Warehouse Team Leader - PM Shift

Centric Talent; Epping Forest; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Warehouse Team Leader for a role in Waltham Abbey, Essex. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of warehouse management experience and the ability to lead and motivate teams in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include managing stock flow, developing KPIs, and ensuring high standards of customer service. A collaborative and creative problem-solver is required, with flexibility in working hours.

Qualifications

• Must manage a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Leadership experience in warehouse operations.
• Creative problem-solving skills required.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams responsible for picking and packing.
• Manage inventory flow in accordance with business needs.
• Develop and monitor KPIs to drive team performance.

Skills

Team management

Problem solving

Flexibility

Customer service focus

Computer-based operations

Education

5 years experience in warehouse management

Forklift licence (desirable)

Tools

WMS systems

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Overview

Job role: Warehouse Team Leader - PM Late shift

Location: Waltham Abbey - Essex

Salary: £12.96 per hour

Hours of work: FULL TIME HOURS - Monday to Friday 14:00 - 22:00 (37.5 hours per week contracted hours)

Shift pattern: Monday to Friday 2pm - 10pm

About our client

Centric Talent is currently recruiting for Warehouse Team Leader to join our clients team at their warehouse in Waltham Abbey.

Our client is one of the UK's leading suppliers of bathroom, kitchen and plumbing products, supplying products to retailers up and down the UK.

Responsibilities

• Must have experience of managing a team of warehouse operatives in a fast moving environment.
• Lead teams responsible for picking and packing, goods in and despatch including staff training and development.
• Manage the flow of goods in and out of the warehouses in line with business requirements and customer demands.
• Plan resources to ensure cost-effective productivity.
• Develop and monitor KPI's to exceed targets and drive ownership within the team.
• Review and control Absence and Sickness, time keeping and holidays and where necessary be part of the disciplinary process.
• Identify, recommend and implement continuous improvements to current processes or procedures.
• Strive to improve customer service through accuracy and quality (reduction in mispicks/CNF, etc).
• To complete regular stock counts/PI's accurately and within the financial boundaries.
• Ad-hoc projects as required such as moving stock, development of warehouse space.

The ideal person

• Enthusiastic & proactive approach with the ability to motivate and encourage others.
• Flexible attitude, willing to adapt working hours as required based on the business needs.
• Collaborative and willing to be hands-on where requires.
• Creative problem solver.
• Experience in computer-based operations.
• FLT counter balance/flexi Bendi experience.

Experience and education

• Minimum of 5 years' experience working in high service level warehouse.
• Leadership and development of Warehouse staff.
• Proven success in improving warehouse systems and processes.
• Creative and innovative approach with a high customer service focus.
• Experience of working in high pressured environment handling high number of orders.
• Forklift licence is desirable.
• Competency in Excel, Word and WMS systems.
• Good knowledge of health and safety legislation.

Additional notes

If you feel you have the relevant experience then we'd love to hear from you, apply today