INTERIM TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNER - WAREHOUSING OPERATIONS (IMMEDIATE START)

C£40000 Pro Rata Bonus (Permanent Role Available Too)

North West - Hybrid Working

Commutable from Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire, West Yorkshire Bury, Rochdale, Bolton, Ramsbottom, Manchester, Failsworth, Salford, Oldham, Blackburn, Preston, Burnley, Wigan., Halifax, Bradford, Warrington, Keighley, Huddersfield

Our client, a wholesale distributor, is at the cutting edge of the renewable and alternative energy sector and has significant and growing market share through its unrivalled product quality and service value proposition. Its customer base includes B2C and B2B. There has never been a better time to join them and to play a key role in the expansion of its warehousing and distribution capacity, initially across the UK and then Europe.

The first stage of this is an overhaul of the facility in North West, followed by an investment in a new facility in the Bristol area. Tentative further plans exist for additional capacity in the UK. Additionally, the business is expanding its operation in Europe, namely Germany.

It now wishes to strengthen its HR and Talent Acquisition Team with the appointment of an Interim Talent Acquisition Partner to head up high volume recruiting for its rapidly expanding warehousing/distribution centre operations. A permanent opportunity is also available.

Our client is looking for a graduate-calibre recruiter who knows that there's more to recruiting new staff than simply posting an advert and hoping for the best.

Due to the increasing numbers of people they need to bring into their business, they recognise the requirement to create a robust Talent Acquisition function. Your core focus will be to head up specific high volume recruitment campaigns to recruit operational staff for its expanding multi site warehousing operations in the North West/Yorkshire. The emphasis will be on attracting and recruiting talent directly via direct sourcing, talent attraction and social media, whilst proactively supporting senior warehousing and logistics operational leadership as the business grows and delivering a fantastic experience to candidates ensuring employee engagement and retention. You will undertake salary benchmarking to ensure that our client remains competitive to attract talent. You will undertake both telephone screening and first stage interviews alongside hiring managers.

As the Talent Acquisition Partner, you will use your skills and knowledge to develop an Employer Value Proposition and promote the company's brand in the broader marketplace. By developing a compelling online presence, and framework for capitalising on regional recruitment fairs, you'll create a talent pipeline of candidates interested in working for the company.

Our client is growing rapidly and needs to ensure they are attracting and onboarding the best calibre people. As such, you will need to work closely with department heads and the senior management team to understand the future requirements then create appropriate talent pipelines.

Having worked, ideally in an-house recruitment role, you'll know what constitutes a high-quality recruitment process at every stage, from the initial briefing, sourcing, and selection to the onboarding of new hires. You will be experienced in high volume in house recruitment, within any functional area eg warehousing and logistics, manufacturing and engineering, hospitality and catering etc and you'll be skilled with industry standard ATS systems.

Given the volume of recruitment required, you will need to develop relationships with trusted partner agencies and ensure their processes are of an equally high standard to yours.

Our client views this as a long-term, permanent position. However, due to the urgency of this requirement, they are happy to consider an interim role for someone to strengthen the talent acquisition function as a one-off project while they recruit the permanent team.

As you can see, there are many strands to this role that we'll need to discuss in more detail, so please indicate your interest by sending your CV, quoting reference LX1152301 to without delay

TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNER - WAREHOUSING OPERATIONS

C£40000 Excellent Benefits Generous Bonus

North West - Hybrid Working

Commutable from Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire, West Yorkshire Bury, Rochdale, Bolton, Ramsbottom, Manchester, Failsworth, Salford, Oldham, Blackburn, Preston, Burnley, Wigan., Halifax, Bradford, Warrington, Keighley, Huddersfield

Our client, a wholesale distributor, is at the cutting edge of the renewable and alternative energy sector and has significant and growing market share through its unrivalled product quality and service value proposition. Its customer base includes B2C and B2B. There has never been a better time to join them and to play a key role in the expansion of its warehousing and distribution capacity, initially across the UK and then Europe.

The first stage of this is an overhaul of the facility in North West, followed by an investment in a new facility in the Bristol area. Tentative further plans exist for additional capacity in the UK. Additionally, the business is expanding its operation in Europe, namely Germany.

It now wishes to strengthen its HR and Talent Acquisition Team with the appointment of a Talent Acquisition Partner to head up high volume recruiting for its rapidly expanding warehousing/distribution centre operations. This role is offered on a hybrid base.

Our client is looking for a graduate-calibre recruiter who knows that there's more to recruiting new staff than simply posting an advert and hoping for the best.

