Warehouse Team Leader

Scientific Laboratory Supplies; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Company pension

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave

Small, friendly teams and staff events

Career development opportunities

Living Wage Employer

Job summary

Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS) in Nottingham is seeking a Warehouse Team Leader to drive efficient warehouse operations and maintain high inventory accuracy. The role involves coordinating with transport partners, optimizing distribution, and ensuring on-time order fulfilment.

You will lead a team, develop staff, and implement streamlined processes across shifts, with travel to UK sites as required. A commitment to operational excellence and data-driven decisions is essential.

Responsibilities

• Oversee efficient warehouse operations and ensure accuracy of inventory and order processing.
• Coordinate with transport providers and 3PL partners to optimise delivery service and reduce costs.
• Lead, mentor and develop the warehouse team, defining structure and succession plans.
• Extract, analyse and present data to senior management to drive operational improvements.

Job description

Warehouse Team Leader

Location: Fairham Business Park, Nottingham.

Permanent. Rotating shifts, Monday to Friday.

SLS have an exciting opportunity for a Warehouse Team Leader to join our innovative & fast-paced business based in Nottingham. In this key role you will be responsible for ensuring seamless operations between our warehouse and external logistics partners, helping to streamline processes, maintain inventory accuracy, and optimize distribution efficiency. The shift pattern for this role is rotating Mon-Friday 6am – 2pm and 2pm-10pm.

About Us:

SLS are the UK’s largest independent supplier of laboratory equipment, chemicals & consumables. Because of our independence, we have a unique approach to sourcing & supplying the highest quality, best value products & brands.

About the job:

You will be responsible for ensuring that your team are successfully running an efficient warehouse operation to fulfil operational and customer demands and meet set targets. You will seek to constantly improve the operational effectiveness by optimising the warehouse management systems and automation to achieve the highest productivity and accuracy rates. This will be achieved by defining and executing the most effective operational team structure. By developing all team members plus identifying key individuals for mentorship you will ensure effective succession plans are in place to motivate and maximise performance.

It is essential to ensure seamless integration with the transport operation, improving service and reducing costs, damages and CO2 within the SLS van and carriers. You will negotiate and manage relationships with all carriers and warehouse equipment suppliers and where possible resolve any issues or problems which occur in the warehouse and use your discretion to elevate the issue to a more senior level when appropriate. Acting as a liaison between the warehouse, 3PL providers, and internal teams, you ensure customer orders are processed accurately and shipped on time, working closely with customer service teams to address any order-related issues promptly.

About you:

As a member of the SLS management team you represent the company’s values and will portray a professional image to all colleagues, customers and suppliers, reinforcing our culture of operational excellence. Strong organisational skills with the ability to plan, communicate and execute defined plans in line with the overall SLS strategy are paramount.

You lead by example, work flexibly and are prepared to put in additional hours, as required to meet deadlines. It is essential to have a willingness to learn, challenge yourself, have a strong sense of initiative and have the desire to grow as an individual as well as part of the business.

IT literate and able to extract, analyse and examine data to provide concise reports and provide advice to the whole SLS senior management team.

The successful applicant must hold a valid UK driving licence and be prepared to travel to all our sites regularly throughout the UK and Ireland.

What we offer:

Alongside our commitment to your professional & personal development, the Warehouse Team Leader will also receive a generous benefits package including:

• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Company pension
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave
• Small, friendly, & sociable teams with staff events
• Career opportunities for development & progression

We are also proud to be a Living Wage Employer

SLS is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs