Stores Operative

DPD UK; Hinckley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday trading

Maternity package

Free life assurance

Onsite parking

Health kiosks

Wellbeing services

Discounted shopping

Milestone days off

Eye tests

Job summary

DPD UK is a leading parcel delivery company in the UK, offering a permanent 40-hour week role focused on stock control and efficient warehouse operations. The role requires maintaining stock levels, liaising with stores and suppliers, and delivering high-quality customer service to employees and managers at stores.

You will work 08:00–16:30, with a learning night shift in the first week; training includes using Agresso, stock systems and the company’s health & safety standards.

Qualifications

• Strong work ethic and self-motivation for high performance.
• High attention to detail for accurate parcel handling.
• Good organisational skills to manage workload and meet targets.
• Ability to perform under high-pressure deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Daily stock checks of Stores databases and resolving discrepancies.
• Ordering stocked items and ad hoc orders; distributing stock between hubs.
• Using Agresso to raise orders and POs.
• Checking in/out equipment and ensuring readiness for next shift.
• Using in-house stock systems including Google Forms & Sheets and WMS database.
• Maintain trailer net process to avoid over-issuing nets.
• Inform Stores Manager to update stock with new codes and employee numbers.
• Ensure daily handover for night team in all sites.
• Maintain Health and Safety standards.
• Excellent time keeping.

Skills

Strong work ethic

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Under pressure

Flexibility

Lifting 25kg

Tools

Agresso

Google Forms

Google Sheets

WMS database

Job description

Company Description

• Contract Type: Permanent / 40 hours a week
• Hourly Rate: £12.71ph - Overtime paid at enhanced rate
• Location: DPD Hub 5Hinckley, LE10 3FF
• Shift Pattern / Hours of Work: 08:00 - 16:30 (For the first week you will be required to work our night shift starting at 23:00 to learn the operation and will then move onto the day shift)

DPD UK is a member of Geopost who are a market leader in parcel delivery and e-commerce solutions, providing a broad range of delivery and innovative services for customers worldwide. DPD UK has a turnover of nearly £2 billion and our aim is to be the most sustainable delivery company in the UK. At DPD UK we also aim to deliver the best service, use the best technology and recruit and retain the best people in the industry.

DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer.

Job Description

The individual is expected to ensure correct stock levels are maintained.

A great level of communication is required to liaise with suppliers when purchasing goods and ensuring they are delivered in a good time.

A great level of customer service skills are required when dealing with and serving the employees & Managers at stores.

Key responsibilities include:

• Daily stock checks of Stores databases to ensure there are no discrepancies, and subsequently resolving or communicating out to relevant parties on issues found.

• Ordering stores stocked items & Ad hoc orders, including bulk orders from suppliers that are not used frequently, and distributing stock to other Hubs

• Using Agresso to raise orders and PO’s

• Checking in and out operational equipment and ensuring it is fully charged and ready for the next shift.

• Using our inhouse Stock systems including google forms & sheets and WMS database.

• Maintain the trailer net process in each hub to ensure we are not over issuing nets.

• Informing Stores Manager to update stock database with new codes & employee No’s.

• Ensure a daily handover is sent over for the night team in all sites.

• Maintain Health and Safety standards

• Excellent time keeping

Qualifications

What we are looking for:

• Strong work ethic and self-motivation, crucial for maintaining high performance standards

• High attention to detail, essential for accurate parcel handling and processing

• Good organisational skills to effectively manage workload and meet operational targets

• Demonstrated ability to perform efficiently under high-pressure situations and strict deadlines

• Flexibility, willingness and capability to adapt to various roles within the warehouse environment as operational needs dictate

• Physical capacity to lift, load, and carry items weighing up to 25kg on a regular basis

• Some understanding of Health and Safety practices within a warehouse setting would be advantageous

• Demonstrating the core DPD DNA values of Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Caring, and Accountability in all aspects of your work.

Additional Information

About our Benefits

We recognise that our people are at the heart of our business, without them we wouldn’t be able to deliver our award-winning service to millions of customers across the country each day. It’s important to us that we demonstrate our recognition of you in providing you with more than just a salary and job stability. To name but a few…

• Holiday trading
• Enhanced maternity and paternity package
• Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme
• Free onsite car parking for all employees
• Health Kiosks visiting every location
• Unum Help@Hand - essential health and wellbeing services for all employees and eligible family members
• Discounted shopping from 100’s of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shopping
• Milestone Days off to celebrate with your family and friends
• For employees who regularly use a screen as part of their job we offer free eye tests and support with the cost of glasses

Joining DPD can lead to not just a stable job but also a career. DPD prides itself on recognising and developing talent alongside a desire to promote from within. As a continually growing and evolving organisation, we are proud to offer a great number of development and promotion opportunities.

If you identify with our aims and values and can help us deliver our customers' promises, then this is the job for you!