Warehouse Team Leader

GE Vernova; Rugby; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Pension

Holiday entitlement

Job summary

GE Vernova in Rugby is seeking a Warehouse Team Lead to oversee the day-to-day running of the Systems and Spares warehouse. You will lead the stores team, set priorities, and ensure safe, accurate and efficient performance while coordinating stock movements and freight.

The role involves cycle counts, stock integrity, audits with finance, using SAP or a similar WMS, and driving continuous improvement with 5S/Kaizen.

Qualifications

• Previous experience leading a warehouse team in a distribution environment.
• Experience with stock management, inventory accuracy, and day-to-day warehouse processes.
• Experience with cycle counts, stock checks, wall-to-wall counts and discrepancy investigation.
• Experience coordinating carrier bookings, third-party logistics, or offsite storage.
• Experience supporting audit counts and working with finance on stock-related reports.
• SAP experience or similar inventory management system.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day running of the Systems and Spares warehouse
• Lead and guide the stores team, setting clear priorities and supporting safe, accurate and efficient performance
• Allocate workloads across receipt, storage, picking, packing and dispatch
• Maintain stock integrity through cycle counts and stock checks
• Fulfil internal material requests accurately and on time
• Coordinate carrier bookings and third-party logistics activity
• Investigate stock discrepancies and resolve issues
• Support warehouse quality processes and non-conformances
• Drive continuous improvement and 5S standards across the warehouse
• Maintain a safe, well-organised warehouse with strong housekeeping and safety inspections

Skills

Leadership

Stock control

Cycle counts

Discrepancy investigation

3PL coordination

5S Kaizen

Forklift license

Microsoft Office

Tools

SAP

Warehouse Management System

Job description

Job Description Summary

Für zugehörige Kundenausstattungs-, Einrichtungs- oder Infrastrukturprojekte: verantwortlich für Projektabwicklung, Ergebnisverantwortung und Kundenzufriedenheit durch Verwaltung der projektbezogenen Aktivitäten und Ressourcen. Beeinflusst die Qualität der eigenen Arbeit und der Arbeit anderer im Team.Führt betriebliche/technische Standardaufgaben aus, die in der Regel Anweisungen und Arbeitsabläufen unterliegen.Möglicherweise besteht Spielraum, um die Reihenfolge zu ändern und Aufgaben/Pflichten basierend auf sich ändernden Arbeitssituationen zu erledigen.

Job Description

• Oversee the day-to-day running of the Systems and Spares warehouse
• Lead and guide the stores team, setting clear priorities and supporting safe, accurate and efficient performance
• Allocate workloads across goods receipt, storage, picking, packing and dispatch ensuring materials are received, booked in and stored correctly
• Maintain stock integrity through cycle counts, stock checks and wall-to-wall counts where required
• Fulfil internal material requests accurately and on time
• Coordinate carrier bookings, collections, deliveries and third-party logistics activity as needed
• Investigate stock discrepancies, inventory loss and material control issues, following actions through to resolution
• Support warehouse quality processes, including logging, investigating and resolving non-conformances through the relevant business systems
• Help improve service, strengthen controls and support continuous improvement and Kaizen activity across the warehouse
• Maintain a safe and well-organised warehouse through strong housekeeping and 5S standards
• Carry out regular area safety inspections and ensure risk assessments cover warehouse activities
• Ensure equipment, plant and site are maintained, fit for use and operated safely in line with business and legal health and safety requirements
• Support cost control through effective inventory management, offsite storage oversight and responsible waste management

Candidate Essentials

• Previous experience in a Warehouse Team Lead or Supervisor role
• Strong background in a warehouse, stores or material control environment, with good understanding of stock management, inventory accuracy and day-to-day warehouse processes
• Experience with cycle counts, stock checks, wall-to-wall counts and discrepancy investigation
• Experience supporting non-conformance logging, investigation and resolution
• Experience coordinating carrier bookings, third-party logistics activity or offsite storage
• Experience supporting audit counts and working with finance and inventory owners on stock-related requirements and completing reports
• SAP experience or experience using a similar inventory management system
• Knowledge of 5S, Lean, Kaizen or continuous improvement principles
• Organised, with a practical approach to prioritising workload, problem-solving and attention to detail
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to coach and develop consistency and a strong team ethic
• Forklift licence with experience operating in a warehouse or manufacturing environment
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office
• Ideally you will live within a 45-minute commute of the site in Rugby

Desirable

• Experience using aWarehouse Management System (WMS)or similar stock control system
• Experience usingscanner devices or barcode-based warehouse processes

What we offer

At GE Vernova, we invest in your long-term success and wellbeing through a comprehensive, flexible benefits package designed to support what matters most to you.

• Total Reward: Competitive compensation including performance-related bonus, flexible pension, employer-funded private health insurance, income protection, and life assurance. Time to Recharge: 26 days of holiday, plus bank holidays.
• Flex Choice: Offers you the opportunity to take advantage of competitive corporate benefits that offer the option to buy and sell holiday, cycle to work scheme, financial planning, critical illness insurance, personal accident cover, dental cover, option to add family to private health scheme, childcare vouchers, travel insurance and gadget cover
• Career Growth: We provide a platform for continuous development. Through mentorship, open dialogue, and support for professional qualifications, we help you map a career path that evolves with your ambitions.

Why join us?

This is a great opportunity to join a well-established engineering business in Rugby and take ownership of an important warehouse function. You will lead a local team, improve key processes and play a visible part in supporting the delivery of systems and spares across the business.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No