Despatch Manager

About the role

DS Smith Packaging have an exciting opportunity for a Despatch Manager to join the team at our Burscough site. Working closely with the Production Manager, Supply Chain Manager and Production/Transport Planners, this role will be responsible for managing the day to day operations of a busy warehouse on behalf of a 24/7 site.

Key duties and responsibilities include:

• Drive site safety culture.
• Responsible for all safety, hygiene and housekeeping standards in all ware house and yard areas.
• Daily communication with hauliers.
• Manage a department of approximately 27 people, including overseeing performance, attendance and conduct matters.
• Responsible for site security standards in all warehouse and yard areas.
• Raising and tracking of purchase orders for third part logistics and pallets.
• Manage the Transport cost spreadsheet, estimate and actual.
• Management of pallet stocks on behalf of the site.
• Manage collection/exchanges for all general, metal, wood, reel core and effluent waste.

About you

• Previous experience managing a team
• Previous experience managing/supervising a warehouse, ideally in Manufacturing
• Strong Microsoft Office knowledge including Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
• Working knowledge of SAP systems would be advantageous
• Comfortable making decisions in a fast-paced, commercial environment
• Good communication skills with the ability to solve problems alongside your colleagu
• Able to manage multiple priorities and delegate effectively
• Able to demonstrate our core values: caring, challenging, trusted, responsive, tenacious

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Site bonus
• Pension scheme, life assurance and income protection
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice electric car scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Retail discounts
• Digital GP service
• Cycle to work scheme

Location: Burscough

About us

We’re DS Smith, the FTSE100 company who are redefining packaging for a changing world. We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. Today, we operate in more than 30 different countries, proudly employing over 30,000 people, and supporting customers across sectors like FMCG, industrial, and e-commerce. We deliver on quality, service, innovation, and added value to deliver market-leading sustainable packaging solutions our customers need. Our industry needs to transform, and we’re building the team to drive change across Europe and North America. 

To fulfil our purpose of redefining packaging for a changing world, we aim to build a diverse, motivated, and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fairly, differences are valued, and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.  

Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.