Paper Manager - North West - up to £50k pa (depending on experience)

Salary: up to £50k pa (depending on experience)

We have an opportunity to join an industry leader, to manage all areas of paper control and paper operations to meet all financial, production and customer stakeholder requirements. As Paper Manager, your role will be to identify, plan and implement improvement activities relating to all aspects of Paper Operations, and to carry out daily transactional, administrative and clerical activities in conjunction with Paper requirements. We are looking for a leader who can create a positive impact and influence in the business, and who can demonstrate ability to lead change in both a transactional and operations environment. You must also be customer and solutions focused individual for both internal and external relationships. Candidates must be flexible enough to manage any requirements that come with a 24/7 operation, able to multitask different work streams and projects, and able to work autonomously, with self-motivation and decision-making capability.

• Ensuring all paper required for production is available on time in full
• Effective Management of delivery schedules in line with production to optimize utilization of warehouse
• Manage hauler performance working with customers and suppliers
• Ensure adherence to all warehouse operations processes and procedures
• Alignment of physical inventory with SAP and customer statements
• Drive all financial performance metrics and communicate and present this to all relevant key stakeholders
• Manage all employee relations matters such as discipline, absence and performance management.
• Identifying throughout the entire end to end planning and production process both operational opportunities for waste / overs reduction and over / under usage as a result of contractual allowance calculations. Engaging and coordinating all appropriate stakeholders in order that any such improvement opportunities are realized.
• Coach and develop the team

This position has now been filled. The role remains listed for interest in similar ongoing vacancies. For confidential vacancies please email your CV as a Word document to the relevant head of recruitment:

• Head of Packaging recruitment - Greg Nelson -
• Head of Print recruitment - Neil Pearson -
• Head Paper recruitment - Gary Young -

If you are resident in the UK and have recently worked in the print, packaging or paper sectors, please contact the appropriate recruitment lead above with your CV. The CV should be in MS Word format (.doc or .docx). These contacts will forward suitable candidates to our internal teams.