Warehouse Operations Manager

at  WesTrac

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Demonstrated leadership skills with ability to execute across a large interconnected organisation
• Experience working with warehousing and/or supply chain and logistics
• Proven ability to influence a positive safety culture
• Commercial acumen with ability to manage a cost centre and drive continuous improvement activities aimed at increasing performance outcomes
• Demonstarted experience manaing standards processes, continuous improvement, reporting and analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Proven ability to adopt automation and technology in an operating environment to deliver safe and productive outcomes
• Demonstrated ability to manage customer relationships

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the General Manager – Customer Solutions, the Warehouse Manager is responsible for leading a large team and ensuring the overall efficient and effective management of Operations within the Tomago Parts Warehouse. This position plays a key role in the effectiveness of WesTrac’s supply chain with the warehouse operating 24/7 to service internal and external customers.
The successful candidate will drive continuous improvement and maximise efficiencies through effective planning, utilisation of technology and leveraging systems to forecast demand requirements.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Promote and embed a positive safety culture through demonstrated safety leadership practises
• Provide training and development opportunities to team members and ensure appropriate succession planning is considered
• Implement Warehouse Operational strategy
• Manage Warehouse results through adequate planning and forecasting; including the preparation of budgets.
• Manage operational and capital expenditures
• Maximise efficiency through workflow planning
• Drive automation led efficiency projects
• Delivering on high levels of customer performance
• Work closely with all other WesTrac business unit stakeholders