Assistant Warehouse Manager

Lloyd Recruitment - East Grinstead; Gatwick; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks paid holiday

Company health cash plan

Pension scheme

Job summary

Lloyd Recruitment Services is seeking a hands-on Assistant Warehouse Manager to join the team near Gatwick, balancing warehouse leadership with customer interaction and delivery support.

You will work closely with the Warehouse Manager and help oversee day-to-day operations, deliveries, stock control, and trade counter support, ensuring smooth warehouse functionality and customer service excellence.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence; held to 3 points maximum
• Experience in a warehouse or distribution environment
• Physically able to perform manual handling tasks
• Clear communication skills and a customer-focused approach
• Proactive, reliable and able to use own initiative

Responsibilities

• Ensure delivery vehicles are prepared and loaded with correct products
• Deliveries to regular customers across the Southeast and Midlands
• Unload stock on delivery, including when customers are not on site
• Assist and guide warehouse team to ensure next-day deliveries are ready
• Pick, pack and process orders during busy periods using courier systems
• Assist customers at the trade counter and arrange despatch
• Receive incoming stock, check deliveries and book items into the system
• Help manage stock levels, warehouse movements and product rotation
• Take responsibility for warehouse operations as a key holder when the Warehouse Manager is unavailable

Skills

Customer focus

Teamwork

Initiative

Communication

Tools

Forklift

Job description

Assistant Warehouse Manager
Salary up to 32k DOE
Location: Close to Gatwick

Lloyd Recruitment Services is working with a leading building services supplier seeking a hands-on Assistant Warehouse Manager to join our team and support the smooth running of our warehouse and distribution operation. This role suits someone practical, organised, and comfortable balancing warehouse leadership with customer interaction and delivery support.

You will work closely with the Warehouse Manager, stepping in to oversee day-to-day operations when needed and playing an active role in deliveries, stock control, and trade counter support.

Assistant Warehouse Manager Key Responsibilities

• Making sure delivery vehicles are prepared correctly and loaded with the right products and components
• Covering deliveries to regular customers across the Southeast and Midlands
• Unloading stock on delivery, including occasions where customers are not on site
• Supporting and guiding the warehouse team to ensure next-day deliveries are ready on time
• Picking, packing, and processing orders during busy periods using courier systems
• Assisting customers at the trade counter, handling enquiries, providing product advice, and arranging despatch
• Receiving incoming stock, checking deliveries, and booking items into the system
• Helping manage stock levels, warehouse movements, and product rotation
• Taking responsibility for warehouse operations as a key holder when the Warehouse Manager is unavailable

Assistant Warehouse Manager Requirements

• A full UK driving licence (up to three points acceptable)
• Previous experience in a warehouse or distribution environment (forklift experience beneficial)
• Physically able to carry out manual handling tasks
• Clear communication skills and a customer-focused approach
• Someone proactive, reliable, and able to use their own initiative
• Comfortable working independently as well as part of a team

Benefits

• 4 weeks paid holiday
• Friendly, supportive working environment with full training provided
• Company health cash plan
• Pension scheme

LLoyd Recruitment Services acts as an employment agency for this vacancy and is an equal opportunity employer.