Warehouse Manager

A global luxury retailer is looking to recruit a warehouse manager to work in one of its distribution centres in the Lowfield Heath area, near Gatwick airport. The role works across the night operation. The company is part of a global, multi-billion dollar group that is the market leader in both travel retail and food and beverage within travel.

The role of warehouse manager will oversee the DC operations across the night shift. You’ll oversee both goods in and goods out operations and take ownership of the facility across a duty management shift. The role is about managing the team to achieve the productivity and standards required. You have twice daily "coaching" conversations for each member of the team as productivity is measured in the morning and afternoon.

The ideal candidate will come from a warehouse environment, they will also consider retail managers who are interested in a career change. You’ll possess good man management skills and will have experience of absence management, performance reviews and will be someone who is able to motivate an experienced team.

In return they are looking to pay a salary of up to £30,000. The shift patterns are four on, four off working 6am to 6pm. There is also a performance related bonus of up to 12% of your salary. You will also be given the autonomy to make decisions within your department that you wouldn’t necessarily get elsewhere. The company is always open to new ideas and will give you the chance to put these into practice.