Warehouse Team Leader

Toolstation Limited; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive training and development programs

Secure career opportunities in retail

Inclusive company culture

Job summary

Toolstation Limited is seeking a Supervisor for their logistics operations in West Midlands. The successful candidate will lead a team, enhance operational efficiency, and ensure high levels of service and safety. This role offers a unique opportunity to grow in a dynamic retail environment, backed by extensive support for career development.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a supervisory role in logistics.
• Energetic, positive, and highly motivated.
• Ability to foster an inclusive team culture.

Responsibilities

• Support team leaders and coach team to meet targets.
• Ensure smooth operations through effective communication.
• Identify risks and propose improvements for the operation.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Motivation

Reliability

Problem-Solving

Job description

What you'll do

Working 37.5 hours per week on a day shift 6am - 2pm

Toolstation is rapidly becoming a leader in the UK retail landscape. We're on a mission to revolutionise the market, offering both trade professionals and DIY enthusiasts an unbeatable combination of extensive product range, competitive prices, and exceptional stock availability. Whether customers prefer to shop in-store or online, we ensure they get the products they need, precisely when they need them.

You’ll be key to making that happen. Supporting your team in making sure the right products arrive at the right branches in perfect condition. The key is in maintaining an efficient and unified team operation by ensuring communication is slick. Your team will be working at pace (we move over a million units each week and 300,000 lines), and you will be working effectively with the inbound and outbound teams to maximise productivity whilst maintaining high levels of accuracy. It can be hot in the summer and cold in the winter. But if you and your team take real pride in what you do, our customers will notice and love us all the more for it.

Day-to-day

Supporting.Whether it’s assisting the Operations Manager, working closely with other team leaders or motivating, engaging and coaching the team to achieve targets, you'll instil our safety culture, ensuring each member of the team goes home safe and well after a productive days work.

Communicating.Be it with the Buying department and suppliers, or your team in daily briefings, you’ll make sure communication is at the heart of everything you do to ensure a smooth operation.

Delivering great service.You’ll lead the operation to ensure the highest level of stock availability on the pick face – and you’ll do it with a smile on your face – no matter how busy you are and coaching the team to do the same.

Improving.Never resting on your laurels. Identifying risks and formulating ideas to reduce them, making proposals for improvement and implementation. And when it comes to your team, you’ll do the same; mentoring, coaching and developing them to help them fulfil their roles and progress with Toolstation.

Building a fun working environment.Maintaining our great product availability and high standards, while making sure that it’s somewhere everyone loves coming to work.

What you'll bring

Knowledge.You’re at home in large scale logistics and distribution operations working in a Supervisory role already.

Hard work and passion.You’re energetic, positive, highly motivated and you foster an inclusive culture where everyone enjoys being part of the team.

A love of team work.Be happy to muck in and get your hands dirty whilst leading the team by example.

Reliability.Be there when we need you, be flexible and fun to be around.

Yourself.Bring your whole self to work and let your true personality shine through.

What you'll get

Joining our team means joining a business built around people: our customers and our colleagues. You’ll find every opportunity to be yourself and to bring your personality and potential to work. Wherever you join us, you’ll also find some of the most secure opportunities in retail and so many more opportunities to take your career in retail wherever you want – up the ladder or across the business. And because we want to do our best for you, you’ll be supported all the way with training, development and benefits that are some of the best in retail.

Toolstation. The story so far.

We’re one of Britain’s fastest growing multi-channel retailers of tools, accessories and building supplies. Backed by Travis Perkins plc, our freedom to operate as a nimble, entrepreneurial business means we’re now well established and have even bigger plans. The trade, home improvers and self-builders all trust us to deliver a lot more than tools.

To apply

Caught your interest? Want to know more? Take a look at www.toolstationjobs.com or simply hit apply.

Our policy is to employ the best qualified people and provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees including promotion and training and not to discriminate against any person because of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or disability.