Warehouse Manager- Exhibition Stands

Disrupt Talent; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Sick pay

Company events

Job summary

Disrupt Talent is recruiting for a Warehouse Manager in Lichfield to lead a brand-new, on-site warehouse for exhibition and live events. You will manage goods in/out, returns, and inventory across three local sites, driving setup of processes and layout as the operation scales.

The role involves forklift work and ensuring ISO 9001 and health and safety compliance. You should be highly organized, practical, and ready to influence a growing team while coordinating deliveries and international

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a similar warehouse role
• Forklift licence and UK driving licence
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 and health & safety standards
• Understanding of import/export procedures (training provided)
• Proficiency with inventory software and basic IT skills
• Highly organized, hands-on, with strong communication and team skills

Responsibilities

• Manage goods in, goods out and returns; keep inventory system up to date
• Ensure orders are picked, packed and ready for exhibitions and events
• Oversee stock across three sites with transfers by car
• Book collections and deliveries; operate forklift
• Lead warehouse team; enforce health and safety and ISO 9001 compliance

Skills

Forklift licence

UK driving licence

ISO 9001 knowledge

Health & safety

Import/export procedures

Inventory software

Strong communication

Tools

Inventory software

Job description

Warehouse Manager | Exhibitions & Live Events

Exhibition and Display Logistics Business

Lichfield (full time, on site)

Our client looks after the kit behind exhibitions, live events, airports and retail spaces. Their warehouses hold everything from exhibition stands to airport furniture and POS displays, all tracked on their own inventory system and shipped out to shows and sites all over the world. On the back of some big new contracts, they've just moved into a brand new warehouse and are setting it up from scratch. They need a hands‑on Warehouse Manager to take charge and make it run like clockwork.

What You'll Be Doing

You’ll run goods in, goods out and returns, keep the inventory system bang up to date, and process orders so the right kit is picked, packed and ready ahead of exhibitions and live events. Almost everything they store is bespoke, so no two jobs are the same, and items often go out at short notice anywhere in the world by dedicated van or UPS. You’ll book collections, take deliveries, jump on the forklift, manage the warehouse team and own health and safety and ISO 9001 processes across the site.

This is a rare chance to shape a warehouse from day one. You’ll have real say over the layout and the new processes as everything gets set up fresh. Stock is spread across three local sites, so you’ll be driving between them in your own car, and it’s properly hands on, including loading furniture up to 25kg. If you know your way around import and export procedures and commodity codes, brilliant. If not, training is available.

What You’ll Bring

• At least 3 years' experience in a similar warehouse role
• A valid forklift licence, a full UK driving licence and your own car
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 and solid health and safety knowledge
• Understanding of import and export procedures and commodity codes is a bonus (training provided)
• Basic computer skills and confidence keeping inventory software accurate
• Highly organised, hands on, with a strong work ethic and great communication and people skills

What's in it for you

• The chance to set up and shape a brand new warehouse your way
• Varied, bespoke work supporting exhibitions and live events around the world
• Company events
• On-site parking
• Sick pay