Warehouse & Despatch Manager required to join a manufacturing company in South London /Croydon. Permanent, site based, role paying circa £45-£55k with benefits

The Warehouse Manager joins a growing manufacturing organisation and is responsible for the management of Warehousing, Despatch, Delivery, Stock and Inventory.

Ultimately you will lead the Warehouse and team to greater levels of efficiency and effectiveness. Responsible for ensuring the maximisation of warehouse space and stock turns across raw materials and finished goods you will meet or exceed despatch targets leading to higher levels of customer satisfaction.

This represents an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and career minded individual Warehouse professional who has worked within manufacturing to join a successful and growing company that offers long term career prospects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the Warehouse and staff across, despatch, pick and pack etc
• Ensure ERP ( Microsoft AX ) stock data is accurate and up to date
• Minimise damage and lost stock in storage and in transit
• Management of the Fork Lift Trucks and Warehouse assets, including maintenance and inspection
• Cost control of the warehouse budget
• Site lead for all H&S
• Ensure all picking, packing and order fulfilment satisfies customer orders
• Leadership of all weekly, monthly, annual etc stock takes for company budgets and forecasts
• Collaborate with production, logistics, manufacturing to minimise issues with pallets, labelling, stock locations etc
• Minimise waste
• Proactively issues with Supply Chain, Customer Services and commercial colleagues

Who we are looking for:

• Suitable applicants will possess strong Warehouse experience gained within a high volume manufacturers
• You will have managed Despatch and Warehousing to UK, European and global locations
• Experience of managing despatch via Containers and Vehicles
• Demonstrable history of leading teams of staff to higher levels of success
• Excellent understanding of H&S legislation and the ability to constantly improve site safety
• Ideally educated to degree level
• Existing usage of Microsoft AX is advantageous
• Industry specific qualifications such as CILT / MILT / APICs is beneficial
• Able to work onsite full time
• Applicants must be based in the UK and eligible to work and remain on a permanent basis

What is on offer?

Salary in the region of £45k to £55K, Bonus, Life Insurance, Pension.

Our client a leading FTSE 250 Information Technology company is looking for an influential procurement professional to improve and drive best practice across their procurement portfolio. The main categories of focus will be IT/Technology Services.

The culture of the company is open, professional, and accountable. This individual will have the responsibility of evolving and implementing strategic sourcing and category management. In addition, this individual will have experience influencing and educating busy senior managers about best practice procurement.  

You will have experience working within a developed procurement function; rapidly sourcing information, engaging with key stakeholders, analysing spend, creating workable processes and policies to result in tangible cost reductions and more strategic procurement with a focus on a number of different spends across IT & Technology.

 The ability to demonstrate the value of strategic procurement to the key stakeholders and provide evidence of cost savings via a more considered purchasing plan. 

Key Skills:

• Manage contract performance of key suppliers, measuring performance and driving better supplier delivery in collaboration with internal stakeholders

• Experience in a category management role, e.g., end-to-end sourcing and supplier management for IT & Technology spend

• Ability to and evidence of rapidly coming to strong commercial conclusions

• IT Procurement experience.

• Experienced in creating formal strategic procurement plans for an established function.

• Excellent communication skills

• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

• Skilled negotiator specifically.

• Ability to and experience in influencing commercial decisions at board level

• Strong Excel and IT skills are essential,

For more information about this exciting role and if you meet the criteria, please submit your details without delay to info@langleysearch.com quoting MB/8026.

Langley Search & Selection (langleysearch.com) is the leading specialist recruiter in the procurement, supply chain and purchasing field.  We manage permanent and interim procurement and supply chain jobs across the UK, Europe and globally for our clients, from large global multinationals to SMEs.

Our client a leading FTSE 250 Information Technology company is looking for an influential procurement professional to improve and drive best practice across their procurement portfolio. The main categories of focus will be Corporate Services.

The culture of the company is open, professional, and accountable. This individual will have the responsibility of evolving and implementing strategic sourcing and category management. In addition, this individual will have experience influencing and educating busy senior managers about best practice procurement.  

You will have experience working within a developed procurement function; rapidly sourcing information, engaging with key stakeholders, analysing spend, and creating workable processes and policies to result in tangible cost reductions and more strategic procurement with a focus on a number of different spends across direct and indirect.

