Warehouse Shift Manager

Booker Group; Rottingdean; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague card 10% off

Tesco discounts

Tesco Mobile 10%

Car/Home insurance discount

Eye test discount

Health checks 50% off

Save As You Earn scheme

Pension

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Booker Group, the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler, is seeking a Warehouse Operations Manager to support the site Operations Manager at the RSC. You will help manage receiving, storage, picking, and dispatch, ensuring cost-effective operations and adherence to safety standards.

Responsibilities include daily supervision, planning, budget control, and ensuring optimal warehouse performance to deliver excellent customer service and maintain productivity targets.

Qualifications

• Managing and coordinating daily warehouse operations.
• Ensuring receiving, storing, picking and dispatch aligns with productivity targets.
• Maintaining a safe working environment and compliance with procedures.

Responsibilities

• Oversee shift-wise operations to meet service levels and budgets.
• Lead and develop warehouse operatives to achieve targets.

Skills

Warehouse operations

Team management

Budget management

Health & safety

Planning & scheduling

Job description

What's in it for you

At Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:

• A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
• After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
• 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.
• Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
• Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
• 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
• Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
• After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
• Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
• Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
• Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family.
• A great holiday package

About the role

To support the site Warehouse Operations Manager in the efficient and cost effective management of all warehouse operations at the RSC

Support the Site Management team in the efficient and cost effective management of the warehouse operations.

You will be responsible for

• Ensuring the smooth running of the daily Warehouse operation, enabling the required level of service to be provided to the customer at all times.
• Ensuring the receiving, storing, picking and dispatch of goods in the correct manner to agreed productivity levels and within budgetary constraints, whilst maintaining a safe working environment through effective team management.

You will need

• The management of warehouse operations during their shift on a daily, period and annual basis and to ensure that the warehouse team meets their output targets through the effective management of warehouse operatives.
• Contribute to and support plans to improve quality of operations.
• Supervision of all warehouse operations on a daily, period and annual basis.
• Ensuring that all internal systems used within the department are adhered to and assist in the development of these.
• Management of ensuring legal compliance and in particular working hours and health and safety.
• Participates in operational planning.
• Management of budgetary control.
• To provide essential cover in the absence of the Operations Manager.
• Prioritise customer service.
• Manage MHE breakdowns whilst ensuring that the impact to the retailer is kept to a minimum.
• Ensuring that the warehouse department is optimised to deliver efficient customer service.

About The Company

Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country. We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, eight distribution centres, five Best Food Logistics sites, as well as six support centre locations across the UK.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Booker means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we're a place where Everyone's Welcome.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That's why at Booker and Best, we always welcome conversations about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we may be able to support you.

We're proud that Booker is a Disability Confident Committed employer and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

Please note We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, and driving roles. On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.

*Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however, is operated separately from the core Tesco busines