Warehouse Team Leader

Pertemps North Midlands; South Derbyshire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Holidays accrual

Mortgage reference

Weekly or monthly pay

Job summary

Pertemps North Midlands is seeking an experienced Warehouse Team Leader for a brand new operation in Foston, Dove Valley Park. You will lead day-to-day planning, staffing, and execution to drive efficiency, safety, and scalable operations.

Responsibilities include overseeing stock control, order picking, goods in/out, and reporting. A starting salary of £30,000–£35,000 depending on experience is offered along with pension and holiday accrual benefits.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership and people management experience.
• Strong organisational skills with ability to prioritise.
• Proven track record in warehouse operations and processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe working environment following Health, Safety and Quality procedures.
• Ensure orders are processed efficiently to meet customers' timescales.
• Plan, coordinate and monitor receipt, storage and dispatch of goods.

Skills

Leadership

Organisation

Problem solving

Supply chain experience

Warehouse operations

Job description

Warehouse Team Leader

Pertemps are seeking an experienced, highly organised, hands‑on Warehouse Team Leader for our clients brand new operation in Foston, Dove Valley Park.

The ideal candidate must have strong leadership, organisational, and problem‑solving capabilities, excellent supply chain experience and a proven track record in warehouse operations. This individual will be responsible for overseeing the day‑to‑day operational planning, staffing and implementation, ensuring efficiency, safety and scalability.

As the Warehouse Team Lead you will be instrumental in optimising workflow, driving productivity, and ensuring operational excellence in delivering dedicated warehouse‑as‑a‑service to all business units operating within the facility.

Key Outcomes and Responsibilities

• Provide a safe working environment, adhering to Health, Safety and Quality related procedures and ensuring they are always understood and practiced by the team
• Ensure orders are processed efficiently and that the delivery of product meets customers timescales/requirements
• Plan, co‑ordinate and monitor the receipt, storage, and dispatch of goods
• Supervise and proactively control order picking, goods in, goods out operations to ensure accuracy with minimum handling and stock damage
• Organise, facilitate, and manage stock takes at regular intervals
• Identify errors and eliminate root cause using robust countermeasures whilst adopting the corrective actions to eliminate repeat issues
• Monitor and maintain stock accuracy by ensuring the physical stock is in line with the warehouse management system to ensure all stock movements are recorded to ensure accuracy
• Completing and maintaining all daily and weekly reports and logs for the warehouse.
• Ensuring that all workflow procedures and processes are followed by direct reports.
• Coaching, training, and guiding direct reports

The successful Warehouse Team Leader will receive:

• A starting salary between £30,000 to £35,000 dependent on experience

The benefits of working with Pertemps:

• 24/7 consultant support
• Pension
• Holidays accrual
• Mortgage reference
• Weekly or monthly pay - you choose