WMS Senior Manager

Posted 11 April by Unipart Logistics
£60,000 per annum
Appleby Magna , Derbyshire
Permanent, full-time
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Posted by Unipart Logistics
Location: Appleby Magna (DE12 8AA)
Contract type: Full time
Salary: £60,000 plus car / car allowance, 33 days holiday, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme

About the Job

Relationships mean everything to us, and this one is particularly special.  You’ll have an important part to play in automotive success that spans nearly 50 years.   Unipart Logistics (UL) is running the new, custom-built Jaguar Land Rover Global Parts Logistics Centre at Appleby Magna in Leicestershire.  The operation is housed at Jaguar Land Rover’s new Mercia Park campus, one of the largest UK warehouse developments for a single customer. 

As our WMS Senior Manager, you will play a critical role in implementing and maintaining the Warehouse Management System within our warehouse.  You’ll serve as the lead for the systems change team on-site, bridging the gap between business requirements and IT solutions.  Your expertise will be essential in identifying opportunities for system improvement, designing complex changes, and providing guidance to optimal system usage by the operation.

As part of your key responsibilities, you’ll look after:
  • Change Implementation: Lead the implementation of Systems change within our warehouse facility, ensuring seamless integration and alignment with business processes
  • Business-IT Liaison: Act as the primary point of contact between business stakeholders and the IT team, translating business needs into technical requirements
  • Opportunity Identification: Collaborate with business units to identify areas for improvement through system changes and process enhancements
  • Complex Change Design: Work closely with IT teams to design and implement complex changes to the Warehouse Management System
  • Incident Resolution: Provide technical expertise in resolving complex incidents
  • System Optimization: Advise business users on best practices for utilising the WMS effectively

About You

We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this role!
  • WMS Expertise: In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with the design, implementation, and usage of Warehouse Management Systems. Our system is SAP EWM but would welcome experience in JDA, Manhattan, and other WMS providers
  • Warehouse Management: Strong understanding of warehouse operations, inventory management, and logistics processes
  • Change Management: Proficiency in managing complex system changes and enhancements
  • Problem-Solving: Analytical mind-set with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues
  • Communication: Excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
  • Project Management: Experience in leading system implementation projects

Our recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of opportunity - all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies.  We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected characteristic as defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales.   As an organisation we also promote an environment which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe, and confident to be the best version of yourself and do your best work every day.

You may have experience in the following: Warehouse Management System Manager, WMS Implementation Manager, WMS Integration Manager, Senior WMS Specialist, Warehouse Systems Manager, Logistics Systems Manager, Warehouse Operations Manager, Senior Logistics Systems Specialist, WMS Project Manager, etc.

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