Arvato is an innovative and leading global 3PL service provider in supply chain management and e-commerce. With 20,000 team members at over 100 locations, we focus on the Consumer Products, Tech, Healthcare, Automotive and Publisher industries.
You will work in an environment built on collaboration, respect, commitment and curiosity, where you can grow, contribute your ideas, and make an impact. Be part of the team that delivers logistics excellence and shapes supply chains globally. Working at Arvato means: Together, we’re on it.
Job DescriptionLocation: Corby
Salary: £35,090.00
Hours: Monday - Friday 40hours.
Lead People. Drive Performance. Deliver Excellence.
At Arvato, we’re passionate about delivering exceptional supply chain solutions for some of the world’s leading brands. We’re looking for an experienced and motivated Operations Supervisor to join our Corby site, leading a high-performing team in a fast-paced warehouse environment.
If you’re a people-focused leader who thrives on driving operational excellence, continuous improvement and customer satisfaction, we’d love to hear from you.
What you’ll be doing
As an Operations Supervisor, you’ll take ownership of the day-to-day operation, ensuring performance, quality and service targets are consistently achieved. You’ll inspire and develop your team while promoting a culture of safety, accountability and continuous improvement.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading, coaching and developing a team to achieve operational KPIs.
- Ensuring productivity, quality and customer service standards are consistently met.
- Monitoring performance and implementing improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency.
- Managing resource planning to meet changing business demands.
- Driving a strong health and safety culture, ensuring compliance with company procedures.
- Working collaboratively with Inventory, Quality, Customer Services and other support functions.
- Investigating operational issues, identifying root causes and implementing sustainable solutions.
- Supporting employee engagement, performance management and colleague development.
- Previous supervisory experience within a warehouse, logistics or supply chain environment.
- Strong leadership and people management skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.
- The ability to analyse operational data and make informed decisions.
- Experience managing KPIs and delivering against service level agreements.
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office (WMS/SAP experience is advantageous).
- A flexible and positive approach with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays with the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days
- • Pension contribution
- • A life assurance policy that pays out 4 x Salary
- • Employee Assistance Programme that provides you with confidential support, information, and advice to help you
- • Employee Discount Scheme through Benefit Hub
- • Free car parking
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Skills Required
- Previous supervisory experience within a warehouse, logistics, or supply chain environment
- Strong leadership and people management skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
- Proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement
- Ability to analyse operational data and make informed decisions
- Experience managing KPIs and delivering against service level agreements
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office
- WMS or SAP experience
- Flexible and positive approach with ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
What We Do
Bertelsmann is a media, services and education company that operates in about 50 countries around the world. It includes the entertainment group RTL Group, the trade book publisher Penguin Random House, the music company BMG, the service provider Arvato Group, Bertelsmann Marketing Services, the Bertelsmann Education Group and Bertelsmann Investments, an international network of funds. The company has 165,000 employees worldwide and generated revenues of €20.2 billion in the 2022 financial year. Bertelsmann stands for creativity and entrepreneurship. This combination promotes first-class media content and innovative service solutions that inspire customers around the world. Bertelsmann aspires to achieve climate neutrality by 2030.
