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Yard Supervisor
MKM: The Leading Independent Builders’ Merchant in the UK
MKM is the leading independent builders’ merchant in the UK, and we were established in 1995. Our people are what make us unique in what we do. Today we have more than 143 branches and over 3300 employees nationwide. Whilst we continue to grow, we are constantly striving to always attract, recruit, retain, promote, and support a diverse mix of colleagues that create a sense of belonging to the ‘MKM family’ for everyone. We hope you will join us on our journey!
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate should have a proven track record in managing a warehouse/yard in a fast-paced environment and experience of effectively running a successful function. The individual will be responsible for the yard/warehouse operation and for providing excellent standards of service, efficiency, and performance.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the yard/warehouse department
- Efficiently managing a team of yard/warehouse staff, ensuring orders are correct and on time, providing top quality customer service
- Responsibility for all goods in/out
- Ensuring company compliance of all warehouse/yard policies, legislations and procedures as well as taking responsibility for health and safety issues of the warehouse/yard
- Managing, monitoring, and developing a team of warehouse/yard staff
- Involvement in strategic development and improvements
- Ensuring housekeeping is well maintained including excellent external presentation of our branch.
- Maintain accurate administrative records.
- Providing excellent standards of service, efficiency, and performance.
- Loading/unloading our vehicles and supplier vehicles.
- Assisting customers.
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Experience and Skills
- Previous foreman/management experience, with a proven track record of managing a fast-paced environment would be desirable.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Strong people management skills
- Experience within the merchant industry is essential.
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Benefits
In return, you can be a part of the UK’s leading independent Builders Merchant and winner of many industry awards. Some of the benefits we offer include:
- A competitive pay package.
- Generous discretionary bonus scheme.
- People orientated culture.
- Substantial staff discounts.
- Training and development opportunities.
- Holiday scheme which rewards length of service.
- Holiday Purchase Scheme
- Perkbox discounts
- Contributory pension scheme
- Performance related bonus
- Financial Planning Support
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Free parking
- Enhanced Maternity
- Enhanced Paternity
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health Support
Any queries
Any queries, please call on: 01482 262280
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