Warehouse Team Leader (Despatch)

Hodder & Stoughton; East Hagbourne; Sur place; GBP 26 000 - 31 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

35 days holiday incl. Bank Holidays

Pension & Life Assurance

Family policy including maternity, p/T

Discounts across a wide range of books

Cycle to Work scheme

Eye care vouchers

Free onsite parking

Free tea and coffee

Employee networks & training programs

Résumé du poste

Hachette UK Distribution is seeking a Team Leader in Despatch at the Didcot site to oversee outbound operations across multiple warehouse functions. You will lead and develop a team to ensure high performance, safety, and customer satisfaction, managing workflow, loads, and compliance with standards and systems.

Ideally you will bring experience in fast-paced logistics, strong leadership, and proficiency with WMS and office systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced warehouse or logistics environment.
• Strong organisational, planning, and communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to lead by example and drive a high-performance culture.
• Proficiency in using WMS (preferably BY WMS) and standard office systems.
• Proven ability to manage change and improve processes.
• Understanding of Health & Safety and warehouse compliance.
• Desirable: FLT licence or willingness to undergo training.
• Experience working with third-party logistics (3PL) or client liaison.
• Understanding of MHE operations, licences, and maintenance processes.

Responsabilités

• Oversee outbound operations across multiple warehouse functions.
• Lead, develop and motivate a team to ensure performance, safety and customer satisfaction.
• Manage day-to-day workflow and strategic planning of outbound loads.
• Ensure compliance with warehouse standards and systems.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners to drive continuous improvement.

Connaissances

Leadership

Planning

Communication

WMS experience

Change management

Health & Safety

3PL liaison

MHE knowledge

Outils

WMS BY WMS

Description du poste

Division

Hachette UK Distribution

Department

Operations (Warehouse)

Location

Hely Hutchinson Centre, Milton Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, OX11 7HH

Salary

£28,371 per annum (+ benefits, + bonus)

Contact type

Full Time Permanent

Publishing division

Hachette UK Distribution

Closing date

Monday, 2nd November 2026

Who We Are And What We Do

We, Hachette UK Distribution, are the leading book distribution company in the UK. We are one of the most advanced distribution centres in Europe, with leading-edge automation and modern systems which will ensure world-class service to customers and publisher clients. We ship in excess of 60 million books globally each year and supply one out of every four books to the UK trade.

Our mission is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment and opportunity.

Hachette UK Distribution is part of the Hachette UK publishing group.

What you'll be doing

As a Team Leader in Despatch at Hachette UK Distribution, you will be responsible for overseeing the outbound operations across multiple warehouse functions. You will play a pivotal role in leading, developing, and motivating a team to ensure high levels of performance, safety, and customer satisfaction. This includes day-to-day management of workflow, strategic planning of outbound loads, and ensuring compliance with warehouse standards and systems.

This role demands strong leadership skills, the ability to manage change and continuous improvement initiatives, and effective collaboration with both internal stakeholders and external partners.

Who we are looking for

Experience in a fast-paced warehouse or logistics environment is a must.

• Strong organisational, planning, and communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to lead by example and drive a high-performance culture.
• Proficiency in using WMS (preferably BY WMS) and standard office systems.
• Proven ability to manage change and improve processes.
• Understanding of Health & Safety and warehouse compliance.

Desirable

• FLT licence or willingness to undergo training.
• Experience working with third-party logistics (3PL) or client liaison.
• Understanding of MHE operations, licences, and maintenance processes.

What we offer

Benefits

• 35 days annual holiday including Bank Holidays
• Pension Plan and Life Assurance schemes
• Company enhanced family policy including maternity, paternity and shared parental
• Reward programme giving discounts, savings and cash back at numerous retailers
• 2 Community Days per year
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Generous discounts on books we publish
• Mental Health First Aiders / Champions and an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Wide-ranging training library
• Development Programmes including Mentoring
• Staff Events
• Many employee networks to join
• Free onsite parking
• Free tea and coffee

Our commitment

Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.

If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend your interview, please let us know.

We will notify all candidates of the outcome of their application.