Team Manager – Warehouse OperationsEmployment Type: Full-Time

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Team Manager to lead a fast-paced warehouse operation, ensuring exceptional service delivery and strong operational performance. This role is ideal for someone seeking real career progression, with a clear pathway toward a senior leadership role. 

About the Role

You will be responsible for managing end-to-end daily warehouse operations, ensuring customer commitments are met while driving a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement. You’ll lead and inspire a team, promote company values, and help shape operational strategy across the site and wider Group.

This role is well-suited to candidates with experience in a high-volume, fast-moving, ambient warehouse environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and mentor staff to create a high-performing warehouse team.
• Oversee recruitment, training, performance management, and adherence to company policies.
• Manage resource planning, team scheduling, and workflow allocation to meet daily operational targets.
• Ensure warehouse processes—including receipt, storage, dispatch, and inventory management—run efficiently.
• Deliver against KPI targets such as productivity, pick rates, stock accuracy, and vehicle turnaround.
• Maintain strict budget control and cost-effective use of labour, equipment, and resources.
• Drive the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of SOPs.
• Champion a lean, improvement-focused culture across all operational areas.
• Ensure compliance with all legislative, customer, and company standards, including H&S.
• Support strategic projects, operational improvements, and long-term growth plans.
• Promote a safe, positive, and customer-focused working environment.

Skills, Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in logistics or warehouse operations management.
• Strong leadership and people management capability, with a passion for developing teams.
• Proven resource planning experience within a busy, fast-paced environment.
• Experience in ambient warehousing is highly advantageous.
• Strong communication and influencing skills at all levels.
• Sound working knowledge of H&S, HR and transport legislation.
• Budget and cost-control experience.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office and warehouse systems.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, adapt to change, and drive continuous improvement.
• Ambitious, forward-thinking, and motivated to progress into senior management.

If this is a role that you are interested in, please either apply online or contact our Staines branch