Due to the increasing numbers of people they need to bring into their business, they recognise the requirement to create a robust Talent Acquisition function. Your core focus will be to head up specific high volume recruitment campaigns to recruit operational staff for its expanding multi site warehousing operations in the North West/Yorkshire. The emphasis will be on attracting and recruiting talent directly via direct sourcing, talent attraction and social media, whilst proactively supporting senior warehousing and logistics operational leadership as the business grows and delivering a fantastic experience to candidates ensuring employee engagement and retention. You will undertake salary benchmarking to ensure that our client remain competitive to attract talent. You will undertake both telephone screening and first stage interviews alongside hiring managers.

As the Talent Acquisition Partner, you will use your skills and knowledge to develop an Employer Value Proposition and promote the company's brand in the broader marketplace. By developing a compelling online presence, and framework for capitalising on regional recruitment fairs, you'll create a talent pipeline of candidates interested in working for the company.

Our client is growing rapidly and needs to ensure they are attracting and onboarding the best calibre people. As such, you will need to work closely with department heads and the senior management team to understand the future requirements then create appropriate talent pipelines.

Having worked, ideally in an-house recruitment role, you'll know what constitutes a high-quality recruitment process at every stage, from the initial briefing, sourcing, and selection to the onboarding of new hires. You will be experienced in high volume in house recruitment, within any functional area eg warehousing and logistics, manufacturing and engineering, hospitality and catering etc and you'll be skilled with industry standard ATS systems.

Given the volume of recruitment required, you will need to develop relationships with trusted partner agencies and ensure their processes are of an equally high standard to yours.

Our client views this as a long-term, permanent position. However, due to the urgency of this requirement, they are happy to consider an interim role for someone to strengthen the talent acquisition function as a one-off project while they recruit the permanent team.

As you can see, there are many strands to this role that we'll need to discuss in more detail, so please indicate your interest by sending your CV, quoting reference LX 1152300 without delay

INTERIM TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNER - COMMERCIAL & CORPORATE FUNCTIONS

C£40000 Pro Rata Bonus (Immediate Start - Fixed Term Contract)

West Yorkshire- Hybrid Working

Commutable from Halifax, Huddersfield, Bradford, Dewsbury, Wakefield, Keighley, Rochdale, Oldham, Barnsley, Sheffield, Rotherham

Our client, a wholesale distributor, is at the cutting edge of the renewable and alternative energy sector and has significant and growing market share through its unrivalled product quality and service value proposition. Its customer base includes B2C and B2B. There has never been a better time to join them and to play a key role in their expansion across the UK and then Europe.

It now wishes to strengthen its HR and Talent Acquisition Team with the appointment of an Interim Talent Acquisition Partner to head up recruitment for its commercial and head office corporate functions such as sales, marketing, finance, HR, legal, technical, IT, supply chain, customer services for its rapidly expanding UK and European operations. Head office is located in West Yorkshire. This role is offered on a hybrid basis.

Our client is looking for a graduate-calibre recruiter who knows that there's more to recruiting new staff than simply posting an advert and hoping for the best.

Due to the increasing numbers of people they need to bring into their business, they recognise the requirement to create a robust Talent Acquisition function. Your core focus will be to head up specific recruitment campaigns for its expanding Yorkshire head office functions. The emphasis will be on attracting and recruiting talent directly via direct sourcing, talent attraction and social media, whilst proactively supporting senior executives/leadership as the business grows and delivering a fantastic experience to candidates ensuring employee engagement and retention. You will undertake salary benchmarking to ensure our client remains competitive to attract the best talent. You will undertake both telephone screening and first stage interviews alongside hiring managers.

As the Talent Acquisition Partner, you will use your skills and knowledge to develop an Employer Value Proposition and promote the company's brand in the broader marketplace. By developing a compelling online presence, and framework for capitalising on national and regional recruitment fairs, you'll create a talent pipeline of candidates interested in working for the company.

Our client is growing rapidly and needs to ensure they are attracting and onboarding the best calibre people. As such, you will need to work closely with department heads and the senior management team to understand the future requirements then create appropriate talent pipelines.

Having worked, ideally in an-house recruitment role, you'll know what constitutes a high-quality recruitment process at every stage, from the initial briefing, sourcing, and selection to the onboarding of new hires. You will be experienced in commercial and head office recruitment across cross functional specialism and you'll be skilled with industry standard ATS systems.

Given the volume of recruitment required, you will need to develop relationships with trusted partner agencies and ensure their processes are of an equally high standard to yours.

Our client views this as a long-term, permanent position. However, due to the urgency of this requirement, they are happy to consider an interim role for someone to strengthen the talent acquisition function as a one-off project while they recruit the permanent team.