 The ability to demonstrate the value of strategic procurement to the key stakeholders and provide evidence of cost savings via a more considered purchasing plan. 

Key Skills:

• Manage contract performance of key suppliers, measuring performance and driving better supplier delivery in collaboration with internal stakeholders
• Experience in a category management role, e.g., end-to-end sourcing and /or supplier management for a specific category of indirect spend
• Ability to and evidence of rapidly coming to firm commercial conclusions
• Indirect/ Procurement experience.
• Experienced in creating formal strategic procurement plans for an established function.
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Skilled negotiator specifically.
• Ability to and experience in influencing commercial decisions at the board level
• Strong Excel and IT skills are essential,

For more information about this exciting role and if you meet the criteria, please submit your details without delay to info@langleysearch.com quoting MB/8025.

Langley Search & Selection (langleysearch.com) is the leading specialist recruiter in the procurement, supply chain and purchasing field.  We manage permanent and interim procurement and supply chain jobs across the UK, Europe and globally for our clients, from large global multinationals to SMEs.

A Manufacturing Director is sought for a technology manufacturing company located in West Suffolk. Salary up to £100K with benefits including car allowance, pension, bonus + more

The Director of Manufacturing oversees multiple global plants, which manufacture technically advanced products. Accountability for ensuring that health, safety, environmental, customer, quality, cost, and delivery requirements are met, you will also develop continuous improvement and technically advanced manufacturing principles

Ultimately you will maximise manufacturing output, increase company profitability and help to lead and develop the teams during a period of significant sales growth and business expansion

What you’ll be doing?

• Responsible for leading group manufacturing you will ensure a high focus on Health, Safety and Wellness  by promoting a culture of safety first.
• Ensure that all products are manufactured in a cost effective, quality, profitable and timely manner, in alignment with specifications and quality requirements.
• Manage Production and Manufacturing departments, ensuring production output is consistently delivered.
• Ensure environmental considerations, improvements and targets are at the heart of manufacturing operations. Lead and contribute to the ESG strategy and initiatives.
• Implementation of new and advanced technology.
• Responsible for the manufacturing budget, annual forecast, and CAPEX proposals.
• Supervise CAPEX purchases, plant maintenance and facilities.
• Ensure a continuous improvement culture, develop, and train Lean methodologies
• Through personal example promote Codes of Conduct, ensure the team follows the Code and manage non-compliance.
• Communicate and maintain good relationships with Unions

Whom we are looking for:

• Successful applicants will have a proven record of accomplishment ideally with a blend of high-value, low-volume, and low value high volume, manual and automated global manufacturing operation.
• Extensive multiple site manufacturing plant management success utilising Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen and CI methodologies
• Excellent leadership and people management skills, able to define long-term strategic goals
• Commercial and Financial acumen, proficiency in managing budgets, forecasting and metrics
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems experience
• Willing to travel overseas once per quarter.
• Knowledge of IOSH/NEBOSH, ISO standards
• Spanish language is a plus.
• Management of an ESG manufacturing strategy is beneficial
• Already based in the UK, eligible to remain on an indefinite basis and are willing to work onsite full time

Langley Search & Interim are working exclusively with a global professional services company to find a number of Commercial Managers with experience across Alliances. 

You should have the following:

• A deep understanding of how Professional Services Services operates including regulatory issues, remediation/customer claims, auditing, M&A, etc.
• Procurement experience in Professional Services. You will have the knowledge & understanding of the way procurement/commercial teams operate in these sectors, their constraints, metrics, processes, mindsets & commercial strengths & weaknesses.
• Deep experience working in procurement in senior roles in the Professional Services  or Services Category areas may be advantageous
• Strong interpersonal/influencing & communication skills at ‘C’ level both internally and externally. Assertive and articulate and can ‘pace & lead’ senior stakeholders with confidence leading to successful commercial outcomes
• The skills to develop and lead a small team reporting to you and acting as an appropriate role model.
• A team player who is not interested in the glory.  Able to cope with ambiguity and balance conflicting priorities balancing workload to get the optimum outcomes.
• Be a proven strong strategic negotiator who can show you have developed new successful strategies and commercial models.  You will have delivered successful contracts with multi-million-pound value and criticality. An understanding of complex contracts including multi-entity/multi-country or global contracts may be advantageous.
• Of degree calibre, MBA and/or CIPS is desirable.

