Spare Parts Warehouse Manager

KION Group; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave plus bank hols

Pension scheme (6% employer)

Employee discounts

Recommend a Friend bonus

Incentive schemes

Laptop and phone provided

Job summary

Linde Material Handling is seeking a Spare Parts Warehouse Manager in the United Kingdom to lead all warehouse operations, ensuring efficient receipt, storage, inventory control, picking, packing and distribution of parts. The role emphasizes data‑driven decision making, performance management and continuous improvement.

You will drive safety, quality and customer satisfaction, build high‑performing teams, and implement change across processes and systems while complying with regulatory

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing a warehouse, logistics or spare parts operation.
• Strong people management experience.
• Strong understanding of inventory control processes.
• Experience using SAP.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills, leveraging data to drive decisions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Good knowledge of warehouse health and safety requirements.
• Customer‑focused mindset.
• High attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities.
• Collaborative team player with a continuous improvement focus.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all spare parts warehouse operations.
• Ensure the receipt, storage, inventory control, picking, packing and distribution of parts to support exceptional customer service and business performance.
• Deliver high levels of operational efficiency, inventory accuracy, safety, quality and customer satisfaction through leadership and KPIs.
• Drive change management across warehouse operations to evolve processes, systems and ways of working.
• Develop high-performing teams, embed best practice and ensure compliance with health, safety and regulatory standards.
• Use data and performance metrics to provide business insights and proactively identify opportunities and risks.

Skills

Warehouse management

People leadership

Inventory control

SAP

Analytics

Stakeholder management

HSE

Customer focus

Attention to detail

Pressure management

Team player

Driving licence

Tools

SAP

Job description

Exciting Career Opportunity as a Spare Parts Warehouse Manager at Linde Material Handling.

Join Linde Material Handling, a global leader in forklift trucks and warehouse equipment, and become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence.

In this role you will lead and manage all spare parts warehouse operations, ensuring the efficient receipt, storage, inventory control, picking, packing and distribution of parts to support exceptional customer service and business performance.

The role is accountable for delivering high levels of operational efficiency, inventory accuracy, safety, quality and customer satisfaction through effective leadership, performance management and continuous improvement initiatives. The post holder will drive a culture of accountability, engagement and operational excellence, using data and performance metrics to provide business insights to proactively identify opportunities, mitigate risks and support informed decision‑making.

The role will lead and implement change management activities across all warehouse operations, ensuring processes, systems and ways of working evolve to meet business demands, improve productivity and support strategic growth objectives. In addition, the position is responsible for developing high-performing teams, embedding best practice, ensuring compliance with health, safety and regulatory standards, and fostering a continuous improvement mindset that delivers sustainable operational improvements and measurable business value.

We offer:

At Linde Material Handling, we believe in rewarding our people. Your package will include:

• Competitive salary based on experience
• 25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays
• Additional holiday entitlement for long service milestones
• Company pension scheme (6% employer contribution, minimum 4% employee contribution)
• Access to discounts from major UK brands
• “Recommend a Friend” bonus scheme
• Eligibility for Employee Incentive Schemes
• Laptop and phone provided

Tasks and Qualifications:

We’re interested in candidates with:

• Extensive experience managing a warehouse, logistics or spare parts operation
• Strong people management experience
• Strong understanding of inventory control processes
• Experience using SAP
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills, leveraging data to drive decisions
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Good knowledge of warehouse health and safety requirements
• Customer‑focused mindset
• High attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities
• Collaborative team player with a continuous improvement focus
• Full UK Driving Licence

Desirable

• Experience within engineering, automotive, materials handling or industrial equipment sectors
• Lean / Six Sigma / Continuous Improvement experience
• IOSH / NESOSH Managing Safely qualification
• APICS, CILT or Supply Chain qualificationExperience in Automation or automated sortation systems

Bring your expertise, enthusiasm, and commitment to excellence, and we’ll provide the tools and support to help you succeed.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Linde Material Handling is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, religion, or sexual orientation.

If you require adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know.

Please note: Successful candidates must provide proof of the right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer sponsorship or relocation assistance at this time.