As you can see, there are many strands to this role that we'll need to discuss in more detail, so please indicate your interest by sending your CV, quoting reference LX without delay

TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNER - COMMERCIAL & CORPORATE FUNCTIONS

C£40000 + Excellent Benefits + Generous Bonus

West Yorkshire- Hybrid Working

Commutable from Halifax, Huddersfield, Bradford, Dewsbury, Wakefield, Keighley, Rochdale, Oldham, Barnsley, Sheffield, Rotherham

Our client, a wholesale distributor, is at the cutting edge of the renewable and alternative energy sector and has significant and growing market share through its unrivalled product quality and service value proposition. Its customer base includes B2C and B2B. There has never been a better time to join them and to play a key role in their expansion across the UK and then Europe.

It now wishes to strengthen its HR and Talent Acquisition Team with the appointment of a Talent Acquisition Partner to head up recruitment for its commercial and head office corporate functions such as sales, marketing, finance, HR, legal, technical, IT, supply chain, customer services for its rapidly expanding UK and European operations. Head office is located in West Yorkshire. This role is offered on a hybrid basis.

Our client is looking for a graduate-calibre recruiter who knows that there's more to recruiting new staff than simply posting an advert and hoping for the best.

Due to the increasing numbers of people they need to bring into their business, they recognise the requirement to create a robust Talent Acquisition function. Your core focus will be to head up specific recruitment campaigns for its expanding Yorkshire head office functions. The emphasis will be on attracting and recruiting talent directly via direct sourcing, talent attraction and social media, whilst proactively supporting senior executives/leadership as the business grows and delivering a fantastic experience to candidates ensuring employee engagement and retention. You will undertake salary benchmarking to ensure our client remains competitive to attract the best talent. You will undertake both telephone screening and first stage interviews alongside hiring managers.

As the Talent Acquisition Partner, you will use your skills and knowledge to develop an Employer Value Proposition and promote the company's brand in the broader marketplace. By developing a compelling online presence, and framework for capitalising on national and regional recruitment fairs, you'll create a talent pipeline of candidates interested in working for the company.

Our client is growing rapidly and needs to ensure they are attracting and onboarding the best calibre people. As such, you will need to work closely with department heads and the senior management team to understand the future requirements then create appropriate talent pipelines.

Having worked, ideally in an-house recruitment role, you'll know what constitutes a high-quality recruitment process at every stage, from the initial briefing, sourcing, and selection to the onboarding of new hires. You will be experienced in commercial and head office recruitment across cross functional specialism and you'll be skilled with industry standard ATS systems.

Given the volume of recruitment required, you will need to develop relationships with trusted partner agencies and ensure their processes are of an equally high standard to yours.

Our client views this as a long-term, permanent position. However, due to the urgency of this requirement, they are happy to consider an interim role for someone to strengthen the talent acquisition function as a one-off project while they recruit the permanent team.

As you can see, there are many strands to this role that we'll need to discuss in more detail, so please indicate your interest by sending your CV, quoting reference LX 1152294 without delay.

INTERIM WAREHOUSING CAPACITY PLANNING ANALYST - 6 MONTHS

"Great career development opportunity for highly analytical, graduate calibre, warehousing, stock planning analyst to join market leading distributor".

£250-350 Per Day (Outside IR35)

North West - Hybrid Working

Commutable from Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire, West Yorkshire Bury, Rochdale, Bolton, Ramsbottom, Manchester, Failsworth, Salford, Oldham, Blackburn, Preston, Burnley, Wigan., Halifax, Bradford, Warrington, Keighley, Huddersfield

Our client, a wholesale distributor, is at the cutting edge of the renewable and alternative energy sector and has significant and growing market share through its unrivalled product quality and service value proposition. Its customer base includes B2C and B2B. There has never been a better time to join them and to play a key role in the expansion of its warehousing and distribution capacity, initially across the UK and then Europe.

The first stage of this is an overhaul of the facility in North West, followed by an investment in a new facility in the Bristol area. Tentative further plans exist for additional capacity in the UK. Additionally, the business is expanding its operation in Europe, namely Germany.

It now wishes to strengthen its logistics team with the appointment of a highly numerate and analytical Interim Warehousing Capacity Planning Analyst for 6 months to analyse and plan warehousing capacity across multiple sites prior to merger in to two sites North West and South West.

The Interim Warehousing Capacity Planning Analyst, through advanced analysis techniques, will review warehousing stock and capacity and flows between the overspill and main site in the North West to assist with daily planning. The focus will be on identifying fast moving and slow moving sku's, analysing volumetrics to ensure optimal product and pallet storage and warehouse layout. This will entail the extraction of data from various systems creating data sets and scenario models to inform decision making and stock planning.