This role will be based out of Leeds. Considerable flexibility around working location is offered. However, a minimum of one day a week in the office is required

Interested?  Then please email your CV and full package to Michael.Babatunde@langleysearch.com quoting MB//8014.

Langley Search & Interim are a diverse, minority-owned business and we are passionate about promoting diversity and equality. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, disability status or gender and particularly welcome applicants from underrepresented backgrounds.

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My client is a Leading Law Firm with offices all over the UK.  They are looking for a Procurement Manager with indirect sourcing expertise. This is a very exciting opportunity for the right individual to join them, and manage the corporate services spend in a leading organisation.

Reporting to the Head of Procurement the role involves:

• Building relationships with key divisions and individuals to ascertain and understand stakeholder, business and customer requirements, strategy, challenges and opportunities. 
• Developing and delivering a procurement plan that aligns with the wider sourcing plan and delivers savings/ROI and other value-added benefits
• Developing policies and procedures that add value to their business culture

You should have the following knowledge & experience:

• Knowledge of relevant supply markets will be advantageous.  Personally managed a wide range of Corporate Services areas of spend (e.g, HR, Professional Services, Travel, Legal, Tax and Operations)
• Excellent business knowledge and awareness
• Evidence of working in a non-mandated environment and penetrating difficult areas of spend where there may have been significant initial stakeholder resistance
• Experience in developing best practice governance, procedures and policies which protect the business from risk

Ideally, you should have the following skills:

• Procurement technical skills including negotiation skills, contract drafting, drafting of relevant RfPs etc and use of category management techniques in setting category plans
• The ability to draw together requirements across multiple or individual business units and gain consensus on the procurement plan from the business
• Excellent interpersonal/influencing skills
• Excellent organisational and project management skills. 
• Demonstrate you are a team player, a good networker who will add value to any team

For further information please email michael.babatunde@langleysearch.com or call +44 (0) 333 366 0839 quoting MB//8007.

Langley Search & Interim are a diverse, minority-owned business and we are passionate about promoting diversity and equality. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, disability status or gender and particularly welcome applicants from underrepresented backgrounds.

A Head of Engineering is sought for a technology manufacturing company.A hybrid role, site located in West Suffolk / Bury St Edmunds offering a competitive salary with benefits including car allowance, pension, bonus + more

The Head of Engineering Leads the NPD (new product development) strategy by working closely with Customers to understand their needs so they can be engineered into automated and manual product ranges. By collaborating with Product Managers, you will ensure that the company's and customers’ objectives are aligned with, and built into the technology strategy

You will lead the Robotics, mechatronic and software engineering teams, develop their capability to meet key deliverables, and act as a change agent for innovation to bring the team on the customer journey.

An expert in Robotics products engineering you will drive the long-term automated manufacturing solutions that increase sales and market share.

What you’ll be doing:

• Management of multi-disciplined Engineering teams, including performance management, career development, and resource planning.
• Global new process technology development and implementation for manufacturing sites
• Identify automated technical product improvements
• Partner with manufacturing sites and third-party suppliers to manage new technical developments
• Identify and resolve technical engineering problems that arise in manufacturing facilities
• Manage Software Test as a function, ensuring high quality for all New Products
• Management of the NPI programme in line with cost and quality targets
• Define the annual Engineering budget, manage expenditure
• Motivate technical teams to engage with customers and develop key client relationships
• Assure that all safety, regulatory and ESG measures are met
• Attend trade fairs, supplier meetings, conferences and exhibitions
• Encourage awareness and active participation in ESG and wellness initiatives.

Whom we are looking for:

• Successful applicants will have a proven record of accomplishment within a similarly high-value, low-volume complex engineering and manufacturing operation.
• Experience in leading multidisciplinary Engineering teams with the proven ability to manage complex, multidisciplinary engineering projects
• Up to date with engineering innovations including Robotics, Automation, Software, AI etc.
• A hands-on leader  able to successfully develop and motivate employees
• Extensive NPD and NPI management, able to develop relationships with customers and suppliers
• A solid commitment to supporting ESG, specifically the environment, promoting diversity and operating ethically
• Relevant engineering degree
• You will already be based in the UK, are eligible to remain on an indefinite basis and be willing to work onsite 3 days’ per week

What’s on offer?

