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About a career with Elis
Elis is an international leader in textile, hygiene and facility services, helping businesses across a wide range of industries to operate safely, sustainably and efficiently. With a presence in 29 countries and a team of around 52,000 people, we combine the scale and stability of an international organisation with the opportunity to build a rewarding and long-term career.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We believe in investing in our people, recognising their contribution and giving them the opportunity to develop, progress and build careers they can be proud of.
At Elis, you'll be part of a culture built on trust, respect and collaboration, where your ideas and contribution are valued. We want our people to have a voice, and our commitment to listening and acting on employee feedback was recognised when Elis UK won Best Employee Engagement Experience Initiative at the 2024 CIPD People Management Awards for our Employee Voice programme.
With opportunities across operations, engineering, logistics, sales and our head office support functions, there are many ways to develop your career with Elis.
The Opportunity
LOGISTICS MANAGER
Join Our High-Performing Management Team
Durham City, DH7 8XN, United Kingdom
Elis is recruiting for an enthusiastic and experienced Logistics Manager to join our high-performing Management Team.
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and developing our Logistics Department, ensuring we consistently deliver an On Time, In Full (OTIF) service to our customers through a professional, service-led team of delivery drivers
Operational
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ELIS
Logistics Manager
Durham On-site 5-10 yrs exp Facilities Services 16,088 employees
Logistics ManagementTeam LeadershipDriver ManagementFleet ComplianceHealth And Safety
Requirements
Candidates should have strong communication, leadership, organisational, analytical, and IT skills, along with experience in lean or continuous improvement and budget forecasting. A CPC qualification and HGV Class 2 licence are required.
Job Description
- UK
- Full-time
- Permanent
About a career with Elis
Elis is an international leader in textile, hygiene and facility services, helping businesses across a wide range of industries to operate safely, sustainably and efficiently. With a presence in 29 countries and a team of around 52,000 people, we combine the scale and stability of an international organisation with the opportunity to build a rewarding and long-term career.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We believe in investing in our people, recognising their contribution and giving them the opportunity to develop, progress and build careers they can be proud of.
At Elis, you'll be part of a culture built on trust, respect and collaboration, where your ideas and contribution are valued. We want our people to have a voice, and our commitment to listening and acting on employee feedback was recognised when Elis UK won Best Employee Engagement Experience Initiative at the 2024 CIPD People Management Awards for our Employee Voice programme.
With opportunities across operations, engineering, logistics, sales and our head office support functions, there are many ways to develop your career with Elis.
The Opportunity
LOGISTICS MANAGER
Join Our High-Performing Management Team
Durham City, DH7 8XN, United Kingdom
Elis is recruiting for an enthusiastic and experienced Logistics Manager to join our high-performing Management Team.
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and developing our Logistics Department, ensuring we consistently deliver an On Time, In Full (OTIF) service to our customers through a professional, service-led team of delivery drivers
Operational
- Ensure vehicle and driver compliance with O licence, site, EU and other legal requirements, monitoring, analysing the results and ensuring corrective action is implemented to continuously improve the working environment.
- Ensure risk assessments are undertaken and implemented on customer premises for major changes/new business when required as advised by the relevant customer account team.
- Investigate, analyse and implement corrective actions utilising current systems where appropriate (i.e. Telematics, Dynamics) to resolve all logistics problems eliminating inefficient supply and distribution routes, quality of service, customer losses and continuously improving working practices. (e.g. weight checking, mileage/km fuel consumption, accuracy and timeliness of deliveries to customers).
- Planning, organising and coordinating resources to meet logistics requirements of the business, including temporary workers.
- Lead, manage, control and development of personnel (including absence, disciplinary and grievance, Health and Safety Training, driver assessments) using SMART objectives during regular review and feedback meetings.
- Develop, propose and agree functional budgets with General Manager, monitoring, managing and controlling all activities in accordance with the agreed functional budget, investigating and resolving any variances.
- Ensure route optimisation savings are achieved and all routes are profitable.
- Prepare commission calculations for the departments drivers and ensure the relevant systems are maintained with accurate information (e.g. TMS, Dynamics).
- Develop and maintain good working relationships between the logistics, service and production departments to drive optimal customer service.
- To ensure the drivers deliver the level of customer service that meets the agreed plans for optimal service levels.
- To review all functional activities, develop, propose and, if agreed, implement improvements to ensure continuous improvement through increasing effectiveness, efficiency and added value.
- Contribute to the reduction of impact to the environment e.g. optimal efficiency and economy on routes with targets per mile/km
- Good written and verbal skills.
- Ability to listen to and influence peer group and department team members to build and lead effective working teams.
- Good attention to detail and the ability to analyse data and interpret the information effectively to continuously improve the department and/or team.
- Ability to organise self and others to ensure tasks are carried out in a timely manner
- IT literate (Microsoft Office).
- Experience of lean (Six Sigma) implementation in lean manufacturing systems.
- Financial knowledge covering budget forecasting.
- HGV 2 licence.
- Experience of implementing continuous improvement programmes.
- CPC holder.
- 33 Days Holiday
- Company Pension
- On-site Parking
- Private Medical
- Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Competitive salary
- Pension Scheme
- Private Medical
- Bonus
- National Structure to facilitate ambition
- Working within a great team
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Skills
Logistics ManagementTeam LeadershipDriver ManagementFleet ComplianceHealth And SafetyRisk AssessmentRoute OptimisationBudget ForecastingFinancial ManagementData AnalysisCustomer ServiceContinuous ImprovementLean ImplementationSix SigmaMicrosoft OfficeHGV Class 2 Licence
About ELIS
Every morning, 5 million people put on an Elis garment and go to work. Millions more sleep in our linen, walk on our mats, wash their hands with our soap. They rarely think about us. That's exactly the point. From workwear to flat linen, hygiene to pest control and floor protection : Elis takes care of the essentials your business depends on, so your teams can focus on what they do best. Quietly. Consistently. Before you even have to think about it. We don't just clean products : we design them, produce them, maintain them and repair them, cycle after cycle. Our rental-maintenance model means we collect, we care for, we return. Less waste. More reliability. A genuine partnership, not a transaction. 58 000 people – 31 countries - 400 000 clients From the corner garage to the five-star palace, one standard of care, everywhere, for every client. Elis doesn't just provide a service. We become part of your team. When you win, we win. Elis is listed on Euronext Paris (ELIS). An international multi-service provider operating across 11 service lines.