Despatch Manager 

About Your New Employer

• Join a Clonakilty-based business renowned for its commitment to quality, team development, and operational excellence.
• Exciting opportunity to shape a newly created leadership role, driving efficiency and best practices from day one.
• Supportive management team, collaborative working environment, and ongoing training to help you succeed.

About Your New Job

• As the Despatch Manager, you will lead and supervise the despatch and cold room teams, ensuring smooth, accurate, and efficient dispatch of all goods from the site.
• Allocate daily tasks, oversee staff performance, and provide training and support where needed.
• Coordinate daily with the production team to align dispatch with production schedules, proactively flagging any issues.
• Manage stock control and rotation (FIFO), conduct regular stock counts, investigate discrepancies, and ensure accurate records of all incoming and outgoing stock and movements.
• Maintain the highest standards of hygiene and housekeeping within the dispatch and cold room areas.
• Liaise with Accounts and Transport to resolve discrepancies, organise deliveries and collections, and ensure all paperwork is complete and accurate.
• Delegate tasks effectively, oversee the completion of responsibilities, and step in to assist staff when necessary.

What Skills You Need

• Proven supervisory experience within a fast-paced supply chain, logistics, or food production environment.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to proactively manage people, product, and process.
• Excellent communication skills and the confidence to work closely with multiple teams (production, accounts, transport).
• Experience with stock rotation (FIFO), stock control, and audit requirements.
• Ability to maintain high hygiene standards and ensure adherence to health and safety policies.
• Proficient in delegating tasks while retaining overall accountability.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Structured onboarding and ongoing professional development opportunities.
• Be part of an established, supportive, and growing organisation where your input is valued.
• Chance to shape a new role and directly impact the success of the operation.

What's Next

Apply now by clicking the “Apply Now" button or call us for a confidential discussion. If this job isn’t quite right but you are looking for a similar role, please get in touch. We also have multiple opportunities available.