The Role:

• Analysis and interpretation of data, providing warehousing capacity and stock flow information- this information will ultimately be used in the design of new DC and specification of functionality of WMS and supply chain and logistics system
• Collect, present, and analyse data as required to support operational & strategic projects
• Ensure reliability, integrity and accuracy of data
• Create statistical and financial models using appropriate software to review opportunities for costs savings and efficiencies
• Identify opportunities for improvement covering inventory, supply, and delivery points; build models for trade-off analysis, and project completion, and to provide ongoing analysis of MIS information as needed for senior management team and logistics and supply chain planning
• The Warehousing Capacity Planning & Design Analyst will work alongside senior logistics and business leaders to identify improvement and change projects
• Make recommendations based on findings and analysis
• Produce forecasts and estimates to aid financially sound decisions and planning
• Ensure warehousing and logistics costs are monitored, managed and under control
• Participate in regular planning and project reviews and change processses and prepare data in line with changes
• Set up and provide regular reports and data relating to specific areas of the warehousing and logistics process
• Track logistics trends and use the information to recommend changes
• Utilise warehousing and logistics knowledge and research methods to benchmark logistics activities and to drive best practice
• Work closely with and support operational and IT colleagues to support specification of functionality/design of new WMS and ERP systems

The Ideal Candidate:

• Degree level qualification is desirable in numerate/problem solving area
• Current/recent experience in a warehousing capacity and stock planning, logistics solutions design, warehouse/logistics planning, logistics development role
• Highly experienced in analysing large complex data sets, utilising them to improve warehousing and logistics operational and business performance
• Advanced user of Excel, Access and other database tools such as Cognos/SQL. Statistical process control experience highly advantageous
• Experience of data extraction tools essential
• Strong problemsolving and numeracy skills
• Able to prioritise and manage a varied workload and deadlines and used to dealing with large volumes of data; adept at techniques to manage and interpret large data sets
• Experienced in translating analysis and trends into logistics business projects, modelling the cost and process efficiency benefits, collaborating with key operational and business stakeholders to present a business case and ROI models for the projects; managing the project pipeline and supporting operational and IT colleagues to ensure operational deploym
• Functional/operational experience/exposure in Warehousing, Supply Chain and Logistics from within the Third Party Contract Logistics or FMCG, eCommerce or Distributor sector
• A confident personality. Credible and knowledgeable with experience of managing in a matrix management environment
• Experience of warehousing and logistics cost and operational modelling will be critical to success
• A confident personality, comfortable with liaising at both operational and senior executive level within a multinational matrix environment
• Highly developed analysis, planning and project skills
• Strong commercial acumen and excellent attention to detail
• Experience of WMS and ERP systems
• Knowledge of lean techniques very advantageous

WAREHOUSING CAPACITY PLANNING ANALYST

"Great career development opportunity for highly analytical, graduate calibre, warehousing, stock planning analyst to join market leading distributor".

£Very Competitive Bonus Benefits

North West - Hybrid Working

Commutable from Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire, West Yorkshire Bury, Rochdale, Bolton, Ramsbottom, Manchester, Failsworth, Salford, Oldham, Blackburn, Preston, Burnley, Wigan., Halifax, Bradford, Warrington, Keighley, Huddersfield

Our client, a wholesale distributor, is at the cutting edge of the renewable and alternative energy sector and has significant and growing market share through its unrivalled product quality and service value proposition. Its customer base includes B2C and B2B. There has never been a better time to join them and to play a key role in the expansion of its warehousing and distribution capacity, initially across the UK and then Europe.

The first stage of this is an overhaul of the facility in North West, followed by an investment in a new facility in the Bristol area. Tentative further plans exist for additional capacity in the UK. Additionally, the business is expanding its operation in Europe, namely Germany.

It now wishes to strengthen its logistics team with the appointment of a highly numerate and analytical Warehousing Capacity Planning Analyst to analyse and plan warehousing capacity across multiple sites prior to merger in to two sites North West and South West.

The Warehousing Capacity Planning Analyst, through advanced analysis techniques, will review warehousing stock and capacity and flows between the overspill and main site in the North West to assist with daily planning. The focus will be on identifying fast moving and slow moving sku's, analysing volumetrics to ensure optimal product and pallet storage and warehouse layout. This will entail the extraction of data from various systems creating data sets and scenario models to inform decision making and stock planning.

