Warehouse Manager
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- England,Yorkshire and The Humber,West Yorkshire,Wakefield
- Full Time, Permanent
- £30,000 - £40,000 per annum
Job Description:
Full job descriptionJob Title: Warehouse Manager
Location: Wakefield, UK
Reports To: Operations Director / Managing Director
Job Purpose
We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Warehouse Manager to lead our transition into a new, large-scale facility in Wakefield. This critical role oversees the logistics, storage, and distribution of high-value technical infrastructure products supplied directly to major retail environments. The ideal candidate will combine strong warehouse management leadership with active, hands-on operational capability, including holding a valid forklift truck (FLT) licence.
Key Responsibilities
*Facility Setup & Management: Lead the layout planning, racking optimization, and workflow design for the move into the new, larger warehouse facility.
*Retail Supply Chain & Logistics: Oversee the accurate staging, configuration verification, and timely dispatch of technical infrastructure equipment destined for retail stores.
*Hands-On Operations: Safely operate forklift trucks (Counterbalance/Reach) to load, unload, stack, and move heavy or bulky technical equipment and pallets.
*Inventory & WMS Control: Maintain 100% stock accuracy across high-value technical inventory using Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), overseeing regular cycle counts and stock audits.
*Team Leadership: Hire, train, and manage a growing team of warehouse operatives and technicians, fostering a culture of safety, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
Required Experience & Skills
*Proven Warehouse Management: Minimum 3–5 years of experience managing warehouse operations, ideally overseeing facility moves or scaling up operations.
*Technical/Retail Supply Background: Experience handling technical hardware, IT infrastructure, or commercial equipment supplied to retail sectors is highly desirable.
*Valid Forklift Licence: Essential possession of an accredited FLT licence (e.g., RTITB or ITSSAR Counterbalance and/or Reach).
*Systems Proficiency: Solid experience working with modern Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), ERP software, and spreadsheet applications.
Location: Wakefield, UK
Reports To: Operations Director / Managing Director
Job Purpose
We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Warehouse Manager to lead our transition into a new, large-scale facility in Wakefield. This critical role oversees the logistics, storage, and distribution of high-value technical infrastructure products supplied directly to major retail environments. The ideal candidate will combine strong warehouse management leadership with active, hands-on operational capability, including holding a valid forklift truck (FLT) licence.
Key Responsibilities
*Facility Setup & Management: Lead the layout planning, racking optimization, and workflow design for the move into the new, larger warehouse facility.
*Retail Supply Chain & Logistics: Oversee the accurate staging, configuration verification, and timely dispatch of technical infrastructure equipment destined for retail stores.
*Hands-On Operations: Safely operate forklift trucks (Counterbalance/Reach) to load, unload, stack, and move heavy or bulky technical equipment and pallets.
*Inventory & WMS Control: Maintain 100% stock accuracy across high-value technical inventory using Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), overseeing regular cycle counts and stock audits.
*Team Leadership: Hire, train, and manage a growing team of warehouse operatives and technicians, fostering a culture of safety, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
Required Experience & Skills
*Proven Warehouse Management: Minimum 3–5 years of experience managing warehouse operations, ideally overseeing facility moves or scaling up operations.
*Technical/Retail Supply Background: Experience handling technical hardware, IT infrastructure, or commercial equipment supplied to retail sectors is highly desirable.
*Valid Forklift Licence: Essential possession of an accredited FLT licence (e.g., RTITB or ITSSAR Counterbalance and/or Reach).
*Systems Proficiency: Solid experience working with modern Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), ERP software, and spreadsheet applications.
Job number 4119663
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