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About the Role

We are seeking a motivated leader to oversee our warehouse and stores operation, ensuring the timely and efficient management of materials that support vital rail infrastructure and engineering projects. You will manage a team of 2 Supervisors and 8 Operatives, driving performance, improving operational efficiency, and fostering a strong safety-first culture using Lean principles and continuous improvement techniques.

Responsibilities

Ensure all relevant Health and Safety requirements are adhered to, including all environmental issues & waste disposal to support zero LTI's and zero EIRF
Maximise availability of material whilst minimising stock levels and maintaining high levels of accuracy
Prioritise the reduction of nil stocks in demand and production stopped awaiting material
Plan and implement improvements to Warehouse to support Materials Management target achievement
Reduce waste involved in ‘picking’ times by optimising local procedures and stores layout
Lead development of, and train staff in, critical activity plans for daily/weekly key activities
Develop, implement and maintain accurate Warehouse document control to satisfy audit criteria
Support initiatives to improve performance of internal suppliers in all aspects of the business
Embrace new technology to further improve stock control
Manage repairable material to ensure float is visible & traceable throughout the supply chain
Manage the input & output of the forecast to ensure the AMP is achieved & to drive discrepancies back to the planning teams for resolution
Lead, manage and develop the stores staff

Requirements

Ability to evaluate and assess information and to identify trends, producing high quality and readable reports. (Desirable)
Organisational, people, and risk management skills. (Essential)
Strong teamwork and facilitation skills - to develop productive relationships. (Essential)
Ability to formulate and articulate clear visions for the planning and delivery of initiatives and programmes. (Desirable)
Being flexible & supportive within a functional organisation. (Desirable)
Good record keeping and application of audit trail knowledge (Desirable)
Extensive knowledge of Warehouse management, warehouse processes and storage media relevant to railway operations and their maintenance. This includes knowledge of good practice in other transport administrations. (Essential)
Knowledge of the effective use of commonly available office applications. (Desirable)
Lean process improvement methodology to ensure maximum productivity is achieved. (Desirable)
Knowledge of Loler regulations experience in identifying risks, allocating risk scores and mitigations for risk assessments. (Essential)
Knowledge of railway engineering principles, practice and standards (Essential)
Experience in quantitative data analysis to identify trends in material usage (Desirable)
Experienced in Warehouse management and the development of these management arrangements, including standards for Warehouse management required for railway services. (Essential)
Experience of materials/asset management systems such as SAP, skilled in the use of other standard software packages including Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Access/Visio and relevant industry software. (Essential)
Well developed communication and partnership building experience, and proven track record in achieving required outcomes in hostile and conflicting situations with tact, diplomacy and sensitivity. (Essential)
Strong analytical and problem-solving experience (Desirable)
Experience and knowledge in operating warranty systems (Desirable)
All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory right-to-work checks.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK.
TfL is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
This is a safety critical role so you will need to get clearance from our Occupational Health team before you start.

Skills

Organisational skills
People management skills
Risk management skills
Teamwork skills
Facilitation skills
Warehouse management
Warehouse processes
Storage media relevant to railway operations and their maintenance
Good practice in other transport administrations
Effective use of commonly available office applications
Lean process improvement methodology
Loler regulations
Risk identification
Risk scoring
Risk assessment mitigation
Railway engineering principles, practice and standards
Quantitative data analysis
Materials/asset management systems (e.g., SAP)
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Visio
Relevant industry software
Communication
Partnership building
Analytical skills
Problem-solving skills
Operating warranty systems

Location

Cockfosters and Northfields Depot

Work Type

Permanent
Full-time

Experience Level

Experienced Warehouse Manager

Salary/Compensations

Circa £60,000 per annum

Benefits

Excellent Benefits Package
Final salary pension scheme
Free travel for you on the TfL network
Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home
29 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
Discounted Eurostar travel

About the Company

London Underground
Transport for London (TfL)

Equal Opportunity

We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation.
Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible.
We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria.
We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs to make the process fair.