The Role

Based at our head office in Tebay, you will manage our Logistics department to fulfil a huge variety of orders, from delivering boats to the North of Scotland, to carefully tracked lifesaving equipment into Europe. Your role will be to supervise and control the efficient and accurate flow of goods in and out of the warehouse, ensuring high standards of customer service, inventory control, and order fulfilment through the effective management of the warehouse team, systems and processes. 

This is a full-time position which equates to 37.5 hours a week.

Main duties within this role:

• Management of our Logistics team, including the day-to-day allocation of tasks

• Organise carrier collections from the warehouse & staff to manage them

• Liaise with carrier account managers to negotiate and maintain the best possible shipping rates while ensuring the highest levels of service and delivery performance

• Accept & book in timed deliveries from suppliers

• Ensure despatches are made by the most economical method and in the way required by the customer, delivering same-day despatch for orders received before 1pm

• Optimise organisation & layout of warehouse, e.g. stock locations, workstations, packaging, including investigating and instigating improvements

• Maintain and keep up to date all export documentation for audit purposes

• Monitor and order packaging materials to ensure optimal levels at all times

• Manage the delivery of rolling stock check, executed by the warehouse team

• Ensure health and safety, and environmental procedures are maintained and understood through monitoring and training

• Carry out and review risk assessments of warehouse operations

• Ensure maintenance/service of machinery and equipment is up to date and fit for purpose

• Ensure hazardous goods and materials are stored, handled, and managed in accordance with relevant legislation and company procedures

• Collaborate as part of the management team to share ideas and improve business performance

We are looking for someone with the following criteria:

• Extensive experience in a logistics role

• Experience managing a team

• Comfortable using a range of software including Microsoft 365 package

• Experience of using a customer relationship management (CRM) system

• Able to work autonomously and as part of a team

• Good written and verbal communication and stakeholder management skills

• Development or change management experience

• Organised and self-motivated

• Excellent interpersonal skills and confident communication with a range of people

• Hold a current full car driving licence (preferably clean) and a current passport

Benefits include: (some available after probation)

• 30 days holiday entitlement per annum including public holidays with loyalty increments (up to 5 extra days holiday)

• Inclusion into our qualifying pension scheme

• 2pm Friday finish for all staff

• Staff social fund

• Friday off the week of your birthday in addition to holiday entitlement

• Generous trade and staff discount

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Free parking onsite including electric charging facilities

• Opportunity to purchase up to one week’s additional annual leave

• Paid volunteering time out

• Company healthcare scheme including Digital Wellbeing platform, 24/7 employee assistance and counselling services including an Employee Assistance Programme

To apply please use the form below

If you think this opportunity is right for you, please apply below, or email the application form (downloadable version below) to hr@lyon.co.uk. If you have any questions or queries, please contact HR at the above email address. We look forward to hearing from you.