Logistics Team Leader

Ann Summers; Paddock Wood; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent retail brand located in Paddock Wood, Kent is seeking a hands-on Team Leader to support the daily operations of their logistics hub. The ideal candidate will have solid warehouse experience, a service-focused approach, and excellent people management skills. The role offers a salary of £29,952 per annum and various employee perks, including 29 days holiday and a 50% staff discount.

Benefits

29 days holiday

Workplace Pension

50% staff discount

Access to learning platform THRIVE

Employee Support programme

Free onsite car park

Qualifications

• Solid warehouse experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience as a people manager with coaching abilities.
• Exposure to Health and Safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily shift operations and report KPI performance.
• Plan and prioritize workloads for the team.
• Ensure Health and Safety compliance.

Skills

Warehouse experience

People management

Target orientated

Health and Safety awareness

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Based at our Paddock Wood logistics hub in Kent (TN12 6UU), which benefits from great transport links across the region, a short walk from the station or free parking onsite.

Full time contract, working at the logistics hub Monday to Friday between 7.30-3.30, with full flexibility required during peak trading season.

We’re looking for a hands-on Team Leader to support the Shift Manager in the daily operations of our warehouse. You’ll thrive in a fast-paced, multi-channel environment, leading a team to consistently deliver exceptional results.

You’ll work across key areas including inbound, inventory, outbound, and reverse logistics, taking on a variety of tasks while supporting your team. This diverse role offers the opportunity to use your excellent people skills to develop, coach, and empower your team for success.

The role

• Carrying out daily shift operations, supporting the shift manager in managing the end-to-end operation across all key functions.
• Plan and priorities team workloads daily, creating and assigning work as required.
• Daily shift reporting and end of shift handovers to Shift or Senior Managers.
• Record and monitor KPI performance, coaching operatives to continually improve their performance and results.
• People management support such as attendance monitoring, return to work meetings, breaches recording and note taking.
• Ensure housekeeping and Health and Safety compliance at all times, acting as an ambassador for good H&S practice.
• Empower the team to make decisions and take ownership and responsibility for their actions.
• Be an ambassador for the brand and champion our Ann Summers values.

You\'ll be great if you

• Have solid warehouse experience, working on an operational shift within a fast-paced environment, ideally within Retail or Multi-channel environment.
• Target orientated and service focussed approach.
• A great people manager, with an ability to empower and coach a team
• Experience of working with systems and Microsoft suite.
• Exposure and awareness of Health and Safety practices.
• Loves to get stuck in and have a flexible approach to your work.
• Have an affinity to the brand and our values.

At Ann Summers, we are proud to continue embracing inclusion, diversity, and equality in our everyday practices, supporting our people to be themselves. We are committed to building teams with a variety of backgrounds, skills, and views.

What do we bring to the party?

Being part of the AS team offers some fab benefits, not only is it a great business to be part of, but you will also enjoy:

• A salary of £29,952 per annum.
• 29 days holiday (including a Bank Holiday allowance) plus an extra day for each year you’re part of the AS team (up to a maximum limit).
• Workplace Pension and Life Assurance.
• 50% staff discount (a colleague favourite!) and access to sample sales.
• Reward Gateway, our brilliant perks scheme that saves you money.
• Colleague social events and engagement initiatives.
• Access to our amazing learning platform, THRIVE.
• Employee Support programme, through the fantastic Retail Trust.
• Eye care vouchers.
• Free on-site car park or season ticket loan.

A Bit About Ann Summers

You might know us as the destination for must-have lingerie, or even the inventors of the Rampant Rabbit, and you’re right, but we’re SO much more than that…

We’re a unique brand that strives to EMPOWER, lives to PUSH BOUNDARIES, gets kicks off MAKING IT HAPPEN and is ALWAYS INCLUSIVE!

The Recruitment Process

All successful candidates will be contacted for an initial telephone chat to discuss the role and your experience. Should you be successful you will then be invited for an in-person interview.

We regret that due to high volumes we are unable to acknowledge every application.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK, unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

Ann Summers complies with all GDPR policies and by responding to this ad your details will be kept on record for a total of 6 months unless expressed otherwise.