General Manager - Logistics

General Manager - Logistics

Location: Gatehead

Salary: £51,500 Per Annum

We are looking for a General Manager to support a Logistics client in Gateshead. This is excellent opportunity for a candidate with good leadership skills to take on a role with full operational responsibility within a growing business.

The ideal candidate will have worked as a General Manager or similar within a logistics, transportation or delivery business.

Day to Day Responsibilities

• Managing of all operational costs to agreed targets, including vehicle hire, repair costs, fuel, direct staff, agency, subcontractors, indirect staff, minimising agency and spot hire costs.
• Analysing forecast and historical information to facilitate effective and efficient resource planning to provide cost effective and high-quality performance
• Achieving KPI’s including First Time Right, Net Promotor Score and missing & damaged tolerance claims
• Managing resources for the site, including recruitment to company targets, inductions, and people development
• Developing and managing effective working client relationships
• Adhering to all current transport legislation and company standards
• Effective and timely communication with all employees
• Timely and accurate completion of reports and responding to requests for information with both internal departments and client representatives
• You will have accountability for the site’s performance over a 7-day a week operation, including all aspects of warehousing and transport, ensuring that customer services levels are met or exceeded.
• Managing costs effectively, you will maximise profitability, manage resources and people effectively.
• Operations for this depot are 24/7, there may be a requirement to be available approximately 1 weekend in 3. A typical shift pattern would be Monday to Friday, including bank holidays and weekends on a rota.

Key Skills, Experience & Background

• Exceptional leadership, motivation and people management skills with experience of managing a diverse workforce in a fast-paced, 7 day a week operation
• Strong communication skills
• Critical thinking and problem solving, able to orchestrate logical solutions to operational issues
• Proven record of successful client relationship management, exceeding customer expectations
• Strong commercial awareness, working within budgetary constraints and targets
• P&L budget management experience
• Performance management experience
• Recruitment, appraisal and investigation experience

Pay and Benefits

• £51,5000 per annum plus company bonus
• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays. Rising with service
• Life insurance, healthcare, employee assistance programme
• Enhanced Pay for Paternity and Maternity Leave - Multiple employee incentives i.e. reward vouchers
• Discounts on Car Leasing