Responsibilities

  • Use IT systems to manage stock levels, delivery times and transport costs.
  • Use associated information systems to coordinate and control the order cycle.
  • Use data from IT systems to evaluate performance and quality and to plan improvements.
  • Allocate and manage staff resources according to changing needs.
  • Manage staff
  • Liaise and negotiate with customers and suppliers
  • Develop business by gaining new contracts, analysing logistical problems and producing new solutions.
  • Understand, work with and possibly help to develop e-commerce.
  • Continually try to improve and develop business performance within the constraints of legislation, fuel costs and rising environmental pressures.
  • Implement health and safety procedures.
  • Manage staff training issues.
  • Motivate other members of the team.
  • Set objectives
  • Plan and manage projects
  • Work on new supply strategies.
  • Plan vehicle routes.
  • Use specialist knowledge, such as mechanical-handling systems, to provide consultancy services - this may be a requirement in some roles.
Requirements
  • A logical and systematic approach to work.
  • Good time management ability.
  • The ability to solve problems and make decisions, as well as think laterally and offer reative solutions.
  • Commercial awareness and numeracy skills.
  • Some degree of IT literacy and the ability to handle electronic data.
  • The ability to manage change.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well as part of a team, as well as manage people.
  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
  • Negotiation and analytical skills.
  • A positive attitude to continued learning.

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