Warehouse First Line Manager — Lead Teams in Fast Ops

Culina; Rugby; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave - 20 days

Pension scheme - 4% employee and 4% (4

Life Assurance - x2 annual salary

Eye Care Vouchers

Wellness support (EAP)

Employee discounts

Job summary

Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) in Rugby is seeking a compassionate Warehouse First Line Manager for a full-time permanent role. You will oversee operational performance, guiding a team to meet service levels safely and efficiently, while aligning with customer requirements.

The role focuses on people development, shift planning, and ensuring compliance with key controls and logs. A strong background in logistics, WMS, and SAP is advantageous, and a proactive communicator will thrive here.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as FLM or senior WH operative in logistics/3PL.
• Strong computer skills and high attention to detail.
• Experience with WMS and SAP is advantageous.
• Excellent people management and coaching abilities.

Responsibilities

• Act as the key point of contact with administration, stock and management teams.
• Prepare and complete shift handover documents and distribute data for the next shift.
• Performance management of operatives using warehouse management system tools.
• Manage your team and ensure compliance to people processes and policy.
• Create training and forward resource plans to ensure the right skills on shift.
• Ensure all safety and legal checks are completed and signed off monthly.
• Assist with weekly customer updates as required.

Skills

People management

Leadership

WMS proficiency

SAP knowledge

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

WMS

Job description

Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) in Rugby is seeking a compassionate Warehouse First Line Manager for a full-time permanent role. You will oversee operational performance, guiding a team to meet service levels safely and efficiently, while aligning with customer requirements.

The role focuses on people development, shift planning, and ensuring compliance with key controls and logs. A strong background in logistics, WMS, and SAP is advantageous, and a proactive communicator will thrive here.