Off Site Logistics Lead (Bridgwater, GB) @ EDF Energy Plc

The HPC Jobs Service supports local people into exciting, long-term careers across our Project. Off Site Logistics Lead Altrad Hinkley Point C

Main Duties

• Lead and coordinate day-to-day MEH materials management activities associated with the off-site warehouse operation.
• Oversee the planning and coordination of inbound deliveries into the warehouse, ensuring expected deliveries are visible and aligned with available capacity and operational priorities.
• Coordinate outbound load planning and dispatch activities, ensuring materials are prepared and released in accordance with agreed construction priorities, call-offs and delivery requirements.
• Maintain clear oversight of inbound and outbound load schedules, identifying potential capacity constraints, conflicts and operational risks.
• Act as the primary MEH operational interface with the warehouse provider for materials management, inbound receipt and outbound dispatch activities.
• Ensure material call-offs and requests are progressed in accordance with agreed processes, providing warehouse teams with clear priorities for picking, preparation and dispatch.
• Coordinate with Material Controllers, Planning and Construction teams to ensure material requirements and delivery priorities are clearly understood.
• Monitor material readiness and availability, identifying shortages, discrepancies, quarantined materials and other constraints that may impact planned deliveries.
• Support the resolution and escalation of material discrepancies, missing materials, receipt issues and warehouse operational constraints.
• Ensure accurate material status, location and traceability is maintained across applicable project and warehouse systems.
• Work with relevant stakeholders to ensure materials are correctly identified, configured, labelled and prepared prior to dispatch.
• Monitor inbound, outbound and materials performance against agreed plans and priorities, escalating risks where performance may impact construction delivery.
• Ensure changes to delivery requirements and construction priorities are effectively communicated to warehouse and logistics teams.
• Coordinate and lead daily and weekly operational discussions with relevant warehouse and MEH stakeholders where required.
• Support the investigation and close-out of material and logistics-related occurrence reports and operational issues.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with warehouse providers, transport teams, Construction, Planning, Quality and wider MEH stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to improve material flow, warehouse utilisation, load planning, system accuracy and overall logistics performance.
• Provide clear performance reporting and operational updates to the Construction Logistics Lead.

Requirements

• Previous experience within materials management, warehouse operations, logistics or supply chain in a construction, engineering or similarly regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of warehouse material flows, including receipt, storage, picking, preparation, dispatch and delivery.
• Experience coordinating inbound and outbound logistics activities within a high-volume operational environment.
• Experience managing competing material priorities and working to construction or operational delivery schedules.
• Strong understanding of material control, stock accuracy and traceability requirements.
• Experience working with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and/or project material management systems.
• Strong IT literacy, including Microsoft Excel and the ability to interpret and manage operational data and reports.
• Ability to analyse operational information, identify risks and implement appropriate corrective actions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coordinate across multiple organisations and operational functions.
• Ability to work effectively within a fast-paced, safety-critical environment.
• Proven track record of success within materials, warehousing or logistics operations.
• Strong collaborative nature and ability to work effectively across organisational boundaries.
• Ability to reach sensible compromise positions while maintaining project and construction priorities.
• Strong focus on communication, safety promotion and integration with client and Alliance teams.
• Experience within a major infrastructure, nuclear or highly regulated construction environment would be advantageous.
• Experience managing or coordinating third-party warehouse and logistics providers would be advantageous.
• Experience in performance reporting, KPI management and continuous improvement would be beneficial.
• Ability to demonstrate leadership and manage a team effectively.
• For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK.
• As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.