Mkm building supplies ltd
Yard Manager
Job Description
Our successful Birkenhead branch is recruiting for the following role:
Yard Manager
The ideal candidate should have a proven track record in managing a warehouse/yard in a fast-paced environment and experience of effectively running a successful function. The individual will be responsible for the yard/warehouse operation and for providing excellent standards of service, efficiency, and performance.
Duties and responsibilities:
· Responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the yard/warehouse department
· Efficiently managing a team of yard/warehouse staff, ensuring orders are correct and on time, providing top quality customer service
· Responsibility for all goods in/out
· Ensuring company compliance of all warehouse/yard policies, legislations and procedures as well as taking responsibility for health and safety issues of the warehouse/yard.
· Managing, monitoring, and developing a team of warehouse/yard staff
· Involvement in strategic development and improvements
· Ensuring housekeeping is well maintained including excellent external presentation of our branch.
· Maintain accurate administrative records.
· Providing excellent standards of service, efficiency, and performance.
· This role will involve working alternate Saturday mornings.
Experience and Skills:
· Previous foreperson/management experience, with a proven track record of managing a fast-paced environment would be essential.
· Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
· Strong people management skills
· Experience within the merchant industry would be preferable.
· Knowledge of the products/industry would be an advantage.
· Forklift truck licence preferred but not essential.
· Computer Literate
Benefits
In return, you can be a part of the UK’s largest independent Builders Merchant and winner of many industry awards. Some of the benefits we offer include:
· A competitive pay package.
· Generous discretionary bonus scheme
· Substantial staff discounts
· Training and development opportunities
· Holiday scheme which rewards length of service
· Perkbox discounts
· Contributory pension scheme
· Performance related bonus
· Financial Planning Support
· Cycle to work scheme.
· Free parking
· Enhanced Maternity
· Enhanced Paternity
· Substantial Employee Discount
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Mental Health Support
MKM is the leading independent builders’ merchant in the UK, and we were established in 1995. Our people are what make us unique in what we do. Today we have more than 130 branches and over 3100 employees nationwide. Whilst we continue to grow, we are constantly striving to always attract, recruit, retain, promote, and support a diverse mix of colleagues that create a sense of belonging to the ‘MKM family’ for everyone. We hope you will join us on our journey!
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Additional pay:
- Performance bonus
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Financial planning services
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Application question(s):
- Do you have previous Yard Manager experience?
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: High