The Role:
* Analysis and interpretation of data, providing warehousing capacity and stock flow information- this information will ultimately be used in the design of new DC and specification of functionality of WMS and supply chain and logistics system.
* Collect, present, and analyse data as required to support operational & strategic projects.
* Ensure reliability, integrity and accuracy of data.
* Create statistical and financial models using appropriate software to review opportunities for costs savings and efficiencies
* Identify opportunities for improvement covering inventory, supply, and delivery points; build models for trade-off analysis, and project completion, and to provide ongoing analysis of MIS information as needed for senior management team and logistics and supply chain planning.
* The Warehousing Capacity Planning & Design Analyst will work alongside senior logistics and business leaders to identify improvement and change projects.
* Make recommendations based on findings and analysis
* Produce forecasts and estimates to aid financially sound decisions and planning
* Ensure warehousing and logistics costs are monitored, managed and under control
* Participate in regular planning and project reviews and change processses and prepare data in line with changes
* Set up and provide regular reports and data relating to specific areas of the warehousing and logistics process.
* Track logistics trends and use the information to recommend changes
* Utilise warehousing and logistics knowledge and research methods to benchmark logistics activities and to drive best practice.
* Work closely with and support operational and IT colleagues to support specification of functionality/design of new WMS and ERP systems

The Ideal Candidate:
* Degree level qualification is desirable in numerate/problem solving area.
* Current/recent experience in a warehousing capacity and stock planning, logistics solutions design, warehouse/logistics planning, logistics development role.
* Highly experienced in analysing large complex data sets, utilising them to improve warehousing and logistics operational and business performance.
* Advanced user of Excel, Access and other database tools such as Cognos/SQL. Statistical process control experience highly advantageous.
* Experience of data extraction tools essential.
* Strong problemsolving and numeracy skills.
* Able to prioritise and manage a varied workload and deadlines and used to dealing with large volumes of data; adept at techniques to manage and interpret large data sets.
* Experienced in translating analysis and trends into logistics business projects, modelling the cost and process efficiency benefits, collaborating with key operational and business stakeholders to present a business case and ROI models for the projects; managing the project pipeline and supporting operational and IT colleagues to ensure operational deployment.
* Functional/operational experience/exposure in Warehousing, Supply Chain and Logistics from within the Third Party Contract Logistics or FMCG, eCommerce or Distributor sector
* A confident personality. Credible and knowledgeable with experience of managing in a matrix management environment.
* Experience of warehousing and logistics cost and operational modelling will be critical to success.
* A confident personality, comfortable with liaising at both operational and senior executive level within a multinational matrix environment.
* Strong commercial acumen and excellent attention to detail.
* Experience of WMS and ERP systems

 

Head of Collections & Recoveries

"A rare opportunity to lead and build a new function in collections and recoveries for a leading asset finance company".

£Very Competitive + Car Alowance + Bonus + Benefits

East Midlands / Hybrid

Commutable from Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Warwickshire, Leicestershire, North Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire

The art of diplomacy is a rare skill. Someone once described it as "Letting others have your way". And that's a fair summary because it's a large part of this new role for our client who specialises in commercial asset finance.

As the Head of Collections and Recoveries, the big question you'll need to answer is, "What happens when a client defaults on an agreement for a physical asset?"

Up until now, it's a question our client has rarely needed to answer as they operate on a very low risk profile and default level. And it's one of the reasons why they've grown into one of the UK's most successful and well-regarded asset finance businesses.

But it is possible to be too cautious and miss out on opportunities with a slightly higher risk level. And that's the next stage of our client's business growth programme and why they want a robust collections and recoveries team.

So that's where you come in.

With your experience in commercial asset finance, you'll have a clear vision of how to implement a collections and recoveries function.

You'll know that repossessing assets is the last resort, and there are countless ways of managing a defaulting client before reaching that point. As such, your diplomacy, intelligence, and communication skills will be crucial to your success in this role.

As for your background, our client would like to see evidence of working in a commercial asset finance setting with possibly some experience in law enforcement. You'll be a confident communicator, capable of liaising with end clients to find a win-win resolution. But you'll be able to stand your ground to ensure our client recovers the maximum amount possible.

If repossession is the only answer, you'll have the right connections to secure the assets and understand the various reselling channels to dispose of them.

Our client works nationally in the UK and is based in the East Midlands. They see this role as a hybrid between working at their HQ, home working, and attending client sites as required.

As you can imagine, there are many other details to discuss, so please indicate your interest by emailing your CV, quoting reference LX 1108623 or call us on 01905 381 320.

WAREHOUSING & LOGISTICS DEVELOPMENT ANALYST

"Great career development opportunity for highly analytical, graduate calibre, warehousing and logistics improvement, development and projects analyst to join market leading distributor".

£ Very Competitive + Bonus + Benefits

North West - Hybrid Working

Commutable from Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire, West Yorkshire Bury, Rochdale, Bolton, Ramsbottom, Manchester, Failsworth, Salford, Oldham, Blackburn, Preston, Burnley, Wigan., Halifax, Bradford, Warrington, Keighley, Huddersfield

Our client, a wholesale distributor, is at the cutting edge of the renewable and alternative energy sector and has significant and growing market share through its unrivalled product quality and service value proposition. Its customer base includes B2C and B2B. There has never been a better time to join them and to play a key role in the expansion of its warehousing and distribution capacity, initially across the UK and then Europe.

