Assistant Warehouse General Manager

Assistant Warehouse General Manager

This is NewCold
NewCold is service provider in cold chain logistics with a focus on the development and operation of large, highly automated cold stores. NewCold strives to be crucial in the cold chain of leading food companies, by offering advanced logistic services worldwide. We use latest technology that empowers our people, to handle food responsibly and guarantee food safety in a sustainable way. We challenge the industry, believe in long-term partnerships, and deliver solid investment opportunities that enable next generation logistic solutions.

NewCold is one of the fastest growing companies in cold chain logistics. We are expanding our teams to support this growth. More information on NewCold can be found on www.newcold.com and our social media.

Position Overview
As an Assistant Site Manager, you will be accountable to the Site Manager for daily Operating results. Effectively engages with our Operational front-line leaders to drive efficient strategic planning of our In & Outbound functions and all case picking functions, resulting in a highly engaged leadership team and individual contributors that are focused on safely delivering high quality metrics for our company and our clients. Align processes and resources that contribute to achieving our Sites Annual Operating Plan.
Role and Responsibilities:
The Assistant Site Manager will play a pivotal role within our Site Leadership Team by accomplishing the following key responsibilities:
Adopt the NewCold culture and uphold company values, ensuring that a positive attitude to Health & Safety is embedded within the team on-site.
Direct the operational team in alignment with company policy, ensuring that agreed standards are understood and met.
Ensure adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and Direct Work Instructions (DWI’s) that lead to consistent results.
Effectively communicate with Site Manager on Operational capabilities that translates to our commitment to our clients and their needs.
Lead multiple teams to include Dispatch, Order Selection, layer pick, Planning and Stock Control to ensure the effective flow of products to our client’s customers while achieving agreed up Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).
Partner with the leadership team to identify, assess and deploy improvements.
Demonstrate the agility to identify the impact of setbacks and effectively pivot resources to maintain operational readiness and success.
Deliver effective communication that drives engagement and keeps our broader team focused on success.
Review shift handover communication and pre-shift meeting content to assure alignment with daily/weekly goals.
Communicate with relevant parties any process deviations, quality issues, and service deficiencies, or risk of failure in these areas.
Assist the Site Manager with producing metric reporting and detailed accounting of results.
Aid in the annual development planning for our Team Members and ongoing engagement throughout the year to ensure our team remains committed to learning.
Contribute to the Annual Operating Plan process to develop achievable goals that meet our financial commitments to our investors.
Other Duties as Assigned
Requirements:
4-7+ years of warehouse operations management experience
Experience managing a multi-shift fast-paced warehouse (preferably automated)
Cold Storage and/or Food industry experience strongly preferred
P&L experience
Bachelor’s Degree

Are you up for the job?
If you are interested in this vacancy and would like to apply, please make sure that you leave your CV in English. Suitable candidates will be invited for a first interview with the hiring manager. A second interview will follow with a wider group of NewCold team members.

Why would you want to work for NewCold?
With the prospect of many new construction projects all over the world in the very near future, NewCold offers the opportunity to join a young but powerful company in the field of logistic services. We have the ambition and the potential to rapidly become the market leader in the field of modern and automated cold storage with additional supply chain services such as transport and distribution. Although our proposition comprises an attractive benefits and compensation package, the (international) scope and impact of the position may appeal to you even more.

Can we welcome you on board as our new Assistant Warehouse General Manager and help continue our successful growth?