Despatch Manager | Bedford

Dunbia is one of Europe’s leading and respected suppliers of top-quality Beef and Lamb products for the national and international retail, commercial and foodservice markets. At Dunbia, we are unashamedly passionate about our business, and we welcome progressive individuals who will share our passion and contribute positively to the further success of the Company.

A vacancy has arisen for a Despatch Manager to join our Cardington site as part of the Production Management team. The role will involve managing the day-to-day despatch operation and ensuring customer orders are sent out in full and on time. This challenging and interesting role will appeal to individuals with experience, drive, determination and enthusiasm.

Key Responsibilities (Including, but not limited to):

• Accountability for the collation, storage and distribution of meat and meat products to fulfil orders and meet with customer specifications and requirements.
• Keep informed of all key information such as shortages ensuring timely communicating to the Site Operations Manager.
• Lead, train and develop a team of despatch operatives, providing guidance and support to ensure high levels of performance.
• Ensure there is a labour plan in place for Despatch taking into account holidays/absence/range of skills/grades required etc. to ensure there is sufficient labour resource to efficiently run production and achieve KPI targets.
• To ensure that departmental KPIs are implemented and achieved, and results are accurately measured, recorded and analysed on a regular basis.
• Monitor inventory levels and coordinate with the production team to ensure adequate stock availability for timely dispatch.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Experience of managing a team within a fast-paced operation, ideally within a food manufacturing environment.
• Despatch/ Goods in – Goods out experience.
• IT literate with good level of experience of MS Office and other packages.
• Good level of numeracy skill and comfortable dealing with figures.
• Strong attention to detail and driven to achieve high standards.
• Ability to prioritise, multitask and remain calm under pressure, and to strict deadlines.
• Good communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to speak, read and write in English clearly and accurately is essential.
• Proactive approach to work, anticipating potential issues and dealing with them effectively.