The first stage of this is an overhaul of the facility in North West, followed by an investment in a new facility in the Bristol area. Tentative further plans exist for additional capacity in the UK. Additionally, the business is expanding its operation in Europe, namely Germany.

It now wishes to strengthen its logistics team with the appointment of a highly numerate and analytical Warehousing & Logistics Development Analyst to identify and analyst logistics improvement opportunities.

The Warehousing & Logistics Development Analyst, through advanced analysis techniques, will lead the way in identifying improvement opportunities, initiatives, and projects.

The Role:

• Analysis and interpretation of data, providing warehousing and logistics information to support the achievement of continuous improvement within the logistics and supply chain planning function.
• Collect, present, and analyse data as required to support operational & strategic projects.
• Ensure reliability, integrity and accuracy of data.
• Create statistical and financial models using appropriate software to review opportunities for costs savings and efficiencies
• Identify opportunities for improvement in logistics processes, policies and systems covering inventory, supply, and delivery points; build models for trade-off analysis, and project completion, and to provide ongoing analysis of MIS information as needed for senior management team and logistics and supply chain planning.
• The Warehousing & Logistics Development Analyst will work alongside senior logistics and business leaders to identify improvement and change projects.
• Make recommendations based on findings and analysis
• Produce forecasts and estimates to aid financially sound decisions and planning
• Ensure warehousing and logistics costs are monitored, managed and under control
• Participate in regular planning and project reviews and change processses and prepare data in line with changes
• Set up and provide regular reports and data relating to specific areas of the warehousing and logistics process.
• Track logistics trends and use the information to recommend changes
• Utilise warehousing and logistics knowledge and research methods to benchmark logistics activities and to drive best practice.

• Work closely with and support operational and IT colleagues to support specification of functionality/design of new WMS and ERP systems

The Ideal Candidate:

• Degree level qualification is desirable in numerate/problem solving area.
• Current/recent experience in a warehousing, logistics solutions design, warehouse/logistics planning, logistics development role.
• Highly experienced in analysing large complex data sets, utilising them to improve warehousing and logistics operational and business performance.
• Experienced in translating analysis and trends into logistics business projects, modelling the cost and process efficiency benefits, collaborating with key operational and business stakeholders to present a business case and ROI models for the projects; managing the project pipeline and supporting operational and IT colleagues to ensure operational deployment.
• Functional/operational experience in Warehousing, Supply Chain and Logistics from within the Third Party Contract Logistics or FMCG, eCommerce or Distributor sector
• A confident personality. Credible and knowledgeable with experience of managing in a matrix management environment.
• Experience of warehousing and logistics cost and operational modelling will be critical to success.
• Advanced Excel skills are a prerequisite. Experience of data extraction tools essential.
• A confident personality, comfortable with liaising at both operational and senior executive level within a multinational matrix environment.
• Highly developed analysis, planning and project skills.
• Strong commercial acumen and excellent attention to detail.
• Experience of WMS and ERP systems
• Knowledge of lean techniques very advantageous.

To apply without delay, please email your CV in word format, quoting reference to LX 1120092

Warehousing Process Optimisation Manager 

"Very interesting opportunity for experienced change management specialist to facilitate process mapping and process improvement in the warehousing and logistics operations"

Salary: £Very Competitive + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Location: North West - Hybrid Working

Commutable from Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire, West Yorkshire Bury, Rochdale, Bolton, Ramsbottom, Manchester, Failsworth, Salford, Oldham, Blackburn, Preston, Burnley, Wigan., Halifax, Bradford, Warrington, Keighley, Huddersfield

Our client is a well-established and respected manufacturer of renewable energy infrastructure for the commercial and domestic markets.

As a result of their rapid and sustained growth, they require a Process Optimisation Analyst to facilitate the process mapping and process improvement process in their warehousing and logistics operations.

The ideal applicant will have a consistent and recent track record of undertaking a similar process mapping and process improvement role and will demonstrate a good understanding of warehousing, pick/pack, despatch, and logistics. An understanding of the applications of lean methodology and associated problem-solving techniques would be highly advantageous. Future plans include migration to a brand-new WMS and ERP system.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Facilitate process improvements and contribute to process improvements
• Responsible for facilitation, initiation, development and creation of executable, scalable processes.
• Development of Current and Future State process maps that provide roadmap for driving business process and productivity improvements of the warehousing operations.
• Support the development of process documentation e.g. manuals, help documents, work instructions, SOPs, and forms to be approved by the business.
• Support the review, approval and implementation of any developed process.
• Identify, plan and lead process development workshops.
• Gather supporting information in consultation with the business lead, as required to facilitate workshops.
• Plans, schedules, and arranges own activities and may direct others in accomplishing objectives.
• Supporting operations nationally and in Mainland Europe

