Warehouse Manager

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Job Description

Overview

Wincanton is recruiting for a Warehouse Manager (nights) for our site in Cullompton in Devon. In this role you will be responsible for the warehouse operation of key customers. The hours of work are 10pm - 6am Monday to Friday.

How will you contribute?

• Delegation of daily operational tasks, ensuring workloads are processed efficiently and labour resource utilised effectively
• Liaising with customers to ensure that all KPI's are exceeded and business demands are fulfilled
• Liaising with suppliers for inbound and out bound deliveries
• Ensure all work meets with the customer's specification, the production plan, and the required quality standard
• Ensure one-to-one communication with the customer is maintained in a timely and professional manner, to ensure that customer priorities are discussed, agreed, and achieved through daily workload planning
• Recording and reporting of daily/weekly KPI's/Hours/Overtime, as required
• Maintain good housekeeping practices throughout the working areas
• Ensure that all new team members undergo a full induction and training process

What will you bring?

• Proactive and driven - a hands on professional who has experience of leading a team within a demanding environment
• Experience of managing a start-up would be an advantage
• Conscientious with good attention to detail
• Excellent people and customer service skills - these roles have a large customer focus, so an ability to be sensitive to customer needs whilst maintaining a professional approach is essential. Also having the skill to lead and motivate the team to achieve KPIs
• Flexibility to meet operational requirements
• Prior experience of the retail industry would be an advantage
• Organised with the ability to prioritise workloads

What do we offer?

Our Culture & Benefits

In addition to generous remuneration, we really value our people and offer a friendly, safety-first working environment, along with other benefits including company pension scheme, generous holidays, cycle to work scheme, employee benefits include, online discount platform, onsite parking and much more.

Our people are at the core of our business and what makes Wincanton great. That's why we also provide significant opportunities for career development and progression, as well as training enrichment and multi-skilling, in a dynamic working environment.

Be a part of our values; We're Thoughtful, We're Aiming High and We're Prepared.

Our Commitment

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity for all employees. We strive for an environment where all colleagues feel included, supported and valued, whilst feeling they can be their whole selves within our workplaces. We are proud that our colleagues represent us and our successes and we welcome your application.

Find out more: Wincanton champions a diverse workforce