**Job Description** **Position: Warehouse Operations Manager** **Job Type: Permanent, Full time** **Hours: 40-45 hours per week.....
**Job Description**
**Position: Warehouse Operations Manager**
**Job Type: Permanent, Full time**
**Hours: 40-45 hours per week (Monday to Friday - no weekends)**
**Location: Coleshill**
**Salary £40,000-£45,000 per year (dependent on experience) + performance bonus**
**The successful candidate will be responsible for the smooth and efficient operation of the warehouse, ensuring timely deliveries, accurate inventory management, and a safe and productive work environment for the team.**
**THE ROLE**
**Responsibilities:**
* Overseeing the end-to-end process of inventory control, including goods in, goods out, picking, loading and dispatching furniture items in a safe and efficient environment.
* Oversee container and van loading and unloading operations, ensuring safe and efficient handling of furniture.
* Lead and motivate a team of operatives to ensure performance meets expectation, to include daily briefings and communication/management of rotas including holidays/sicknesses, etc.
* Overseeing the end-to-end reverse logistics operation checking goods, completing paperwork, reporting damages and discrepancies and liaising with the Admin department.
* Identifying and actioning efficient improvements to warehouse processes.
* Implement and enforce health & safety procedures within the warehouse, ensuring daily, weekly and monthly statutory H&S inspections are completed, and staff are aware and compliant.
* Ensure company warehouse assets are controlled and accounted for
* Manage control measures to ensure mistakes, inaccuracies and discrepancies are highlighted, addressed and prevented.
* Ensure efficient and effective use of warehouse space to include layout and future capacity requirements, utilising the Warehouse Management System (WMS).
* Liaising with the Management team and other necessary departments such as the Transport Admin Office and Logistics, to ensure smooth fulfilment and distribution of orders.
THE PERSON
**The successful candidate must have strong people management skills and a can-do attitude, along with the will and desire to succeed. They must have a basic understanding of WMS experience.**
Skills:
* Proven experience of 3+ years in Warehouse Management or in a similar supervisory role within a fast-paced environment.
* Ability to use technology for inventory management purposes.
* Have a full understanding of manual handling requirements and H&S legislation.
* Be hands-on and physically able, as there will be a degree of heavy lifting involved.
* Strong leadership and motivational skills, with the ability to build and empower a team.
* Excellent organisational and planning skills, with a keen eye for detail and accuracy.
* Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with colleagues.
* Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to remain calm under pressure.
* A proactive and adaptable approach to work, with a willingness to learn and implement new processes.
Benefits:
* Competitive salary of £40,000-£45,000 per year (dependent on experience), plus a performance bonus.
* 20 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.
* National pension scheme.
* Opportunity to work in an exciting and fast-growing company.
* Immediate start available.
