Warehouse & Operations Manager

About us

Nautilus Designs are a leading distributor of office chairs, office furniture, workstations, shelving and display units. Evolving from the company Eliza Tinsley Ltd (est. 1851), we have nearly two centuries of experience in providing quality product at highly-competitive prices.

We are seeking an experienced Warehouse & Logistics Manager to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of our operations department, including managing staff, organizing shipments, and ensuring that customer orders are fulfilled in a timely and efficient manner. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the logistics industry, excellent communication skills, and the ability to think strategically and solve problems quickly.

Responsibilities:

• Recruits, and hires, new warehouse and logistics employees to support the Distribution team.
• Coaches, counsels, and disciplines current warehouse employees as needed by enforcing policies and procedures, while creating a safe and friendly working environment.
• Oversees the staff activities to make sure operations flow smoothly, instructs accordingly, and motivates them to perform.
• Oversight of Shipping processes.
• Establishes, follows and enforces safety standards and procedures in compliance with a healthy work environment and legal requirements.
• Works closely with various people both internally and with external vendors of the company negotiating to get the best rates possible on materials and logistics services.
• Responsible for creating and recommending strategic plans and reviews in order to achieve warehouse operational objectives and efficiencies.
• Will work with the team to develop, implement, and enforce warehouse and logistics operation systems that create more efficiencies.
• Will be accountable to accounting Dept for maintaining accurate inventory records.
• Will be accountable to carry out export declarations and any applicable exports processes.
• Constantly evaluates warehouse processes and procedures.
• Responsible for ensuring that the inventory is monitored accurately within the system and during counts.
• Works closely with the Logistics and Warehouse teams to determine the best practice for product handling and storage requirements.
• Develops and manages warehouse Key Performance Indicators.
• Oversight of Picking/Packing processes.
• Direct and assure a safe clean and orderly warehouse.
• Facilities management and warehouse equipment planning to support future growth.
• Direct communication and coordination of timely product receipt, product organization, capacity and storage of product in warehouse.
• Directs processes to reduce property or financial losses.

Skills:

• Ability to manage processes and identify procedural gaps
• Ability to manage team members effectively
• Data entry and data processing skills
• Reporting skills
• Ability to accurately analyse information
• Detail-oriented
• Deadline-oriented
• Ability to prioritize between company and individual challenges
• Clear oral and written communication skills
• Negotiating skillfully to arrive at agreements that benefit the company and vendors
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• ERP experience is a must.

• Strong IT skills for ERP development of current ERP system and running server or virus checks is not a must but would be useful

• Experience with Shopify, and other portals to upload information as and when needed.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £30,000.00-£38,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Wellness programme

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bilston: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Warehouse Management (required)

Work Location: One location