Warehouse Team Manager - Lead Ops & Improvement

Retail; Hoddesdon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discount card

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension match

Sainsbury’s share schemes

Shopping discounts

Employee wellbeing support

Job summary

Retail's Supply Chain team is the engine room for getting thousands of products from farms and factories to our customers every day. You’ll lead the warehouse teams, optimise daily activities, and ensure safe, compliant operations while delivering high standards.

We value collaboration, data‑driven decision making and the ability to inspire a large team. This role offers market‑leading benefits, training, and a real focus on work‑life balance in a fast paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large warehouse or retail operations teams.
• Strong people management, safety and environment knowledge.
• Ability to identify and drive process improvements.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Manage the warehouse teams' daily activities, including resource allocation, capability, and deployment.
• Deliver consistent business performance and standards across the end-to-end warehouse operation.
• Manage and maintain external relationships with various stakeholders, including stores.
• Identify efficiencies and continuous improvement opportunities to enhance operations.
• Monitor and implement compliance and support the People Plan using an HR business model.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Process improvement

Communication

Stakeholder management

Job description

Retail's Supply Chain team is the engine room for getting thousands of products from farms and factories to our customers every day. You’ll lead the warehouse teams, optimise daily activities, and ensure safe, compliant operations while delivering high standards.

We value collaboration, data‑driven decision making and the ability to inspire a large team. This role offers market‑leading benefits, training, and a real focus on work‑life balance in a fast paced retail environment.