Warehouse Supervisor

TipTopJob; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in West Yorkshire seeks a Warehouse Manager to ensure efficient store operations and compliance with safety standards. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership, problem-solving skills, and proven warehouse experience. You'll oversee day-to-day management in a fast-paced environment, ensuring smooth operations and inventory accuracy. Competitive salary based on experience offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a stores environment.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily store operations for 100% material availability.
• Ensure adherence to health and safety procedures.
• Plan and monitor goods' receipt, storage, and dispatch.

Skills

Warehouse principles knowledge

Team working ability

Leadership and motivation

Customer deliverables understanding

Analytical and problem solving

People management skills

Computer literacy

Numerical skills

Organised and flexible

Job description

Salary dependent on experience

Monday to Friday: 40 hours per week

Bradford BD12 West Yorkshire: must live within a commutable distance to Bradford

Purpose Of Role

To deliver a world-class service to the plant, ensuring stock is available to maintain the production process. Responsible for the day-to-day management of people within the warehouse/stores function, to ensure company targets and objectives are met to meet customer demand, while ensuring that all staff comply with health and safety and standard operating procedures.

Responsible for housekeeping standards, 5S and continuous improvement. Act independently and is overseen by the departmental manager.

Roles And Responsibilities

• To manage the day-to-day store operations run smoothly and ensure 100% availability of all stocked materials
• Provide a safe working environment, adhering to health and safety procedures
• Plan, coordinate and monitor the receipt, storage and dispatch of goods, ensuring procedures are adhered to and completed in a correct and timely manner
• Ensure inventory is accurate and maintained via PPI counts/stock counts and keep accurate inventory of materials via SAP stock control system, safety stock limits.
• To manage a rolling stock check program (PPI counts), monitoring booking out procedures, escalation of issues and communicating reports
• Adhoc order placement as and when required in order to keep downtime as minimal as possible
• Work to reduce obsolete and slow moving stock (KPI)
• Departmental KPIs to be monitored and driven throughout the department and reported
• Maintain MRP run: flush through based on usage, lead time, cost etc to work with the buyer and ensure stock is moving continuously
• Goods in and out managed efficiently to ensure customer requests are met
• Build a good relationship with suppliers/customers
• Keep flow of stock sufficient (from supplier through to customer both internal and external: i.e., kanbans, line stock, storage locations)
• Work closely with the wider business to maximise quality, safety, customer satisfaction and profitability
• Ensure a customer-facing approach with a commitment to communicate effectively and build strong partnerships with all stakeholders
• Actively look at continuous improvement of current working practices, identifying cost savings without compromising quality, safety of others and yourself or service
• Issue goods from stock into work (from the system and physically)
• Handle invoice queries when related to goods in
• Maintain a clean, tidy workplace (housekeeping/5S)
• Safe and active approach to every aspect of work
• Organise store area and implement a one-piece flow system
• Any other reasonable management requests

People Management

• Build a team and create a team culture by working with employees to achieve company targets and objectives
• Coach team daily so that a common goal is focused upon and business objectives are met
• Plan and manage staff to meet daily operational requirements

Relationship Management

• Liaise with customers, suppliers and transport companies as and when required, in a timely way

Skills and Attributes

• Proven successful experience of working in a stores environment and a good knowledge of warehouse principles
• Ability to sustain and develop team working
• Ability to lead and motivate a team, utilising appropriate interpersonal styles
• Good understanding of customer deliverables, impact of failure and associated costs
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong people and performance management skills
• Computer literate
• Strong numerical skills
• Organised and flexible with attention to detail