Operations Manager Wakefield
Job description
Available Job Today Operations Manager (days) – Wakefield
Previous leadership experience in a regulated environment is advantageous for this role.
Permanent contract with full time hours. The core working days being Monday to Friday, with flexibility as and when required.
We have a truly exciting opportunity to come and work at our soon to be opened, purpose built, brand new depot in Wakefield.
Whilst the depot is being built we will offer you a very comprehensive Induction and Training plan that will last about 3 months and will take place across our national estate. Recruiting you early enables you the opportunity to be part of recruiting your team members.
So if you want to join a forward thinking company, be involved in this exciting new project and have a can-do attitude, whilst enjoying working in a friendly environment – why not come and join the Phoenix Family?
Our Company
At Phoenix Group we are committed to excellence and dedicated to our customers’ needs. We are pivotal to enabling healthy lives, every day, all day; we are a trusted service that delivers to our communities, which is something that we are really proud of. As a pan-European wholesaling and retail company we do that in many ways be that via our 490 plus community pharmacies, 13 nationwide distribution depots or our growing specialty services portfolio.
The Role – Operations Manager
About the Opportunity: As Operations Manager you will be responsible for managing a variety of colleagues, influencing stakeholders , ensuring service and performance levels are achieved and that the highest quality standards are maintained at all times.
You will be responsible for ensuring that all relevant regulatory and legal requirements are fulfilled.
As Operations Manager you will lead on a multitude of depot initiatives by effectively managing the processes, ensuring service and performance levels are achieved within defined financial and operational objectives.
In this role you will ensure effective team and company communications are cascaded within your location, effectively encouraging involvement and positive commitment throughout the depot. Effective interfaces with the broader Warehouse Team, PHOENIX supply chain and commercial functions will be critical to develop and assist in leading vision and value initiatives.
Who do we want?
We invite applications from dynamic leaders who display strong written and verbal communication skills, can lead large teams, manage their own workload, meeting and exceeding targets and KPIs.
Previous experience of working within a Lean Methodology/Six Sigma environment would be an advantage, as would working within a highly regulated industry.
Reporting to the Depot Manager you will be responsible for the depot achieving its key performance indicator targets in line with business objectives and budgets.
Please see Job Description for further details.
The Package
You’ll benefit from excellent training, we invest in our employees’ development by offering career progression opportunities.
Training and Support
You will
- receive a comprehensive Induction from the learning and development facilitators
- have support from a friendly team to ‘buddy up’ with you
- have access to your local training champion for any queries
- work alongside subject matter experts to give you both the competence and confidence to carry out your role
We pride ourselves on ensuring the wellbeing of our employees and providing a good working environment and benefits package, which includes:
- Training and support to ensure your success in the role
- A competitive remuneration package including company car / bonus opportunity
- 29 days paid annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays, rising with length of service
- A fantastic working environment
- On site, free car parking facilities
- An employee discount scheme
You’ll be employed on a permanent contract, working 37.5 hours per week, with flexibility as required.
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