Warehouse Manager - Nights

We are currently looking for a Warehouse Manager to join our night team in our Bedford depot. Reporting in to the Warehouse Operations Manager, you will lead the operations of the warehouse night shift in line with finance targets and legal compliance whilst achieving the best possible level of service excellence to internal and external customers, delivered through effective engaging and motivational leadership.

Effective team deployment and development is vital to ensure the warehouse operation provides the highest levels of operational efficiencies, service excellence and productivity within the business. You'll be capable of recruiting and inducting skilled and motivated people into our business and will lead, coach and engage teams to be successful.

As a Warehouse Manager you will need to be able to coach and engage individuals to perform to their maximum potential and must communicate effectively with individuals at all levels including those within different departments. You'll promote and manage all QHSE and sustainability standard, focusing on team wellbeing in accordance with the relevant policies. This includes PPE, ops checks, MHE, contractors, hygiene, temperature checks, pest control, accidents and near misses.

To be successful in this role you'll have very strong people management and development skills and be able to consistently apply HR standards specifically around recruitment, absence management, performance, conduct, safety and service. You will be able to set clear expectations including KPIs, safety and team behaviours to all direct reports by setting annual objectives and holding regular one to ones to review performance. You'll be confident in processing and understanding data from systems such as WMS, Risk Console and our employee self-serve system.,

• Achievement of the daily/weekly/monthly KPI's through effective guidance and coaching of direct reports.


• Lead a team and create an engaging environment encouraging direct reports to drive performance through a balanced approach of recognition and managing performance against agreed KPI's.


• To control all department resources and costs within agreed finance targets and / or flex accordingly based on volume and customer requirements without compromising safety, people, service and costs.


• Communicates with people at all levels including people on different shifts, different departments and the Depot Leadership team.


• Manages and delivers briefings to the team to ensure they are aware of, and adhere to all Company messages, policies and procedures.


• Ensure full departmental compliance through regular monitoring of QHSE and Sustainability standards, focusing on team wellbeing in accordance with the relevant policies. This includes PPE, ops checks, racking, MHE, Contractors, hygiene, waste management and reduction, temperature checks, pest control, accidents and near misses.


• Monitoring all investigation activity to understand root cause and make sure that corrective and preventative action, has been implemented and solutions identified or escalated where necessary.


• Monitor stock reports and work collaboratively with wider teams to reduce damage and ensure cost and customer availability KPI's are met.


• Take an inclusive approach to continuous improvement by reviewing the operation as whole, recommending, and developing opportunities to peers and depot leadership.


Flexibility and visibility is crucial to achieve success and the ability willingness to adapt working hours when required, to attend/cover shifts across days would be required.

You must have food warehousing and distribution experience, ideally backed up with an IOSH qualification. You will be an excellent planner and communicator, with the ability to communicate with all levels across different shifts and departments. As this is a new start up depot, you'll ideally have experience of this too., Managing the night shift operation, you will deliver best in class results via a combination of experience, enthusiasm and determination but most importantly, through creating and supporting a motivational and engaging leadership culture. This approach will ensure you deliver the highest levels of operational efficiencies and accuracy, providing our drivers with the best opportunity to meet our customers' expectations.

Our journey began back in 1929. Since then, we've continued to build a strong and resilient business with a great future. It's why we believe we're the best foodservice provider in the country.

We want your career with us to be as rewarding as possible. So, you'll get lots in return for your hard work. That includes benefits that can support your wellbeing and financial security, and give you peace of mind.
The essentials

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) as a minimum and the opportunity to buy more


• A pension - contribute 4% and we'll match you (after year 1, we'll match your contributions up to 6%).


• Life cover that you can increase.


• Access to confidential support and counselling, when you need it.


• Private medical insurance for you and your partner with the opportunity to upgrade to cover your children too.


The extras

• Exclusive range of high street discounts including cinema, tech, travel, fashion, food and drink.


• Get paid as you earn - access to up to 20% of your pay before payday.


• Opportunity to buy dental cover and critical illness cover.


• A voluntary health plan that gives you money back on everyday medical costs for all the family, as well as access to a digital GP.


We want everyone to join our journey
We're on a journey towards creating the best possible workplace. We've got some way to go, but we're building a diverse and caring workforce. One that's filled with forward-thinking people who each bring unique talents and skills. So whatever your life experience, we want you to join us - and you really can come as you are!