URBN Team Leader (AM Shift)

Urban Outfitters, Inc.; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global retailer is seeking an URBN Team Leader for their Distribution Centre in Peterborough. The successful candidate will direct operational activities, lead a team, and drive a culture of continuous improvement. Strong leadership, operational management experience, and excellent communication skills are essential. The position offers a salary of £45,627 per year and includes benefits like an employee discount of up to 40% and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Employee Assistance program

Free gym membership

Private Medical Insurance

Up to 40% off at all URBN Brands

Cycle to work scheme

Structured support for development

Qualifications

• Experience managing key operational areas in distribution/warehousing.
• Knowledge of end-to-end warehousing processes.
• Previous team management experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Direct operational activities to meet People, Process, Cost, and Service expectations.
• Lead the team to drive culture and support vision and values.
• Execute people management processes effectively.

Skills

Leadership

Operational management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Tools

Warehouse Management Systems

MS Office

Job description

URBN Team Leader (AM Shift)

Urban Outfitters, Inc.
Peterborough, CM, PE73HH

£45,627 per year - estimated ?
Full time
CLOSING SOON

URBN UK Limited is part of the URBN Group, a global retailer, with its European Head Office located in London. Its retail offering in Europe takes the form of three brands. With stores in more than 10 European countries and a strong e-commerce presence, we're driven by the same core values as our customers, and we approach our work with a sense of community and purpose that sets our brands apart. We love what we do.

Directs operational activities for Distribution Centre functions to meet People, Process, Cost and Service expectations. Supports and drives continuous improvement efforts. Maintains positive relationships with all internal stakeholders. Leads the team in a way that furthers our culture, helping achieve our vision and values.

• Lead and engage a department and a team within it, in a way that drives our culture and supports our vision and values.
• Ensures that SOPs are followed and worked to in all operational tasks and that all employees are trained against these SOP's before they are operational, and always ensure compliance.
• Driving and maintaining a great place to work, by following effective communication, promoting H&S best practice, plus maintaining a culture of continuous improvement.
• Support, follow and execute first stage people management processes such as development programmes, return to work interviews, investigations, disciplinaries and performance management.
• Previous experience of managing key operational areas in a distribution/warehousing environment, with a knowledge of end-to-end warehousing processes, ideally gained in a fashion/lifestyle or FMCG environment.
• Strong organisational skills, with a flexible approach to meeting business needs, plus good problem solving and decision‑making ability.
• Experience managing a small team, with a proven ability to effectively use a variety of people‑management tools and processes, in order to achieve operational objectives.
• Skilled at building productive and effective relationships with key internal stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, with a working knowledge of Warehouse Management Systems and MS Office I.T packages.

• Wellbeing:
  • Employees Assistance program to support with mental, physical and financial health
  • Fully equipped free gym and 50% discount off external gym memberships
  • Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Discount:
  • Up to 40% off at all URBN Brands (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People and more!)
• Travel:
  • Cycle to work scheme
• Continued Development:
  • We offer structured support within the business alongside continued learning and development

URBN is an Equal Opportunities Employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We provide equal employment opportunities regardless of age, sexual orientation, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, marital status, religion, race, or disability. We base all our employment decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.