Warehouse Shift Manager - Night Shift

DHL Germany; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in the East Midlands is seeking a Warehouse Shift Manager to lead their operations. This role involves monitoring warehousing activities, ensuring health and safety standards, and managing a proactive team. Ideal candidates will have previous experience in people management within warehousing/supply chain and strong IT literacy. The position offers a generous pension scheme and various employee benefits, emphasizing a commitment to safety and continuous improvement.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Free confidential 24/7 GP consultations

Hundreds of retail and lifestyle discounts

Affordable loans and savings schemes

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar people management role, within warehousing/supply chain.
• Customer management experience is advantageous.
• Start-up experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist operational management by monitoring and reporting on warehousing activities.
• Manage productivity by communicating expectations and monitoring stock movement.
• Ensure Health and Safety across the operation and drive a Safety First Culture.
• Support continuous improvement for efficient working practices.

Skills

People management

Customer management

IT Literacy

Tools

Microsoft Office

Warehouse Management Systems

Job description

Grade: RCS L
Contract Type: Secondment/Fixed Term - 6 months
Shift patterns: 4 on, 4 off Night Shift 18:30 - 06:30
Location: Derby - DE74 2BB

Think you know DHL? Think again! We're not just about delivering parcels. DHL Supply Chain is the world's leading logistics company and our people are the unsung heroes who keep the cogs turning and the country running smoothly.

We're now looking for a Warehouse Shift Manager to lead our operations and drive success.

If you're a proactive leader with a passion for logistics, we want you on our team!

✅ WHAT YOU'LL DO

• To directly assist operational management by initiating, monitoring and reporting on the effectiveness of all warehousing activities and staff performance of your designated shift
• To manage and implement productivity by communicating job expectations to direct line reports, monitoring stock movement and control, whilst ensuring that all deadlines are safely met within allocated time frames and always maintaining standards of excellence
• Responsible for Health and Safety across the operation and driving a Safety First Culture, to ensure all staff are safe within the workplace at all times
• Support a continuous improvement programme to increase efficient and effective working practices within the operation

✅ THIS ROLE WOULD SUIT PEOPLE WHO

• Previous experience in a similar people management role, within warehousing/supply chain
• Customer management experience is advantageous
• IT Literacy with experience using Microsoft Office and Warehouse Management Systems.
• Start-up experience is desirable

✅ WHY JOIN US?

• Join our generous pension scheme and benefit from an 8% employer contribution, alongside a 4% employee contribution
• Free confidential 24/7 GP consultations
• Hundreds of retail and lifestyle discounts
• Affordable loans, savings schemes and free mortgage advice
• Visit https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/working-at-dhl-supply-chain to learn more

✅ WHO WE ARE

We're the global leaders in supply chain management with 188,000 people in over 50 countries. Our expert teams work together to deliver for our customers across a range of industries including retail, automotive, healthcare and more.

✅ BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE

At DHL, we're all about creating a workplace where everyone's skills and experiences matter, and where you can be your true self every day.

As proud supporters of the Armed Forces Covenant, we value the skills and experience of ex-service personnel and are dedicated to helping our veterans find jobs.