Head of Warehouse & Supply Chain

Join us in this role where you’ll develop, deploy, and execute the Warehouse and Supply Chain strategy across Generation UK West. You’ll lead a team of specialists, ensuring operational efficiency and excellence in managing regional warehouses to meet demand.

Welcome to Generation Europe
You’ll be part of UK West Hub where you, together with your colleagues, will achieve Warehouse & Supply Chain targets for safety performance (TRIR) and operational expenditure (OPEX), ensuring that operational availability targets are met, whilst continually driving quality and operational excellence. You’ll also enhance collaboration with senior stakeholders and global teams, contributing to the success of the UK West Hub. As a team, we collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders, continuously improve our processes, and maintain a safe and healthy work environment.

You’ll play an important role in:

• developing, deploying, and executing the Warehouse and Supply Chain strategy across Generation UK West
• managing regional warehouses to meet the planned, corrective, HV (incl. OFTO) and project parts demand across the region
• ensuring regional warehouses operate at peak efficiency to service operations execution by supervising, organising, and training warehouse leads/coordinators
• developing warehouse operations systems by determining product handling and storage requirements, equipment utilisation, inventory, gate processes, and shipping methods
• continuously leading, mentoring, coaching, and developing a team of specialists that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals
• being responsible for the spare parts strategy within the region, considering all options, including central procurement, local sourcing, and refurbishment of existing parts.

To succeed in the role, you:

• have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in logistics or supply chain management
• possess experience in operating a warehouse with a detailed understanding of warehouse management software systems
• have proficiency with warehouse procedures, policies, and SAP
• demonstrate experience in leading and performance managing cross-functional teams
• exhibit excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills

• have strong stakeholder management skills.

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Join a global leader in renewable energy
Ørsted is a growing green energy major and global leader in climate action. With us you’ll play a part in driving change towards a green energy future. You’ll grow your talent in a fast-paced and high-growth industry where you have plenty of opportunities to learn and develop through challenging assignments and industry-leading experts. Here, you can perform in a friendly work environment based on trust, respect, and collaboration.

Shape the future with us
Send your application to us as soon as possible. We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we’ve found the right candidate.

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via [email protected].

Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country. We don't take applications or inquiries from external recruiters or agencies into account for this position.

About the job
Application deadline:
3 December 2024

Location:
Barrow-in-Furness, GB Liverpool, GB

Field of work:
Operations and technicians

Employment type:
Permanent

Work hours:
Full-time

Workplace:
Hybrid (office and home-working)

Imagine a future with Ørsted

About Ørsted
- We develop, construct, and operate offshore and onshore wind farms, solar energy farms, storage facilities, and bioenergy plants in Europe, Asia, and North America.

- Our vision is to create a world that runs entirely on green energy.

- We’ve been ranked as one of the world’s most sustainable energy companies for the past six years.

- We’re headquartered in Denmark.

- We have over 8,600 employees, working in 15 countries and growing.

An inclusive team
Ørsted wants all employees to have the same opportunities for impact and growth, regardless of age, nationality, disability, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or beliefs. We’re committed to secure an inclusive work environment characterised by a respect for all people so everyone feels free to openly share their input and ideas.