Functional Expert, Warehouse

John Lewis Partnership; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Herbert Parkinson, part of the John Lewis Partnership, is transforming its manufacturing and warehouse operations to improve efficiency and service. Reporting to the Planning & Logistics Manager, you will support safe, efficient receipt, storage, picking and despatch of materials while driving KPIs across the branch.

You will lead a team of Partners, ensure health and safety, and optimise the labour plan to meet customer demand.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a Warehouse, Stock control role.
• Strong capacity to prioritise, multitask, and manage competing deadlines.
• Flexible, adaptable and able to work well under pressure in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Support warehouse and logistics operations to ensure safe receipt, storage, picking, and despatch of raw materials, consumables, and finished goods.
• Ensure the timely and accurate booking in and safe put away of all incoming deliveries through our in-house systems.
• Ensure the timely and accurate picking of materials to feed manufacturing lines, confirming all inventory movements in the system.
• Conduct regular inventory checks to ensure physical stocks are reflected in systems.
• Operate all Warehouse vehicles and equipment safely with PPE and SOPs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure customer orders are accurately located and despatched to meet requirements.
• Liaise with Planning & Logistics Manager to optimise the Warehouse labour plan to meet customer demands.

Skills

Warehouse operations

Stock control

Inventory checks

Health & Safety

Team leadership

Tools

In-house warehouse system

Job description

About the role At Herbert Parkinson, a proud and historic part of the John Lewis Partnership, we are embarking on an exciting transformation journey to secure our long-term success. By investing in state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities, streamlining our operations, and creating broader, more fulfilling roles for our Partners, we are building a more sustainable and agile future. Join us as we continue to deliver exceptional quality and service for our customers while empowering our partners to thrive Reporting directly to the Planning & Logistics Manager, you will support & assist warehouse and logistics operations to ensure the safe, efficient receipt, storage, picking, and despatch of raw materials, consumables, and finished goods. In this role, you will power manufacturing operations and meet customer demand while driving key branch KPIs,

• Promote a positive Health & Safety and Continuous Improvement culture, ensuring high standards of housekeeping are maintained. Ensure recycling tasks across production and warehouse, including coordinating collection, sorting, and processing activities. All accidents, near misses & areas for opportunity are communicated and addressed
• Ensure the timely & accurate booking in & safe put away of all incoming deliveries through our in-house systems, reporting any discrepancies identified
• Ensure the timely and accurate picking of materials to feed manufacturing lines, confirming all inventory movements promptly in the system
• Conduct regular inventory checks to ensure physical stocks are accurately reflected on systems.
• Investigate issues identified and resolve / escape where appropriate.
• Operate all Warehouse vehicles and equipment in a safe manner, with the relevant PPE, adhering to SOP's. Ensuring all daily start up checks are performed prior to use
• Collaborate with cross-functional internal stakeholders to ensure all customer orders are accurately located, consolidated, and ready for despatch to meet customer requirements
• Collaborate with transport partners & field team to ensure timely & accurate delivery of all customer orders
• In addition to fulfilling Warehouse activities, you will liaise with the Planning & Logistics Manager to optimise the Warehouse labour plan to meet customer requirements
• You will motivate the team; supporting & encouraging all partners to achieve performance targets, sharing performance concerns through your direct reporting line
• Ensure Partners have all the relevant tools & equipment to perform their role inclusive of available & working equipment
• Ensure the work environment - internal & external, is kept safe, clean and tidy, reporting any concerns of unsafe, hazardous activity through your reporting line
  Demonstrable experience in a Warehouse, Stock control role
• Strong capacity to prioritise, multitask, and manage competing deadlines
• Flexible, adaptable and able work well under pressure in a dynamic environment
• Licence to operate FLT, Wave trucks & other relevant Warehouse equipment / Ability to obtain licence via training

We're the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We're not just employees, we're Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there's never been a more exciting time to join us.

Desirable skills/experience you may have

• Sound knowledge of Continuous improvement methodologies, problem solving & root cause analysis.
• Recognised health and safety qualification (e.g., NEBOSH, IOSH
• Experience working with projects and with collation of goods for projects

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview. Print