Warehouse Manager

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About The Role

We are actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone.

Role: Warehouse Manager

Location: Birmingham, onsite

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary Package: £40k to £50k plus car/car allowance, bonus plus large company benefits, a broad flexible benefits scheme, and 2 paid-for volunteering days a year

Hours: Various shifts to cover the different teams

Interview Process: 2-stage process

Why SCC?

• An inclusive workplace
• Excellent package: solid basic and company benefits
• Hybrid working & core hours in line with role requirements
• Career development and life-long learning opportunities
• Opportunity to join Europe's largest privately-owned IT Company

Role purpose:

The Warehouse manager role is responsible for managing the daily activities of the warehouse, including inventory management, staff supervision, and ensuring efficient and safe operations.

Maintaining a low employee turnover rate by fostering a positive work environment and providing opportunities for growth while engaging and enthusing your teams.

Key responsibilities:

• Monitor and manage inventory levels to ensure accurate stock counts.
• Develop and implement inventory control systems & procedures to minimise discrepancies and optimise storage.
• Oversee day-to-day warehouse activities, including receiving, storing, and shipping of goods.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and productivity standards.
  Design & implement efficient workflows and operational processes to gain improvements across the operation.
  Plan and manage different shifts ensuring an effective delivery in the warehousing operations.
• Lead, manage and motivate the warehousing management team to achieve optimum performance, efficiencies and key results
• Set performance goals, conduct evaluations, and provide feedback to the team.
• Develop a positive, team-oriented culture and ensure proper communication across departments.
• Work closely with procurement, production, and distribution teams to streamline operations.
• Ensure proper maintenance and operation of warehouse equipment such as forklifts, conveyors, and pallet jacks.
• Identify and address potential hazards to maintain a safe work environment.
• Prepare and present reports on warehouse operations, inventory levels, and key performance metrics.
• Ensure adherence to budgetary constraints and cost-saving measures.
• Will be responsible for the Health, Safety and Wellbeing of your team, ensuring that the team complies with all legal, regulatory and compliance commitments, and manages day-to-day operational risks in a way that ensures SCC, our employees, customers and communities and environments in which we serve are protected.
• Work closely with the sales, customer service, and procurement teams to ensure seamless operations

Skills and experience:

• Proven experience in Warehouse Management or a similar role
• Demonstrated experience in implementing new ERP systems, including planning, execution, and training staff on new processes.
• Good leadership and organisational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritise effectively.
• Proficiency in Warehouse Management Software and other inventory tracking tools.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Detailed knowledge of best in practice warehousing and logistics processes and procedures
• Knowledge of safety regulations and best practices in warehouse management.
• Experience of financial business acumen, cost control and budgetary requirements

About Us

SCC is Europe's largest privately-owned IT business, based out of the new £7m HQ office in Birmingham and we help clients succeed through IT transformation and exceptional customer experiences. We are a business where innovation is greater as we combine unique ideas, people and disciplines. We are a global company that is passionate about IT and where we look to simplify the complex.

We are an equal opportunities employer

SCC is committed to providing equal opportunities and a proactive and inclusive approach to equality and diversity in employment. No applicant or employee will be treated less favourably than another on the grounds of a protected characteristic which are defined as sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender reassignment, trade union membership or non-membership, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race and religion or belief.

If you are selected for interview, and need any reasonable adjustments made for your interview, please let the SCC Talent Acquisition team know, at the point of scheduling.

Diversity & Inclusion at SCC - https://www.scc.com/diversity-and-inclusion/

Sustainability at SCC - https://www.scc.com/sustainability-at-scc/

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