Warehouse Manager

TN United Kingdom; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Warehouse Manager to lead operations at their Blackburn site. This role involves ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, managing stock effectively, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, a results-driven mindset, and the ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment. Join a dynamic team at a leading manufacturer of high-quality ambient cakes and desserts, where your contributions will directly impact the success of the operations and the satisfaction of customers across the UK and Europe.

Benefits

Access to Company Shop

25 Days Holiday

24/7 GP Access

In-house Learning & Development

Quarterly and Yearly Awards

Free On-site Parking

Free Refreshments

Qualifications

• Experience in managing warehouse operations in food manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of health and safety and food safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversee health and safety, food safety, and GMP compliance.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives in warehouse operations.

Skills

Warehouse Operations Management

Health and Safety Compliance

Food Safety Management

Stock Management

People Management

Continuous Improvement Mindset

IT Literacy

ERP Systems Knowledge

Tools

ERP Systems

Excel

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The Warehouse Manager Role at BBF

The Warehouse Manager will provide leadership and management support to the warehouse teams based at both the Blackburn and Shadsworth Bakery sites.

They will work to ensure the successful delivery of professional inbound, stock holding, and outbound processes to appropriately service the bakeries while maintaining a safe working environment, compliance with required standards, and providing the necessary support to direct reports and cross-functional colleagues.

Who are we looking for?

• Previous experience managing warehouse operations within a similar-sized food manufacturing environment.
• Management experience in Health and Safety, food safety, and GMP compliance.
• Demonstrable understanding of stock management and WMS systems (preferred).
• Strong people management and influencing skills, with a keen eye for detail.
• Results-driven with a continuous improvement mindset and a flexible, can-do attitude.
• Able to work autonomously, prioritize effectively, and stay objective under pressure.
• Strong team player with excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• IT literate with working knowledge of ERP systems and Excel.

The Role of Warehouse Manager at BBF

• Maintain and continuously improve all aspects of health and safety, food safety, and GMP.
• Oversee the maintenance of all racking, FLTs, and storage areas, ensuring all safety checks are completed in line with HSE guidelines.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives across the yard, storage, systems, and vehicle management processes.
• Drive waste and cost reduction through minimizing damages and operational errors.
• Work closely with operations and site teams to ensure smooth movement of goods in and out of the factory.
• Attend daily and weekly site review meetings, ensuring actions are clearly communicated and delivered to conclusion.
• Resolve service-impacting issues effectively, both internally and externally.
• Liaise with Supply Chain and 3PLs on transport requirements to ensure alignment with production plans.
• Ensure all vehicle temperature checks and inspection sheets are completed to the required standards.
• Accurately process all incoming and outgoing paperwork into the ERP system, collaborating with Finance to resolve any invoice discrepancies.
• Monitor and maintain stock storage locations within the ERP system, ensuring correct batch/date is shown and transfers to external storage are timely and accurate.
• Identify and resolve stock date and batch rotation issues collaboratively.
• Provide training, mentoring, and support to build a high-performing, multi-skilled warehouse team.
• Set up and maintain warehouse KPIs, ensuring accurate reporting and performance tracking.
• Manage the CHEP pallet system, including stock counts and reporting requirements.
• Lead and complete all scheduled and ad hoc stock counts, reporting results, and investigating/resolving variances.

Who are BBF Limited?

BBF Limited is one of the UK's leading ambient cake and chilled dessert manufacturers, supplying major retailers across the UK and Europe with a wide range of high-quality products, including celebration cakes, mini rolls, mince pies, fruit pies, cheesecakes, crumbles, sponge cakes, cupcakes, and more.

We are passionate about our products and customer satisfaction. With recent growth and nearly 1,400 employees, this is an exciting time to join BBF Limited. We value talent and are committed to creating a positive and fun working environment, with events like Christmas fun days, pancake-flipping competitions, Red Nose Day, and odd-sock days.

What benefits do we offer?

• Access to 'Company Shop' — a discounted re-distributor of surplus food and household products
• 25 days holiday per annum plus statutory holidays
• 24/7 access to a GP and bereavement support
• Dedicated in-house Learning & Development team and online training platform with over 100 courses
• Recognition through Quarterly and Yearly BBF Star Awards
• Free on-site parking and refreshments

Recruitment Agencies

All recruitment is managed centrally via our internal team. We operate a recruitment PSL and do not currently accept unsolicited CVs. Please do not contact us directly about this vacancy or others, as any CVs sent to BBF employees will be considered unsolicited and not liable for a fee.