Warehouse Supervisor

The Best Connection; Bilston; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

The Best Connection Group is recruiting an experienced Warehouse Supervisor to lead a busy warehouse operation, ensuring customer orders are fulfilled accurately and on time while maintaining high standards of health and safety, stock control and team performance.

You will supervise and motivate staff, monitor picking and packing, oversee stock checks and FIFO rotation, promote a clean 5S standard and ensure on-time dispatch.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising staff in a warehouse environment.
• Strong leadership, communication and team management skills.
• Experience with SAP is desirable.
• Good understanding of health and safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and motivate warehouse employees to achieve daily targets and fulfil customer orders.
• Monitor picking and packing performance, including individual pick rates.
• Communicate shift requirements, priorities and performance expectations to the team.
• Promote and maintain high standards of health and safety.
• Support picking, packing, goods-in and dispatch operations as required.
• Process incoming and outgoing stock using the SAP system.
• Carry out stock checks, maintain accurate records and apply FIFO stock rotation.
• Ensure customer orders and outgoing shipments are processed and dispatched on time.
• Coordinate workloads and ensure vehicles are loaded by the end of the working day.
• Monitor temporary staffing levels, supporting training and cost efficiency.
• Maintain warehouse housekeeping standards in line with 5S principles.
• Maintain warehouse security and accurate control of goods inwards and outwards.
• Act as the first point of contact for warehouse queries and support the Warehouse Manager as required.

Skills

Staff supervision

Leadership

Communication

Team management

SAP experience

Stock control

Health & safety

Numeracy

Tools

SAP

Job description

The Best Connection is recruiting on behalf of our client for an experienced Warehouse Supervisor.

This is a temp-to-perm opportunity, offering the successful candidate the chance to secure a permanent position following an initial temporary period.

You will lead a busy warehouse operation, ensuring customer orders are fulfilled accurately and on time while maintaining high standards of health and safety, stock control and team performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and motivate warehouse employees to achieve daily targets and fulfil customer orders.
• Monitor picking and packing performance, including individual pick rates.
• Communicate shift requirements, priorities and performance expectations to the team.
• Promote and maintain high standards of health and safety.
• Support picking, packing, goods-in and dispatch operations as required.
• Process incoming and outgoing stock using the SAP system.
• Carry out stock checks, maintain accurate records and apply FIFO stock rotation.
• Ensure customer orders and outgoing shipments are processed and dispatched on time.
• Coordinate workloads and ensure vehicles are loaded by the end of the working day.
• Monitor temporary staffing levels, supporting training and cost efficiency.
• Maintain warehouse housekeeping standards in line with 5S principles.
• Maintain warehouse security and accurate control of goods inwards and outwards.
• Act as the first point of contact for warehouse queries and support the Warehouse Manager as required.

Skills and Experience

• Previous experience supervising staff in a warehouse environment.
• Strong leadership, communication and team management skills.
• Good computer skills, with SAP experience highly desirable.
• Experience in picking, packing, stock control or shipping operations.
• A good understanding of health and safety procedures.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and meeting deadlines.

First Aid qualification: Desirable. Training will be provided if required.

Working Hours

38 hours per week

• Monday: 8:30am - 5:00pm
• Tuesday to Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Training and Induction

An initial training programme of approximately four weeks will be provided.

• One day travelling from Kilmarnock.
• Three days of intensive SAP process training at the Bilston warehouse.
• Travel back on Friday.

Hotel accommodation and travel costs will be covered by the client.