Team Leader - Venus, Kinsgwinford

Booker Group; Dudley; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts after 4 weeks

Booker colleague card after 3 months

Discounts at Merlin Entertainments UK

Discounts at Tesco products and Tesco/

Tesco Mobile discounts

Job summary

Booker Group is seeking a proactive Team Leader to oversee a fleet of depot staff at Kingswinford and Bristol, ensuring safe, efficient logistics operations. You will coach staff, manage schedules, and drive performance across two depots, maintaining high standards of safety and order.

The role requires proven warehouse leadership, strong organisational skills, and the ability to motivate a team. Benefits include employee discounts and career development opportunities within Booker Group.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a warehouse or logistics leadership role.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Ability to motivate and manage a team effectively.
• Knowledge of health and safety guidelines in a warehouse environment.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, coach, and support a warehouse team to achieve operational targets across two depots.
• Create and manage work schedules, organise daily picking requirements, and ensure fair distribution of workloads.
• Implement timelines, monitor progress, and encourage adherence to high standards of cleanliness, safety, and operational efficiency.
• Follow and enforce all health and safety procedures and company policies.
• Ensure proper use and reporting of warehouse equipment and PPE.
• Key holder responsibilities for the Bristol depot.

Skills

Team Leadership

Scheduling & Coordination

Operational Excellence

Health & Safety Compliance

Equipment Management

Site Security

Job description

• Location The Pensnett Estate, 88 Second Avenue, Kingswinford
• Contract TypePermanent
• Hours35
• Closing Date 26 October, 2026
• Business Unit Venus Wines

The Pensnett Estate, 88 Second Avenue, KingswinfordDY6 7PG

About the role

As a Team Leader at Venus Wine and Spirit Merchants Ltd, you will be responsible for overseeing and managing a team of depot staff in the absence of the depot supervisor at Kingswinford to ensure seamless logistics operations. Your role includes organising work schedules, assigning tasks, and maintaining exceptional standards of safety, cleanliness, and operational efficiency. You will provide coaching and support to team members, monitor their progress, and foster a productive and collaborative working environment to achieve both daily and long-term objectives.

Main Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Develop, coach, and support a warehouse team to achieve operational targets across two depots.
• Scheduling and Coordination: Create and manage work schedules, organise daily picking requirements, and ensure fair distribution of workloads.
• Operational Excellence: Implement timelines, monitor progress, and encourage adherence to high standards of cleanliness, safety, and operational efficiency.
• Health and Safety Compliance: Follow and enforce all health and safety procedures and company policies.
• Equipment Management: Ensure proper use and reporting of warehouse equipment and PPE.
• Site security: Key holder responsibilities for the Bristol depot.

You will need

• Proven experience in a warehouse or logistics leadership role.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Ability to motivate and manage a team effectively.
• Knowledge of health and safety guidelines in a warehouse environment.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

What's in it for you

Employee discounts after 4 weeks, such as:

• A Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
• 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals throughout the year.
• Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
• Access to the Reward Gateway employee benefits platform, offering a range of retail discounts, cashback offers and wellbeing resources.
• Discounted RAC cover.
• Discounts at Merlin Entertainments UK.

After 3 months:

• A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.

Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country. We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, eight distribution centres, five Best Food Logistics sites, as well as six support centre locations across the UK.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Booker means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Booker and Best, we always welcome conversations about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life‑changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we may be able to support you.

Please note
We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, and driving roles.
On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.
*Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however, is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*