Warehouse Team Manager - Back shift

Co-op; Coventry; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cooperative retailer is seeking a Warehouse Team Manager in Coventry. The role involves managing a sizable team of warehouse operatives, focusing on safety, efficiency, and performance. Ideal candidates will have experience in logistics or FMCG, strong communication skills, and a track record of exceeding performance targets. The position offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits including 31 days of holiday and discounts on Co-op products.

Benefits

Competitive salary

31 days annual holiday

30% off Co-op branded products

Pension contributions up to 10%

Free employee assistance programme

Subsidised canteen

Free parking

Qualifications

• Experience managing a sizeable team in logistics or FMCG.
• Proven ability to meet and exceed performance measures.
• Strong understanding of warehouse policies.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of warehouse operatives.
• Coach and inspire the team to improve efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards.

Skills

Team management

Communication skills

Data analysis

Planning and organizing

FMCG knowledge

Health and safety adherence

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Overview

Warehouse Team Manager - Back Shift | £35,650 - £39,215 plus great benefits | 2pm till 10pm, 5 over 7 days including weekends | 39 hours per week | Permanent, Full time

The Co-operative Retail Logistics, Unit D2; Central Boulevard, Coventry, CV6 4BX

We’re looking for a warehouse team manager to join our team in the Coventry depot. You’ll be responsible for a sizeable team of warehouse operatives, making sure that all products are picked and packed in a safe and secure manner. We’ll look for you to engage with your team; leading and coaching them to deliver better results week on week, along with making sure that they adhere to working standards, policies and procedures.

What you’ll do

• manage a sizeable team of warehouse operatives
• inspire, engage and coach your team to be highly efficient
• work towards tight deadlines and critical measures
• develop and build positive relationships with various internal business partners
• drive warehouse standards, procedures and policies—particularly health and safety
• analyse performance data
• identify areas to improve process within your team and the warehouse operations
• plan and organise the delivery of own and your team's workload

This role would suit someone who has

• previously managed a sizeable team, preferably from a logistics or FMCG background
• the ability to work at pace and accuracy
• a great track record of reaching and exceeding critical performance measures
• an understanding and great knowledge of warehouse policies and procedures
• great planning skills and able to organise your own and teams workload
• an understanding of how poor service can impact stores and customers
• strong and confident communication skills
• excellent IT skills

Benefits

• competitive salary including additional shift allowances
• holidays starting from 31 days per year (including bank holidays)
• 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores
• a pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Wagestream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Free employee assistance programme with extensive health, financial and wellbeing support
• Access to credit unions for loans and savings, plus rental deposit loans and season ticket loans
• Free eye tests every 2 years
• On-site facilities including a subsidised canteen and free parking

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities. We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We\'re also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we\'ll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job. We\'ll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply. If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate. You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process. You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

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