Transport Opportunity: Distribution Manager

Distribution manager Current Vacancies

2007-01-09:

Distribution managers work closely with other professionals such as purchasing officers and warehouse and transport managers, in order to ensure goods are received in depots on time, stored correctly, and dispatched according to schedules.
They use computer packages to monitor stock levels, re-order goods, and track the movement of goods through depots. Distribution managers also manage clerical, administrative and warehouse distribution staff, and deal with their recruitment and training.
Distribution managers normally work between 8am and 6pm, Monday to Friday.
Many firms run 24-hour operations, where shift work may be in operation.
Work could be in an administration office, a warehouse or a traffic office.
A wide range of organisations employ distribution managers. These range from small firms that operate locally, to national and multinational companies.
Opportunities are increasing with the demand for European supply chain solutions.
Employers include: wholesalers; warehousing and distribution firms; manufacturers; freight forwarders; central and local government departments; public utilities such as water, gas and electricity companies; major retailers; charities; and the armed forces. Experienced distribution managers can between 25,000 and 35,000 a year. Senior distribution managers earn up to 60,000 a year. (Permalink)

britvic plc leading soft drinks businesses in Great Britain and Ireland

2008-02-11: Rewards And Benefits, With almost 2,700 employees, there's a huge range of roles in Britvic. job_function: Company Secretarial Administrator, Widford, Engineering, Ref: Chelmsford, Finance, Ref: Innovation Manager - Lead Team Technician - Weekend Shift Chelmsford, Legal, Ref: Manufacturing Manager - Opportunities in Finance: Site Electrical Engineer - Customer Management is split into six areas; Grocery, Convenience & Impulse, Licensed, Foodservice, Customer Operations and Channel, Marketing & Customer Insight. Our planning operation comprises of the Customer Logistics and Supply Logistics teams. New product development is the engine of growth for our business. Risk Management. Our own team of legal professionals support our senior business managers and commercial teams providing extensive legal advice, ensuring that our legal position is never compromised. The Marketing department is divided into Brand Marketing, Marketing, Innovation, Category Insight and Corporate Affairs; it is headed up by our Marketing Director. This team keeps communication channels open between employees and management while handling Britvic's external image. Britvic offers competitive base salaries, bonuses, incentives and share schemes. Working for Britvic means working as part of a team - a team of diverse, forward thinking professionals constantly striving to deliver beyond expectations. Successful new products developments, such as J2O and Fruit Shoot, have helped Britvic become the largest supplier of branded still soft drinks, the faster growing category in the soft drinks market, while remaining the number two supplier of branded carbonates. Britvic has more soft drinks brands in its portfolio than any other UK manufacturer; and Just like our soft drinks. In 1986, Canada Dry Rawlings - a company formed by the merger of Bass (now IHG) and Whitbread's soft drinks interests - came together with Britvic to form Britvic Soft Drinks. In 2004, Britvic acquired the water business of Ben Shaws, which includes Pennine Spring. employer: britvic plc. employees based in Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain. Find a location: Chelmsford (Head Office) Beckton (Factory & Depot) Hartlepool (Factory) Hartlepool (Office) Huddersfield (Factory) Leeds (Factory) Lutterworth (National Distribution Centre) Normanton (Depot) Norwich (Factory) Rugby (Factory) Solihull (Office) Widford (Factory). Vacancies contact the recruitment team on 01245 504444. Interested persons should apply to britvic Careers at http://www.britvic.com/Careers.aspx (Permalink)