Warehouse Management System (WMS) Manager jobs
Keeping on top of the comings and goings of a busy warehouse is a complex and non-stop task. Logistics and supply chain planners will go out of their way to ensure that! Their ultimate aim is to make warehouses drop-off and pick-up points for raw materials, components and completed and intermediate products that sit on the shelves for as little time as possible before being processed into profit-making items.
Maintaining the optimum operation of a warehouse takes a lot of work. As well as the physical space that is occupied by goods, there is the constant need for staffing, security checking and accounting as the items are processed on and off the shelves. The warehouse management system is now a common, almost ubiquitous sight in the modern warehouse, and the complexity that comes with warehousing for, say, supermarket consignments relies entirely on it.
The WMS manager will be in control of the system, possibly on a shift rota, and will need to make sure it is working as planned, both in terms of the smooth operation of the software and keeping it updated as regards the current business demands, but also with the physical aspects of it, such as the essential radio data terminals, the failure of which can cause the system to run at snail’s pace. It’s a high pressure job, but anyone with the correct attributes will thrive on the pressure and be a trusted element in the warehouse’s operations.
The skills required
IT is at the heart of this role, and the WMS manager will be someone well versed in the operation of such systems. Although the back end IT will in all likelihood be dealt with by third parties, minor glitches and known operational issues might be down to the WMS manager to overcome. The operation of all hardware will also be the WMS manager’s responsibility. From the routine maintenance to dealing with major hardware issues, it will be up to the manager to ensure that the platform has something to run on.
Where delegation takes place, the WMS manager will need to have an approachable yet authoritative personality, and experience in a similar managerial role will help with doing this effectively. Communication with both staff, management and IT suppliers will be regular, and must be clear and concise.
WMS Manager Jobs in Redditch
Redditch is a moderately populated Worcestershire town situated about 12 miles (20 km) south of the centre of Birmingham. Worcester is the same distance to the west and Leamington Spa is over to the west, and the whole town is surrounded from west to north to east by a curve made up of the M5, M42 and M40. The town’s population is around 80,000.
The town is historically noted as being the manufacturing base for needles, and at one point 90 per cent of the world’s needled could trace its journey back to Redditch. The industry has largely gone away now, replaced by a multitude of small manufacturing businesses. However the needle-making heritage lives on in the shape of the National Needle Museum, which tussles with Keswick’s pencil museum for the top spot on most tourists’ must-visit-before-I-die lists.
Redditch became a new town after the Second World War, and much of the old buildings and infrastructure was demolished to make way for a more modern, planned town. The town has a few notable residents in the world of business. Motoring and cycling retailer and windscreen wiper blade fitter Halford’s has its headquarters in the town, as does the engineering company GKN (formerly Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds), which can trace its history back to the 1700s. There’s also a major shopping centre, Kingfisher, which is responsible for creating a lot of local jobs. With such a diversity in Redditch and great links to major cities, it’s little surprise that WMS Manager jobs appear in our inbox from time to time.
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