Warehouse Manager – Ballymount

Kellihers; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Kellihers is seeking a Warehouse Manager to oversee end-to-end warehouse operations in Ireland. You will lead a team of supervisors and operatives, drive continuous improvement, ensure safety compliance, and manage stock accuracy and KPI reporting.

The role requires hands-on leadership on the warehouse floor and collaboration with transport providers. The ideal candidate will have experience in warehouse management, strong leadership, and proficiency with WMS and Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading warehouse teams in fast-paced logistics.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Good understanding of health and safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day warehouse operations: receipt, storage, picking and dispatch.
• Lead, train, and develop warehouse staff and supervisors.
• Ensure safety compliance and conduct risk assessments and toolbox talks.

Skills

Team leadership

People management

Communication

Budget awareness

KPI management

Safety compliance

Tools

WMS

Excel

Outlook

Job description

The Warehouse Manager is responsible for the overall management of warehouse operations, ensuring the safe, efficient, and cost-effective receipt, storage, order picking, and dispatch of goods. The role leads and develops the warehouse team, drives continuous improvement, and ensures compliance with health and safety, quality, and company policies.

Responsibilities

Manage the day-to-day operation of the warehouse, ensuring goods are received, stored, picked, and dispatched accurately and on time.

Lead, motivate, and develop warehouse supervisors, team leads, general operatives, including training, performance management, and rota planning.

Ensure full compliance with health and safety legislation, conducting risk assessments and toolbox talks, and promoting a strong safety culture.

Monitor, manage & assist with stock accuracy, including regular stock takes, cycle counts, and investigation of discrepancies.

Plan and manage warehouse resources, including labour, equipment, and space utilisation, to meet operational demand.

Set, monitor, and report on KPIs covering productivity, accuracy, cost, and service levels.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve customer service.

Ensure all equipment in the warehouse (including reach trucks and forklifts) are maintained and safe to use.

Manage relationships with transport providers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to ensure smooth operations

Ensure compliance with all relevant regulatory, licensing, and audit requirements.

Prepare and manage the warehouse operating budget, controlling costs within agreed targets.

Handle escalated operational issues, customer complaints, and disciplinary matters as required.

Experience & Qualifications

• Proven experience in a warehouse or distribution management role, ideally within a similar industry.
• Strong track record of leading and developing teams in a fast-paced logistics environment.
• Solid understanding of health and safety legislation and warehouse operating procedures.
• Experience using warehouse management systems (WMS) and Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook).
• Strong leadership, communication, and people management skills.
  Good commercial and financial acumen, with experience managing budgets and KPIs.
• Flexibility to work shifts and be available to support out-of-hours operational needs.
• Comfortable working in a warehouse environment.
• Fully Able to assist on the warehouse floor for extended periods.

We like to combine the fact that we are a local Irish business with all the benefits and reassurances that come with being part of a truly global electrical product supply group. We take real pride in our ability to meet the electrical product supply needs of everyone frommajor industry players to independent contractors, and we look forward to continuing this for many years to come.

Last – but certainly not least – Kellihers recognise that the success of the company would not be possible without their greatest asset – their people. Our staff are friendly, helpful, knowledgeable, and fully trained to be the best in the business.