Warehouse Shift Manager

Asda; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company seeks a Warehouse Shift Manager in Cambridge to oversee distribution operations, ensuring efficient and effective performance of the team. The role requires experience in distribution, strong communication skills, and a passion for quality. The position offers competitive pay and numerous benefits, including a colleague discount, company pension, and wellbeing support.

Benefits

Colleague discount: 15% off shopping

Discretionary company bonus scheme

Enhanced electric car scheme

Free eye test

Discounted rates on services

Access to flexible pay

Company pension

24/7 virtual GP

Excellent parental leave policies

Colleague recognition programme

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar distribution operation is essential.
• Proven track record of delivering results against KPIs.
• Passionate about quality and adhering to processes.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the operation runs smoothly and efficiently.
• Drive performance and encourage teamwork.
• Provide coaching support and development within the team.

Skills

Fast-paced environment adaptation

Team management

Effective communication

Performance-driven

Job description

Job Title

Warehouse Shift Manager

Location

Lymedale

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Shift Pattern

Work Shift: Days

Hours per Week

40

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits

Category

Warehousing/Material Management

Closing Date

31 August 2025

About the Role

As a Warehouse Shift Manager, you'll play a crucial role in our distribution centre, ensuring our operation runs smoothly and as efficiently as possible twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. You'll champion the unique Asda culture and be a role model to your team, ensuring they get the right products to the right store at the right time.

You'll be responsible for driving performance and encouraging a teamwork mentality. You will deliver coaching support development within your team and hold regular team ‘huddles' to ensuring your team are kept engaged and up to date.

If you're looking for a chance to develop in logistics, this could be the role for you! We'll work with you on your shifts, but late and weekend working are a requirement of the role

About You

As a Warehouse Shift Manager, experience working in a similar distribution operation is essential, with a proven track record of delivering results against KPI's. You'll be able to work in a fast-paced environment and be adaptable to change, whilst being passionate about doing the right thing for our customer's by driving quality and adhering to process.

You'll be naturally friendly and want to get stuck in, working with your team to deliver great results. You'll have an enthusiastic approach and be a strong coach, mentor, motivator and role model to the managers and colleagues around you, driving performance and working cross-functionally, communicating effectively across all levels. You'll be the ‘go to' person for training and upskilling,

Apply today by completing an online application…

Everything you'll love

Alongside a competitive salary, you'll get lots of other great benefits too, including:

• Colleague discount: 15% off your shopping at Asda from day 1 for you and a nominated user
• Discretionary company bonus scheme
• Access to an enhanced electric car scheme
• Free eye test for you and your nominated user
• Discounted rates and special offers on Asda services such as Mobile, Pharmacy, Opticians, Personal Loan, Pet Insurance, Travel Insurance, Travel Money, Tyres, Breakdown Cover
• Wagestream: access to flexible pay, income tracker, financial coaching, exclusive savings account and much more
• Company pension
• Wellbeing: including 24/7 virtual GP, 24/7 EAP service, as well as access to free counselling, legal, mortgage, cancer and bereavement support
• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
• Colleague recognition programme
• Special offers and discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking to theme parks and cinemas