Skills and Experience:

• Solid experience in Business Process Improvement, specifically in a fast moving, omni channel warehousing and transport environment.
• Formal lean and continuous improvement training and certification including Kaizen creation of RACI Charts/Matrix and Six Sigma
• Degree-level education is preferred
• Excellent organisation skills and ability to work on several projects with tight timelines
• Project Management qualification advantageous
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills are required.
• Flexibility to travel on occasion to site in the North West and South West and also into mainland Europe

EUROPEAN TALENT DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR

c£50-60000 Bonuses Excellent Blue-Chip Benefits

London - Hybrid Working

Our client is one of the world's largest and most well-respected investment management firms. It manages assets for individual investors, financial intermediaries, and financial institutions.
It is now looking for a European Talent Development Advisor to lead projects and provide guidance on talent management and development of teams and individuals. With minimal support you will design and facilitate learning across Europe, as well as taking a regional lead role on global talent acquisition initiatives. The ideal candidate will also have a keen interest and background in talent analytics with experience of Workday and SAP for People would be highly advantageous. Working independently and in support of local HR Business Partners, this role will build our client's European bench in talent insights and analytics by leveraging systems and making recommendations for enhancements.

The Role:
Talent Development:

• Effectively partner with HR and business colleagues to develop and implement Talent Development programmes, leading projects or components of a large initiative
• Regional lead with US Talent Development team partner on projects
• Facilitate fundamental training related to Talent Management programmes and practices
• Regularly measure results of work and suggests process improvements as necessary
• Connected externally to industry bodies and networks to inform the local HR team and business of developments in Talent management

Talent Management Data & Analytics:

• Responsible for ensuring data integrity for Talent Management
• Proactively analyse and process complex talent data to inform the talent team and wider business strategies
• Lead the testing, implementation, and support of new or modified system changes for Talent Management
• Lead or participate in cross-functional teams in process improvement initiatives and projects
• Advises internal HR teams in the planning and organization of data management elements for Common
• Review, Leadership Development and Recruitment
• Analyse user reporting needs and provides solutions to end-users
• Guide centralize processing teams in the US and Europe with the data management associates outside the US to ensure consistency of processes and timely data entry
• Assist with end user associate system training and contributes to the development of training curriculum

Regulatory Responsibilities - Full Training will be provided in relation to:

• Ownership for SMCR and MiFID K&C processes as related to Continuing Professional Development * Ownership and annual review of regulatory training in partnership with Legal & Compliance
• Supporting Talent Management Manager in GDPR training and ongoing risk mitigation Performs other duties as assigned Skills:
• Effective facilitation and presentation skills.
• A strong drive for results, including the ability to develop a response to obstacles; proactively anticipates the needs of client groups.
• Deep knowledge of HR systems and technologies and ability to apply it to work assignments (Workday preferred)
• Excellent assessment skills, including an understanding of competencies and behavioural and situational interviewing.
• Worked with FCA and EEA regulations e.g. SMCR, GDPR, MiFID would be advantageous
• Demonstrates effective written and oral communication skills with diverse group of team members, hiring managers, and individuals outside the organization

To apply without delay, please email your CV quoting reference LX 1103555 Telephone 01905 381 320 www.martinveasey.com

FREIGHT ACCOUNT MANAGER - IMPORTS

Salary £35-42000 Excellent Benefits including 4 day working week

Remote/Hybrid Working - HQ in Nottingham - Weekly F2F Meetings at HQ

Commutable by car or public transport from Nottingham, Derby, West Bridgford, Leicester, Hucknall, Eastwood, Radcliffe on Trent, Kirkby in Ashfield, Newark, Newark on Trent, Mansfield, Chesterfield, Ripley, Heanor, Sutton in Ashfield, Birmingham, Lincoln, Coventry, Stafford

Are you an experienced Freight Account Manager? Do you understand all the intricacies of importing goods from China to the UK? Would you like to work for a progressive company with ambitious growth plans?

If you're looking for your next challenge as an Import Freight Account Manager, our client may have the perfect role for you.

For a bit of background, our client has been trading for many years and supplies a massive variety of workplace products to businesses in the UK. They use a mixture of UK and Chinese manufacturers to provide their products and need someone to manage the Chinese import side of the business.

They have built solid foundations over the years and are now focused on growth. Major growth, in fact, as they have the customer base and high-quality products to support significant expansion.

And they're a very progressive company that understands how people want to work in 2022. For example, they fully support hybrid working and operate a four-day working week. So, you can mainly work from home but will also need to attend the office in Nottingham weekly. And when you do, you'll be able to take advantage of their on-site facilities like a yoga room, café, video games facility, and personal fitness instructor.

