Hands-On Warehouse Manager | Forklift Licensed, WMS Lead

Search Beyond Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Search Beyond Limited is recruiting a Warehouse Manager for an on-site role in South East London. The successful candidate will lead daily warehouse operations, supervise a small team and drive a counterbalance forklift for deliveries and loading.

You will ensure stock accuracy on the WMS, oversee rotas, training and health and safety, and coordinate with couriers to meet dispatch deadlines. The role is permanent, full-time, Monday–Friday, 9am–6pm, with a salary in the £50,000–£55,000 range plus

Qualifications

• Valid counterbalance forklift licence (RTITB, ITSSAR or AITT) is essential.
• Solid warehouse experience with experience supervising a team.
• Willingness to perform picking, packing and loading as part of daily tasks.
• Bright, switched-on with quick learning ability.
• Strong people skills and ability to motivate a team.
• Proficient stock control and confidence with a WMS; able to build simple Excel formulas.
• Basic DBS check; not required to have one already.

Responsibilities

• Run daily operations: goods in, put-away, picking, packing and dispatch.
• Hands-on duties on the warehouse floor with a small team.
• Drive the counterbalance forklift for deliveries and loading.
• Maintain stock accuracy on the WMS with regular cycle counts.
• Look after valuable, fragile items from arrival to dispatch.
• Manage rotas, training and health and safety compliance.
• Coordinate with couriers to hit dispatch deadlines.

Skills

Counterbalance forklift licence

Team supervision

Hands-on operations

Excel (formulas)

WMS / stock control

Detail orientation

Tools

WMS

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Search Beyond Limited is recruiting a Warehouse Manager for an on-site role in South East London. The successful candidate will lead daily warehouse operations, supervise a small team and drive a counterbalance forklift for deliveries and loading.

You will ensure stock accuracy on the WMS, oversee rotas, training and health and safety, and coordinate with couriers to meet dispatch deadlines. The role is permanent, full-time, Monday–Friday, 9am–6pm, with a salary in the £50,000–£55,000 range plus