Warehouse Supervisor

Kenect Recruitment Ltd; Dewsbury; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Kenect Recruitment Ltd in Dewsbury is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor to manage stock control, picking, and inter-branch movements. This permanent role offers a 44-hour week, Monday to Friday 7am–5pm with alternate Saturdays 8am–12pm and a salary of £30,000 per year.

You will lead a small team, ensure health and safety compliance, conduct stock takes and manage invoicing documentation for deliveries. Forklift licence is preferred, with opportunities for training and development.

Qualifications

• Counterbalance forklift licence preferred but not essential.
• Knowledge of warehouse management is advantageous.
• Proven supervisory/managerial skills.
• Literate in computer system skills; experience with warehouse management systems is advantageous.
• Working knowledge of health and safety.

Responsibilities

• Receive parts from supplier and inter-branch transfers, ensuring delivery accuracy against orders.
• Carry out cycle and perpetual stock counts and report variances.
• Pick customer and inter-branch orders for dispatch and confirm notes for invoicing.
• Maintain high housekeeping standards and safe working environment.
• Assist with annual stock takes and coordinate with Branch Manager on safety and PPE.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Forklift license

Warehouse management knowledge

People management

Health and safety knowledge

Computer systems literacy

Job description

Job Title: Warehouse Supervisor
Location: Dewsbury
Salary: £30,000
Hours: Mon-Fri 7am-5pm & alternate Saturdays 8am-12pm (44hr per week)

This role is permanent from day one!

PURPOSE OF ROLE: Responsible for receiving of parts stocks, branch inventory control, picking of customer orders for delivery, inter-branch movements and customer and supplier collections. Managing a safe working environment and maintaining high housekeeping standards. Meeting or exceeding KPIs in terms stock accuracy, condition, and service measures, in line with branch and customer requirements.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Receive parts from supplier and Interbranch transfer and ensure delivery against purchase orders is correct. Responsible for reporting receipt discrepancies to source for investigation.
• Check quality of product and raise any discrepancies or damage of items.
• Correctly pick customer and interbranch orders against pick note ready for dispatch.
• Ensure pick notes confirmed to generate invoice production.
• Responsible for investigating customer or internal branch transfer stock receipt queries within 24hrs of advice.
• Responsible to produce customer invoices and advice notes.
• Ensure vehicle batteries are charged and tested before point of sale/despatch.
• Ensure waste product is disposed of correctly in line with health & safety and waste management compliance.
• Responsible for cycle and perpetual stock counts are carried out as per branch schedules and reporting of variances/investigation to branch manager.
• Work in conjunction with branch management to prepare for and manage annual branch stock take according to company procedures.
• Responsible for ensuring regular inspection of all manual handling equipment according to company procedures and safe for use, raising any defects with the Branch Manager for immediate attention.
• Locking and unlocking of premises as and when required.
• Responsible for ensuring stores, internal/extremal communal areas are maintained to a high housekeeping standard, raising any issues with the Branch Manager for attention.
• Comply with the Company’s requirements in respect of health & safety compliance including the carrying out of risk assessments and the wearing of PPE, including all staff and visitors complying with expected standards.

KEY SPECIALIST SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Counterbalance forklift licence preferred but not essential.
• Knowledge of warehouse management an advantage but not essential.
• Proven Supervisory/Managerial skills.
• Literate in computer system skills, experience of warehouse management systems an advantage.
• Working knowledge of Health and Safety.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Team Working.
• U.K. driving licence.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills.