Team Leader - Venus, Kinsgwinford

Booker; Kingswinford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts (Tesco)

Tesco Mobile deals

RAC cover

Merlin Entertainments discounts

Reward Gateway benefits

Discounts on Tesco purchases

Job summary

Venus Wine and Spirit Merchants Ltd is seeking a Team Leader in Kingswinford to oversee a depot team in the depot supervisor's absence, ensuring smooth logistics operations. You will organise schedules, coach staff, and uphold safety and efficiency across two depots.

You will drive performance, monitor progress, and foster a collaborative environment to achieve daily and longer-term objectives. This role requires strong leadership and a proactive safety mindset.

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 targets across two depots.
• Create and manage work schedules, organise daily picking, and distribute workloads fairly.
• Monitor progress and ensure high standards of cleanliness, safety, and efficiency.
• Follow health and safety procedures and company policies.
• Manage warehouse equipment, PPE, and act as site security for Bristol depot.

Skills

Warehouse leadership

Organisational skills

Team motivation

Health and safety

Communication skills

Job description

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.

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.

You will be responsible for

• 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.
  

Whats 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.
  

About Us

Venus Wine and Spirit Merchants Ltd is a well‑established and respected UK‑based distributor of premium wines and spirits, owned by Booker since June 2024. With over 20 years of experience, we are committed to supplying the highest quality products to our customers and delivering exceptional customer. We have our headquarters in Tottenham N17, a distribution depot in Leeds, Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham and Gerry's in Soho London - one of the country's most famous spirits shops.