Warehouse Supervisor

Danish Crown A/S; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global food business in Rochdale seeks a Logistics Supervisor to lead warehouse and transport operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in supervision within a manufacturing or FMCG environment, ensuring safety and efficiency. Responsibilities include managing intake, storage, and despatch operations and ensuring strict compliance with safety standards. This full-time role offers a competitive salary of £38,000 and a stable work schedule in a supportive environment focused on professional growth.

Qualifications

• Proven background in warehouse or transport supervision, ideally in manufacturing or FMCG.
• High proficiency in SAP or similar WMS/ERP systems.
• Experience in managing temperature-controlled food safety.

Responsibilities

• Oversee intake, storage, and despatch schedules ensuring FIFO compliance.
• Supervise shift operations and manage staffing levels.
• Maintain real-time SAP data accuracy and conduct stock reconciliations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Forklift license

Job description

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Lead our warehouse and transport operations to ensure every product moves safely, accurately and efficiently from intake to despatch.

What you will be doing

As the Logistics Supervisor, you will be the driving force behind our daily warehouse operations, ensuring our team meets high standards of performance and service while maintaining a safety-first culture.

• Operational Excellence: Oversee all intake, storage, and despatch schedules, ensuring strict FIFO compliance and load accuracy.
• Team Leadership: Supervise shift operations, manage staffing levels, and coach your team to maintain peak performance and welfare.
• Inventory Integrity: Maintain real-time SAP data accuracy and conduct regular stock reconciliations to minimise write-offs.
• Safety & Compliance: Champion Health & Safety protocols, conduct equipment checks, and ensure all activities meet food safety and audit standards.

What you will bring

We are looking for a proactive leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and possesses the technical expertise to manage complex supply chain demands.

• Experience: Proven background in warehouse or transport supervision, ideally within a manufacturing or FMCG environment, with a track record of meeting OTIF targets.
• Hard Skills: High proficiency in SAP or similar WMS/ERP systems, competence in Microsoft Office, and an understanding of temperature-controlled food safety; a valid Forklift license is a distinct advantage.
• Soft Skills: A decisive problem-solver and effective communicator who can motivate a team under pressure while maintaining a sharp attention to detail.

Joining Danish Crown means stepping into a pivotal role where your leadership directly impacts our operational excellence. You will have the autonomy to manage shift operations and the opportunity to drive continuous improvement initiatives, helping us refine our processes and elevate our logistics standards.

At our Rochdale site, you will find a supportive environment that values your expertise and encourages professional growth. We offer a competitive salary of £38,000 and a stable Monday-to-Friday schedule, providing the perfect platform for a dedicated logistics professional to make a meaningful impact within a global food business.

About us

Danish Crown UK is a business built on trust, teamwork and ambition. We exist to deliver food that people believe in and we know that takes strong leadership and collaborative cultures.

Our leadership principles guide us. We act for the good of the whole organisation. We hire brilliant people and help them grow. We are ambitious, curious and open to new ideas. We build trust by accepting mistakes as part of development. We believe real leadership is earned through example, not title.

Whoever joins us will help create a workplace where people feel safe to speak up, share ideas, challenge old ways of working and stretch themselves to achieve more. If that sounds like the environment where you thrive, we would love to hear from you.