ABL Recruitment
Automotive Parts Specialist - Logistics
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Automotive Parts Specialist - Logistics
Salary: circa £40,000 p/a + 15% bonus (additional £6,000). Salary may be negotiable
Location: Rugby
We are looking for an experienced WAREHOUSE Manager who will be based in Rugby. The warehouse itself is operated by a third-party logistics company, and your job is to make sure they're delivering what the automotive client you represent needs. You'll monitor their performance, investigate problems, chase urgent parts, check stock accuracy, challenge missed SLAs, and work with the wider business to improve the operation.
The Role:
This is an OEM-side warehouse/3PL operations role with real ownership, rather than a conventional warehouse job. The position is based at a UK warehouse in Rugby, and you will effectively be the company’s representative on site, acting as the main interface between the business and its third-party logistics provider. You will oversee and challenge the 3PL provider: monitoring receiving, put-away, storage, picking, packing, dispatch, and returns, and making sure the logistics partner is performing against its contract and SLAs.
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Duties:
- Operational Problem-Solving: There is a genuine operational problem-solving role and a large part of the job is dealing with things that have gone wrong — urgent orders, backorders, incorrect shipments, shortages, damage, and stock discrepancies. The job specifically works across Supply Chain, Aftersales, Finance, IT, and the 3PL operation. They would also look for ways of making the operation faster, more accurate, or less expensive.
- Performance Review: Look at the previous week's warehouse performance:
- Were orders dispatched on time?
- How accurate was picking?
- Were parts put away quickly enough?
- Are there backorders or urgent dealer orders outstanding?
- Are there any stock discrepancies?
- Warehouse Walkthrough: Walk the warehouse checking inbound parts, storage, picking, packing, and dispatch processes. A dealer may have received the wrong component, a shipment may be short or damaged, or the system may show stock that can't actually be found. The Parts Specialist investigates what happened and coordinates the solution.
- Stock & Inventory: Review inventory accuracy, cycle counts, and discrepancies with the 3PL. The role supports both cycle counts and the annual stocktake.
- Improvements: Talk to Aftersales about an urgent dealer requirement, Supply Chain about incoming stock, Finance about a discrepancy, or IT because something isn't flowing correctly through the system.
- Performance Review: Review the week's KPIs with the 3PL and suggest improvements.
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REQUIREMENTS:
- Genuine warehouse/logistics experience
- Accessible to Rugby
- Inventory and stock-control experience
- Experience dealing with a 3PL
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