Responsible for the entire warehousing & distribution functions whilst developing warehouse operational improvements in all areas.

Responsible for the efficient running of a 100,000 sq ft warehouse, one of the leading 3PL services in the south based in Andover. Duties: • Ensure efficient running of the warehouse and distribution.• Setting and developing KPIs to ensure targets and seek continuous improvements• Maintain Health and Safety standards.• Adhere to legal compliance and high maintenance and safety standards with all material handling equipment.• Manage workloads and team resources to ensure work is completed within agreed timescales.• Monitor costs and negotiate warehouse contracts and rates with suppliers.• Overall responsibility for site H&S.

Driving operational improvements, maximising the value of the asset base while ensuring a tight control on operational costs. Responsible for monitoring and continually improving standards of performance and quality within the operation. Duties: • Managing and overall control of the warehouse & distribution function, customer services, sales administration, Business development & accounts department. • Negotiating contracts, ensuring that they balance value and risk. • Establish and implement departmental policies, goals, objectives, and procedures. • Creating, managing and analysing performance data and other information. • Ensuring that capacity and capability are continually planned. • Encouraging, identifying and developing best practice strategy. • Ensuring compliance to all Environmental Health & Safety goals & objectives. • Producing Operations manuals which define how the business is to be run.• All buying responsibilities, ensuring all stock levels are kept to optimum levels, sourcing & negotiating pricing for existing & new product lines with over 400 suppliers.• Procurement of all goods for new build care home orders valuing over £40,000 per site, meeting strict delivery deadlines. • Organising weekly team meetings with staff, directors and senior managers. • Involved in the day to day management of clients. • Organisation of team building and sales training events. • Performance monitoring of account executives and account teams. • Address client concerns and ensure the resolution of issues in a timely manner. • Maintaining contact with clients - giving them regular updates. • In charge of budgets and administration. • Oversee existing campaigns to grow key accounts. • Delivering ongoing market analysis and assessment of competitors. • Retain accounts through the development of strong relationships with key decision makers.