Competitive Salary, + car allowance, Bonus, Medical Insurance, Pension etc

Langley is exclusively retained to manage this process on behalf of our client, full disclosure of salary and package will be provided to those applicants who are verbally contacted during shortlisting.  

Langley Search & Interim is proud to be partnering exclusively with London Metropolitan University to recruit a Procurement Business Partner to join the team as it moves into the next exciting phase of its growth.

About The University

Transforming lives through excellent education

London Metropolitan University is a striving and ambitious institution committed to transforming the lives of its students through excellent education.

We are committed to making education available to people from all walks of life, creating and advancing social justice, social mobility and access to opportunity and professions. Our graduates benefit personally, but also contribute to society, culture, public service, and the economy in all areas of London, the UK and around the world.

About The Post

We are looking to recruit a Procurement Business Partner who will be responsible for leading, developing and delivering category management strategy across all areas of Central Services indirect spend. 

Your responsibilities:

• To act as a Business Partner providing procurement support and guidance to LMU stakeholders ensuring continuous high standards of delivery using an agile approach.
• To assist the Head of Procurement in developing and implementing the corporate procurement policy and strategy in support of the University’s strategic plan.
• To provide support, advice and guidance on financial governance, procurement regulations and UK/EU legislation.
• To influence a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, establishing strong relationships, using a business partner approach, through regular clear communication, training, and support.
• To assist in the development of a suite of guidance/process documentation in line with the Head of Procurement.
• To assist in the design and preparation of the Procurement intranet pages to facilitate access to clear procurement guidelines and documentation in line with the Head of Procurement.
• To apply commercial knowledge to support procurement activity providing stakeholders with information and innovative/creative solutions whilst ensuring compliance and best value for money at the highest standard of delivery.
• To undertake quotation and/or tender exercises to assist the University’s purchasing team in procuring requirements using the University’s electronic tendering system. This will include preparation of tendering and supporting documentation for complex projects/contracts ensuring successful delivery from concept to completion and contract award.
• To support cross category activity and provide cover for the Estates/IT Procurement Business Partners as and when required
• To work in conjunction with the Head of Procurement to deliver continuous improvement and efficiencies of the procurement processes through analytical research of best practice.
• Work with the London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) on diverse category frameworks to ensure the University’s needs are met through taking part in evaluation exercises or attending commodity group meetings.

About You

• You will be a highly motivated individual, passionate about best practice procurement and committed to delivering results with high precision and accuracy.
• You will category management experience in procurement within a higher education or related public sector procurement environment. 
• You will be a proven influencer who naturally builds rapport and is comfortable developing strong relationships at a senior level. 
• You will have expert-level negotiation skills with experience negotiating high profile contracts. 

Your Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Generous leave entitlement
• LPFA (London Pensions Fund Authority) pension
• Free employee eye tests and discounted spectacles through our eye care voucher scheme
• Interest free season ticket loan (after completing probationary period)
• Tax-efficient salary sacrifice schemes for childcare vouchers, cycles and cycling equipment
• A broad range of formal and informal development opportunities to enhance your career

Permanent / Full-Time (35 hours per week)

Location: Holloway (Tower Building/Remotely)

This position closes for applications on Thursday 20th October at 12pm and interviews will be held the following week (w/c Monday 24th October).

For further information please contact:

Simon Burr, Associate Director, Public Sector Practice | Langley Search & Interim | T: 0333 366 0839 | E: simon.burr@langleysearch.com

Do you have experience setting the strategy and executing sustainability plans for your organisation?

Bring your experience to one of the market leaders in this space!

I am working with a leading Consultancy Firm on a Head of Supply Chain Sustainability position within the Firm.  In this newly created role, you will be working with the Procurement Leaders on driving the sustainability agenda across their various categories, advising & challenging them to be more sustainable in their approach to their respective categories. There will be the opportunity for autonomy to drive sustainable decisions across the entire supply chain.

