Cluster Manager
Role Overview
Senior operational and commercial owner for a key client account at cluster level across multiple distribution centres.
Provides end-to-end leadership, governance and assurance, translating strategic objectives into consistent operational delivery.
Key Skills for This Role
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About Bleckmann
Bleckmann provides supply chain management for fashion and lifestyle brands and has a workforce of more than 6,500.
The company describes its work as spanning logistics, warehousing, IT and HR, with a focus on sustainability and extending product lifecycles.
Employment and compensation
- Permanent, full-time, daytime position, Monday to Friday.
- Salary is £95,000–£105,000 per annum depending on skills and experience, plus car allowance and bonus.
Role overview
Senior operational and commercial owner for a key client account at cluster level across multiple distribution centres.
Provides end-to-end leadership, governance and assurance, translating strategic objectives into consistent operational delivery.
Account ownership and stakeholder management
- Own overall operational performance, stability and delivery across the cluster and ensure consistent execution across sites.
- Provide data-driven performance, risk and recovery insights; serve as a key escalation interface for senior stakeholders.
- Build stakeholder relationships through transparency, control and delivery, with regular performance, risk and opportunity updates.
Operational performance and risk
- Drive safety, service, productivity, cost, quality and inventory performance; challenge sites and ensure recovery plans are in place.
- Align capacity, labour, systems and infrastructure with business needs.
- Manage operational and commercial risks proactively, resolve issues at root cause and assure operational stability and control.
Leadership, strategy and compliance
- Lead, coach and develop Site Managers; drive consistency, accountability and collaboration and build leadership succession.
- Translate strategy into executable plans and lead transformation and continuous improvement for consistent, sustainable change.
- Promote health and safety and ensure compliance with legal and internal standards; monitor safety performance and risks.
Candidate profile
- Senior operational and commercial leader with multi-site performance and delivery experience.
- Demonstrated focus on consistency, governance and operational excellence across a cluster.
- Experienced in performance management, risk solutions, and leading and developing site leadership teams.
- Skilled at translating strategy into operational plans and driving improvement and transformation.
- Data-driven, commercially aware and results-focused, with strong health and safety and compliance advocacy.
- Applicants must demonstrate UK right to work without employer sponsorship.
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