs covering costs, productivity and service standards.

We are excited to be recruiting for a Head of Operations. We are searching for a dynamic and passionate individual to bring fresh leadership concepts. As well as being an outstanding leader of people, we are looking for someone with commercial acumen coupled with a customer centric ethos to drive forward operational efficiencies to deliver service excellence to our customers.

This is a fantastic time to be joining the team, to embed a culture that enthuses our values of Care, Share and Dare. We need someone who can think outside the box and strives to make the ordinary, extraordinary!

If this sparks your interest, we’d like to hear from you.

  • Previous experience in a senior level role managing Warehouse and Transport functions
  • Experience of joint partnerships with a Sales leadership team
  • 3 years + at Operations level
  • Proven experience of developing people and or high performing teams

You’ll be capable of leading and engaging Transport and Warehouse teams, inspiring them to reach their full potential while integrating their operations with the sales teams to ensure optimum customer satisfaction, retention and repeat business,.

You’ll uphold good management practices and make sure these are developed in all those around you, including central support functions. This will include all health and safety, audit and legal requirements.

Your success will be measured in commercial terms through profitability, cost control, service delivery and retention, but also in the people and team performance levels and the way they all contribute to the overall operation and success of the depot.

You must have previous experience in depot management in a similar, fast-paced environment, where you have managed and developed teams successfully. You will be an expert influencer and motivator; skilled at harnessing and developing the collective skills in those around you.

Benefits

Pension, 25 days holiday, healthcare cash plan, childcare vouchers, personal accident insurance, BUPA, employee discounts, free parking.

Apply

To apply, please complete an application form which can be collected at the depot, or send your CV with a covering letter, including the reference GB/577 to: Kim Seward, General Manager, Salisbury Road, Dowtown, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP5 3HY or email: kimseward@bidfood.co.uk

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