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Despatch Manager

Muller UK & Ireland
Posted 3 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Droitwich, Worcestershire WR9 9AY, England

Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan
Life Insurance

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  • We are seeking a Despatch Manager for our Droitwich Dairy site, offering a competitive salary and a full-time permanent contract with 40 hours per week.
  • The role requires in-depth despatch knowledge and experience in FMCG manufacturing, with a focus on developing a culture of excellence and high performance.
  • Key responsibilities include managing all chilled outbound products, leading change projects, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards.
  • The position also involves people management, including performance reviews and creating succession pathways within the organization.
  • Additional benefits include a yearly bonus of up to 15%, a company car allowance, and a pension scheme with matching contributions.

Contract: Full Time / Permanent

Salary: Competitive

Hours: 40 hours per week (Monday-Friday)

Location: Droitwich

We are recruiting for a Despatch Manager at our Droitwich Dairy site. The purpose of the job is to develop a culture of aspiration and excellence to enable the site to deliver the OGSM. Embed Muller excellence and deliver high performance through PMS principles and KPI management. Collaboratively work with cross functions and maintain industry relationships to maximise performance and identify synergies.

Responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

  • Site responsibility for all chilled outbound product- Butter, PLFM, Cream and Milk
  • Support preparation of annual budget following GO principles and in line with timescales set. Monitor and investigate significant deviations for all areas of ownership
  • Lead change and projects effectively through high level problem solving capability and facilitations skills
  • Create a culture and enable team to create and deliver OE opportunities, improving the way we do things focussing on value, customer service and best practice.
  • Responsible for contingency planning and incident control
  • Demonstrate health and safety leadership and commitment through embedding the Muller safety culture, promoting engagement across all levels.
  • Accountable and ownership of actions
  • Responsible for process confirmation, legal and audit compliance
  • Demonstrate leadership capability through strong coaching, mentoring and people management skills that enables their team to deliver high performing results
  • People management including delivery of performance review, development and coaching of team, dealing with employee relations issues
  • Creating succession pathways both up through and across organisation to enable potential and growth
  • Promotes and instils MMI behaviours across all levels of the function

Skills and Experience:

  • In depth despatch knowledge
  • Strong knowledge of Opex tools/techniques
  • Experience in FMCG manufacturing

Benefits

  • Up to 15% yearly bonus
  • Company car allowance included
  • Salary sacrifice pension scheme with Muller matching up to 4%
  • Life assurance at 4x your annual salary
  • 33 days holiday per year
  • Health care cash plan
  • Access to 1000s of reward via the Muller Rewards platform

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Contact Details:

F.A.O. UK Recruitment, Müller UK & Ireland, Shrewsbury Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3SQ

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