Team Manager - Fresh

Morrisons; Sittingbourne; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holidays

Staff discount 15%

Discount card for family

Leadership development

Staff canteen

Free parking

Pension plan

Healthcare benefits

MyPerks discounts

Payroll charity donations

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

Morrisons is recruiting for a Warehouse Team Manager at our Distribution site. You will lead a busy, 24/7 operation with a team of colleagues, driving efficiency in goods in, picking and loading. This role demands strong people leadership and a focus on delivering excellent service to customers.

You will coach and develop your team, set targets, review progress and implement continuous improvement initiatives to keep performance on track in a fast-paced FMCG environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a warehouse or logistics FMCG environment.
• Team management experience is desirable but not essential.
• Strong coaching and development mindset.

Responsibilities

• Engage and communicate with your team to ensure efficient workflows across goods in, pick and loading.
• Set targets, review progress and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor KPIs and take action to meet performance goals.
• Lead by example in a fast-paced 24/7 distribution operation.

Skills

People management

Coaching

Performance tracking

Continuous improvement

Operational planning

Job description

More about the role

We are in a fantastic position to be offering Warehouse & Logistics Team Manager roles at our Distribution site where we have an onsite population in excess of 1000 colleagues across a 24/7 operation.

Your role as our Warehouse Team Manager, will be to engage and communicate with your team to ensure that it works efficiently in all areas such as goods in, pick and loading. You will do this through your expert experience having managed a fast paced FMCG logistics or warehouse team previously and you will be focused on managing your people to deliver the best possible service to your customers.

More about our perks

We value your hard work and commitment, and in return, we provide:

• Generous holiday entitlement
• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Competitive pension and life assurance
• Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• 'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Optional payroll charity donations
• A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

More about you

As we "Work with Purpose", these following points are critical to your success:

• Our colleagues are our priority and you will look to develop talent in your team through coaching and guidance
• You will set targets and review progress, creating plans to improve performance
• We expect you to be solutions driven, resolving operational problems and implementing continuous improvement initiatives
• Monitor and deliver KPIs, taking action to ensure they are met

As well as being a true people person, that can operate at pace and think outside the box, you should also meet the below:

• 2+ years in a warehouse or logistics FMCG environment
• Team management experience is desirable but not essential