Warehouse Supervisor

HR Duo; Shepperton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Training and development with career-fi

Holiday entitlement of 28 days, incl.

Benefit/Reward platform

Job summary

Longacres Garden Centre is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor for our Shepperton warehouse. You will lead a friendly team, oversee deliveries, storage, and order picking, and coordinate inter-store transfers and transport planning.

The role requires prior supervisory and logistics experience, with a focus on maintaining safety, morale, and efficient warehouse operations within a family-run retail environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in supervisory roles and ability to lead a team and maintain morale.
• Previous logistic experience.
• Willingness to develop and learn.

Responsibilities

• Receiving and processing all deliveries and report any discrepancies.
• Stowing and storing all deliveries safely and optimising the available storage space.
• Picking orders for customer deliveries and collections.
• Organise inter-store transfers.
• Performing Warehouse Inventory controls where required.
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment.
• Overseeing the compost and stoneware departments.
• Ensuring all areas within the warehouse, compost, and stoneware departments are safe.
• Produce staff rosters for the Warehouse, Transport, and Internet departments so that departments are appropriately covered.
• Organising and managing the transport team.
• Ensuring the upkeep and maintenance of all machinery, making sure they are all within legal regulations.
• Communicate with and support all trading departments.
• Manage and aid the Transport Department plan their routes.
• To assist in other areas of the Garden Centre as required

Skills

Leadership

Logistic experience

Supervising a warehouse

Enthusiastic

Willing to develop/learn

Job description

Longacres Garden Centre aims to be the destination of choice for garden enthusiasts, offering exceptional service and high-quality products at competitive prices. Established in 1979 as a family-run business, Longacres has grown to include six stores across the South East of England, employing over 700 staff in 2026. As a growing company, we provide ample opportunities for personal development and learning within a supportive, inclusive, and friendly team environment. We are deeply committed to our loyal customers, delivering high quality products while maintaining affordability. Guided by our core values - trust and integrity, family, teamwork, accountability, and retail excellence - we strive to continuously enhance the customer experience and foster lasting relationships.

Are you looking for a new and senior position to progress your career in a warehouse operational environment?

We are looking for a new Warehouse Supervisor to join and lead our friendly warehouse team. We are looking for a methodical and responsible individual to fill this exciting role here at Longacres! You will need to be experienced in supervisory roles and be able to lead a team and keep morale up within it.

• Free onsite parking
• Training and development with opportunities to forge a career with us
• Holiday entitlement of 28 days, including bank holidays
• Benefit/Reward platform

Store: Shepperton

Department: Warehouse/Goods Received

Contract: Monday to Friday with a day off in the week and alternate weekends

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Receiving and processing all deliveries and report any discrepancies.
• Stowing and storing all deliveries safely and optimising the available storage space.
• Picking orders for customer deliveries and collections.
• Organise inter-store transfers.
• Performing Warehouse Inventory controls where required.
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment.
• Overseeing the compost and stoneware departments.
• Ensuring all areas within the warehouse, compost, and stoneware departments are safe.
• Produce staff rosters for the Warehouse, Transport, and Internet departments so that departments are appropriately covered.
• Organising and managing the transport team.
• Ensuring the upkeep and maintenance of all machinery, making sure they are all within legal regulations.
• Communicate with and support all trading departments.
• Manage and aid the Transport Department plan their routes.
• To assist in other areas of the Garden Centre as required

Key Skills and Competencies

• You are enthusiastic and approachable
• You are willing to develop and learn
• Previous logistic experience
• Prior leadership experience
• Previous experience supervising a warehouse. (desirable but not strictly essential)

Additional Information

Number of positions: 1

You have the right to lodge a complaint with us via Longacres as well as the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if you believe we have not complied with the requirements of the UK GDPR or Data Protection Act 2018 in relation to your personal data. If you have any concerns about the way your personal data has been processed, please let us know in the first instance. We will acknowledge your complaint within 30 days, investigate any issues you have raised while keeping you informed of progress, and advise you of the outcome without undue delay.