If you are an experienced Intake Manager with excellent organisational and communication skills, we want to hear from you.

Here at Birtwistle's, we pride ourselves on being a people-focused business. Our goal is to support our team in achieving their career goals. We do this by providing a working environment that offers opportunity, support, scope and pace of change. Our culture is the foundation of our business and is reflected in our Mission, Vision and Values statements.

About the RoleThe Intake Manager reports to the General Manager and the main purpose of the role is to ensure the effective running of the Goods Inwards department and stock management. Working closely with the wider purchasing, technical, and management team, this role is key to delivering stock and managing the transit of stock throughout the business.

Core working hours: Monday to Friday 07:00 - 16:00 and Saturday on a rota 07:00 - 12:00, however, the role will demand a flexible approach to deliver the needs of the business.

We require someone with a friendly personality with the ability to be able to develop good working relationships across the business and develop their team.

Main ResponsibilitiesThe day-to-day management of the intake team.Ensuring Intake traceability systems are managed and controlled.Timely receipt of all goods/deliveries and controlling the intake schedule.QA/QC of all deliveries ensuring the quality/weight is to agreed orders and specifications.Stock rotation and stock management of all goods.We would welcome applications for this Intake Manager role from candidates with skills in intakes, stock management, FLT, poultry, QA, QC, inventory, SLAs, leadership, people management, warehousing, goods-in, stock control, or previous experience as an Intake Manager.

BenefitsDiscounted staff salesFree car parkingEmployee of the Month bonusEssential SkillsGood communication skills and the ability to develop good working relationships with managers in other areas of the business to deliver the common goals of the business in terms of profitability and provision of agreed service levels to customers.Willingness to embrace change and the ability to work to tight deadlines.Desirable SkillsA background in fresh chilled meat/poultry is preferable but not essential together with a current FLT licence (both Reach and Counterbalance). Full hygiene training will be given.

About CompanyBirtwistle's started life as a family butcher over 100 years ago. Since then, the business has changed dramatically and none more so than in recent years.

In 2003, MJ Birtwistle & Co Ltd was established and marked the start of a new era in our history. Since then, growth has been dramatic, with the business expanding from one site at Worsley to eight sites across the UK.

We're always looking for great people to come and work with us. If you've got the right passion, drive, and will to succeed then we'll nurture it and give you the opportunities to forge a successful career at Birtwistle's.