Warehouse Operation Manager

The role is based in Denain (France).

Opportunity

At Maersk, we are on a revolutionary journey to simplify global trade, which will give us the chance to offer a major impact on the world economy, and on your career. At Maersk we want to be a true integrator of container logistics connecting and simplifying our customers’ supply chain through global end-to-end solutions. We count on our diverse people to make it happen. 

We are proud of our diversity and see it as a genuine source of strength for building high performing teams.

By Joining Maersk, you will become part of the global family of the company that moves 20% of global trade everyday all the way, where one of our core values is Our Employees. It goes without saying that we value diversity: we thrive on the diversity of our talent in all its forms, and we see it as a strength in building high-performance teams across brands, cultures, and locations.

We offer

As one of the cornerstones of our values, we strive to deliver the right environment for the right people while fostering a culture of fairness, mutual respect, responsibility, and care for our business and our customers.

We have a competitive compensation and benefits package for our employees, including medical insurance, flexible working policy and annual bonus.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibility for respective shift and its operational activities, financial performance, ensuring that Company and health and safety policies and procedures are always applied and adhered to. Regular communications with the Customer will be a major part of this role and Customer satisfaction will be paramount.

• Work with site manager to develop and maintain a working relationship with the customer and their associates ensuring that agreed Quality and Performance standards are always achieved.

• Fully understand customer requirements and adopt an approach which will ensure that customer’s needs are met and exceeded.
• Work alongside the site manager to understand Health & Safety related risks and take action. Ensure that all legal requirements are met.
• Responsible for the management, motivation and development of the on site management team, ensuring and maintaining open communication on a day to day basis.
• Support in development of the Maersk culture and values within the site ensuring areas such as equal opportunities, Health and Safety etc. are given priority.
• Objective setting of realistic and demanding KPI's, actively seeking ways of improving efficiency, performance and reducing costs throughout the whole site.
• Develop and maintain a culture of continuous improvement in all site operations.
• Ensure effective resource planning and management to meet customer and business requirements.
• Ensure compliance with all Company operating and administrative procedures.
• Ensure that all inbound, outbound and internal stock movement processes are recorded and reported accurately, compliantly and on a timely basis within the Relevant Warehouse Management System
• Ensure compliance to all required submissions of daily, weekly, monthly documentation to HMRC.
• Ensure overall stock is controlled and discrepancies are within the agreed tolerances.
• Development and implementation of a site Succession Plan and ensure ongoing people development planning

We are looking for

• Microsoft Office (advanced level)
• Employment Law knowledge
• Budget setting and finance control
• Understanding of WMS
• Operational warehouse management skills
• Communication and relationship building at all levels (Customer, HMRC, Management, Operations).
• Ability to lead, direct and motivate across all departments.
• Development of Management roles within the site succession plan.
• Fluent in French and English both in writing and speaking

You have been reading so far, we are glad to see you are interested. If you could see yourself in this role and are keen to be part of this journey at Maersk, we look forward to hearing from you!

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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