The Firm has invested heavily in this area. To drive the sustainability plan, they have provided an abundance of resources to develop this area, and they see it as their firm's future.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, deliver, and maintain a leading Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy across the overall Supply Chain and procurement processes
• Ensure provision of appropriate governance in order to measure and report on ESG initiatives, including but not limited to, Environmental targets, Diversity & Inclusion as well as CSR sourcing
• Continuous engagement with all relevant teams to help shape the ESG approach and enable it to become standardized across the Supply Chain and end-to-end procurement function through upskilling the procurement team and supplier base
• Manage a range of projects within the ESG supply chain space through understanding business needs/objectives facilitated through excellent stakeholder relationship management

Requirements:

• Experience in Responsible Procurement, Sustainable Procurement Supply Chain sustainability & ESG delivery
• Gravitas & strong stakeholder experience and ability to deal with Partner level stakeholders
• Desire to work within a fast-paced environment

For more information about this exciting role and if you meet the criteria, please submit your details without delay to info@langleysearch.com quoting MB/8003.

Langley Search & Selection (langleysearch.com) is the leading specialist recruiter in the procurement, supply chain and purchasing field.  We manage permanent and interim procurement and supply chain jobs across the UK, Europe and globally for our clients, from large global multinationals to SMEs

Langley Search & Interim is proud to be partnering exclusively with London Metropolitan University to recruit a Head of Procurement to lead the team into the next exciting phase of its growth.

About The University

Transforming lives through excellent education

London Metropolitan University is a striving and ambitious institution committed to transforming the lives of its students through excellent education.

We are committed to making education available to people from all walks of life, creating and advancing social justice, social mobility and access to opportunity and professions. Our graduates benefit personally, but also contribute to society, culture, public service, and the economy in all areas of London, the UK and around the world.

About The Post

We are looking to recruit a Head of Procurement who will be responsible for leading, developing and delivering an outstanding procurement service to support budget holders using a business partnering approach that champions and supports the achievement of best value in procurement activities.

The successful candidate will support, encourage, and nurture excellent procurement and contract management practices across their immediate team and the wider stakeholder group. Applying your procurement knowledge combined with an understanding of the University’s needs and priorities, you will be able to advise, train and coach the team and others to ensure and inspire a high level of performance and high standards in contract management approaches.

Your responsibilities:

• You will plan and design a strategic approach to operational delivery University-wide, improving levels of service to ensure optimal and consistent delivery.
• You will deliver value for money through procurement activity, ensuring quality and timely delivery, risk management strategies accompanied by appropriate contracts.
• You will keep up-to-date and will advise budget holders and other colleagues on statutory and regulatory procurement requirements.
• You will take a proactive approach in preparing for procurement changes and developing new processes following the Green Paper consultation.
• You will ensure all members of the procurement team undertake a stakeholder relationship management approach to achieve a high standard of continuity and service delivery.
• You will develop the procurement pages on the LMU intranet to facilitate easy access to procurement documentation, guidance, and processes.
• You will contribute to the review, design and improvement and update of all Procure-to-Pay systems and processes to better support decision-making.
• You will identify training needs for the team and contribute to their development including mentoring, coaching and delivery of training sessions, demonstrating on-going commitment to Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• You will be responsible for maintaining the University’s procurement framework.
• You will monitor and develop procurement processes to seek to deliver continuous improvement and efficiencies.
• You will champion and support supplier due diligence, ethical attributes, and objectives in line with university objectives.
• You will work with the University’s contract administrators and contracted providers to strive for continuous improvement in contractor performance.

About You

• You will be a highly motivated individual, passionate about best practice procurement and committed to delivering results with high precision and accuracy.
• You will have procurement leadership experience and/or senior category management experience in procurement within a higher education or related public sector procurement environment. 
• You will have experience of driving transformational change. 
• You will be a proven influencer who naturally builds rapport and is comfortable developing strong relationships at a senior level. 
• You will have expert-level negotiation skills with experience negotiating high profile contracts. 

Your Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Generous leave entitlement
• LPFA (London Pensions Fund Authority) pension
• Free employee eye tests and discounted spectacles through our eye care voucher scheme
• Interest free season ticket loan (after completing probationary period)
• Tax-efficient salary sacrifice schemes for childcare vouchers, cycles and cycling equipment
• A broad range of formal and informal development opportunities to enhance your career

Permanent / Full-Time (35 hours per week)

Location: Holloway (Tower Building/Remotely)

This position closes for applications on Thursday 20th October at 12pm and interviews will be held the following week (w/c Monday 24th October).

For further information please contact:

Simon Burr, Associate Director, Public Sector Practice | Langley Search & Interim | T: 0333 366 0839 | E: simon.burr@langleysearch.com