So, now we have your attention, let's talk about the role. Having worked in import logistics, you'll already have a pretty good idea of what's involved. Essentially, you'll be liaising with Chinese manufacturers to bring containers of products from their facilities to our client's UK warehouse.

Key elements include:

• Arranging sea freight
• Negotiating with sea freight partners
• Creating order and shipping schedules
• Ensuring quality checks are completed
• Efficient loading of containers
• Organising transport to the Chinese port
• Managing all the associate import procedures and documentation

To be considered for the role, you'll have to demonstrate previous experience in all the above.

In addition, you'll be able to use your experience to help our client reduce shipping costs by negotiating better deals with freight handlers. Plus, they are keen to develop and evolve, so they would be interested to hear your ideas on streamlining their operations.

As for you, our client is looking for someone who can demonstrate the following characteristics and specific knowledge:

• High levels of numeracy and literacy
• Global shipping
• Sea freight
• Customs procedures
• Commercial awareness
• Positive and outgoing
• Proactive and ambitious

In addition, if you can speak Mandarin, that would be a massive advantage.

So, if this sounds like your perfect next role, please start the process by submitting your CV quoting LX 1092216

INTERIM SENIOR BUYERS/CATEGORY SPECIALISTS

"EPC, CAPEX ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION & PROJECTS - (INTERIM 12 - 18 MONTHS CONTRACTS)"

£COMPETITIVE RATES (DOE)

Location: Hybrid Working (Client Site North West Based)

Our client is long established and pivotal player within the energy and utilities supply chain and utilises world leading technology at its plant in the North West. As a result of continued growth and major projects our client is looking for Senior Buyers/Category Specialists for its CAPEX, EPC/Engineering, Construction and Projects function on an interim (12-month - 18 month contract) basis.

The focus of the roles will be the leadership of cross functional teams on major sourcing projects, developing and executing sourcing strategies; the tender and negotiation process; supplier selection, drafting, award, and execution of contracts; commercial management of suppliers post contract management of capital investments and infrastructure projects and the delivery of strategic change and operational efficiency. Our client is seeking graduate calibre, MCIPS qualified EPC Construction and Engineering Projects specialists experienced with £multimillion projects and associated CAPEX Spend.

The Role:

• To support the EPC Project Procurement Manager/ Engineering, Construction and Projects Team in the execution of both local and global strategies.
• To work with relevant customers/stakeholders and procurement colleagues in the development and execution of customer aligned and fully integrated category plan(s) for Engineering, Construction and Projects, and taking the commercial lead in the sourcing, selection and management of suppliers for all associated projects.
• As a member of a global procurement and category team actively contribute to the development and execution of the category plan and associated projects in order to drive maximum value from the supply chain and the dissemination of best practice.
• To actively contribute to the development of the Category Plan such that the Team is clear on the vision, strategy and implementation process.
• To develop, evaluate and manage internal and external supplier relationships such that they support the optimisation of our client's position.
• To manage significant and complex supplier contracts in line with corporate policies and procedures to drive both value and compliance for the Company
• To develop partnerships with customer groups and business leaders in order to gain their support and co-operation in the delivery of sourcing projects and the category plan.
• To work with key customers to ensure an effective view of business strategy, portfolio of projects and priorities such that realistic expectations are formed on all sides.
• To develop partnerships with customer groups and business leaders in order to gain their support and co-operation in the delivery of sourcing projects and the category plan.
• To work with key customers to ensure an effective view of business strategy, portfolio of projects and priorities such that realistic expectations are formed on all sides.
• Support the Procurement Manager in the development of self and peers in becoming a professional customer facing value adding function and exploiting the collective knowledge of the Procurement function.

The Ideal Candidate:

• University degree educated (or with evidence of recent CPD) plus MCIPS essential.
• Experience gained within a multinational, corporate and regulated environment such as utilities, aerospace, pharmaceutical, electronics, engineering, capital intensive industry, chemicals, construction, environments etc.
• At least four years' procurement experience including minimum two years in a category manager or senior buyer role within the £multi million multi year, large scale CAPEX, Engineering, Construction Projects category area.
• EPC engineering and construction contract framework experience and knowledge essential.
• An understanding of category management principles and a working knowledge of SAP processes and functionality across the procurement process and integration with other functions.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, persuasion and influencing including business case development and presentation experience.
• Excellent track record of supplier management and development including implementation of supplier management programmes with key suppliers.
• Experience of advising and leading on bid evaluation approach in support of supplier selection.
• Experience of development and execution of project procurement strategies within the context of construction and engineering projects.
• Able to drive a lean sourcing culture, driving efficiencies and improvements by challenging current practice and actively participating with regulatory bodies to support innovative procurement.

To apply without delay, please send your CV quoting reference LX 1087063 Telephone 01905 381 320 www.martinveasey.com