Logistics Team Manager

WeBuyVintage; Wetherby; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4-day working week

Employee discounts

Employee assistance programme

Professional development

Job summary

WeBuyVintage, a leading UK buyer of jewellery and antiques, seeks a Logistics Team Manager for the Leeds warehouse. You will oversee 15-20 staff, coordinate stock flows, and work hands-on on the shop floor when needed.

The role emphasizes front-line leadership, safety, and process improvement, with a four-day week and ongoing development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising or managing a team in a warehouse, logistics, retail or operational environment.
• Hands-on, get-stuck-in approach - happy to work alongside your team, not just direct it.
• Strong people management skills, with the ability to motivate, coach and get the best out of a team.
• Good organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities - stock movements, security, people - at once.
• A clear understanding of stock control, security and safe handling procedures.
• Excellent communication skills and the confidence to make decisions under pressure.
• A practical, solutions-focused approach to problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Team leadership: take day-to-day charge of the warehouse sorting and auction consignment teams, ensuring work is completed accurately, safely and on time.
• Hands-on support: get hands-on with the team - sorting stock, processing consignments and supporting wherever extra help is needed.
• Stock movements: coordinate stock pick-ups and drop-offs with external vendors, working with our team of drivers, roadshows buyers and other WeBuyVintage locations to keep stock moving efficiently.
• Security: oversee warehouse security, including access control, stock handling procedures and safe storage of high-value items.
• People management: manage, motivate and develop the team, including rotas, performance, one-to-ones and day-to-day people management.
• Stock accuracy: ensure stock is accurately logged, tracked and routed to the correct channels (as our processes outline).
• Health & safety: maintain high standards of health & safety across the warehouse, identifying and addressing risks proactively.
• First point of contact: act as the first point of contact for day-to-day issues on-site, escalating to the Senior Logistics Coordinator where needed.
• Onboarding & training: support the onboarding and training of new team members.
• Continuous improvement: identify opportunities to improve warehouse processes and efficiency, feeding these back to the Senior Logistics Coordinator

Skills

Team leadership

Hands-on approach

People management

Stock control

Security procedures

Communication

Problem solving

Job description

WeBuyVintage is one of the UK’s largest buyers of jewellery, antiques and collectibles. We run more roadshows than any other UK company - over 250 valuation events every month - bringing trusted experts face-to-face with customers across the country.

In three years, we’ve grown from a pub-table idea into an eight-figure business, with a headcount thats grown from 30-100 in the last 2 years, we’re on a mission to make WeBuyVintage a brand everyone recognises.

The Role:

As our Logistics Team Manager, you will be the hands-on manager for our Leeds warehouse, taking day-to-day charge of the warehouse sorting and auction consignment teams (roughly 15-20 people) You'll split your time between making the warehouse run smoothly by coordinating the flow of stocks in & out, managing the people who make it all happen and rolling your sleeves up to work alongside your team where required.

This is a role for someone who leads from the front by doing: just as comfortable on the warehouse floor solving a problem as they are managing a team

Main Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Team leadership: take day-to-day charge of the warehouse sorting and auction consignment teams, ensuring work is completed accurately, safely and on time.
• Hands-on support: get hands-on with the team - sorting stock, processing consignments and supporting wherever extra help is needed.
• Stock movements: coordinate stock pick-ups and drop-offs with external vendors, working with our team of drivers, roadshows buyers and other WeBuyVintage locations to keep stock moving efficiently.
• Security: oversee warehouse security, including access control, stock handling procedures and safe storage of high-value items.
• People management: manage, motivate and develop the team, including rotas, performance, one-to-ones and day-to-day people management.
• Stock accuracy: ensure stock is accurately logged, tracked and routed to the correct channels (as our processes outline)
• Health & safety: maintain high standards of health & safety across the warehouse, identifying and addressing risks proactively.
• First point of contact: act as the first point of contact for day-to-day issues on-site, escalating to the Senior Logistics Coordinator where needed.
• Onboarding & training: support the onboarding and training of new team members.
• Continuous improvement: identify opportunities to improve warehouse processes and efficiency, feeding these back to the Senior Logistics Coordinator

Who We’re Looking For:

You’ll be someone who isn't afraid to get stuck in - someone who can run a warehouse operation with real ownership while bringing the best out of the team around them.You’ll be great in this role if you have:

Qualifications & Experience:

Essential:

• Experience supervising or managing a team in a warehouse, logistics, retail or operational environment.
• A hands-on, get-stuck-in approach - happy to work alongside your team, not just direct it.
• Strong people management skills, with the ability to motivate, coach and get the best out of a team.
• Good organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities - stock movements, security, people - at once.
• A clear understanding of stock control, security and safe handling procedures.
• Excellent communication skills and the confidence to make decisions under pressure.
• A practical, solutions-focused approach to problem solving.

Desirable:

• Experience in jewellery, antiques, collectibles or resale.
• Experience with auction consignment processes.
• Experience working across multiple sites or with a mobile/field-based operation such as roadshows.

What you'll get:

• 4-day working week (Monday to Thursday)
• Access to Bright Exchange - enjoy thousands of exclusive employee discounts and perks
• Employee Assistance Programme - confidential, 24/7 support for you and your immediate family, covering work, personal, and home life matters
• On-demand professional development - access to BrightHR’s online learning platform to build new skills and support your career progression
• Competitive pay
• Be part of a rapidly growing, friendly UK brand

The salary for this role is £40,000 p.a.

Please not this role is based in our Leeds office 4 days per week.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and make employment decisions based on skills, experience and suitability for the role. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we’ll be happy to support you.

Right to Work

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of their employment. Unfortunately, we are not currently able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.