Warehouse Manager

We are looking for a Warehouse Manager to join Team OB in our Andover Warehouse. This is a full time role working 37.5 hours a week.

As a Warehouse Manager at OB, you will be a confident, persuasive, and self-sufficient leader with exemplary people management skills.

This role will involve being extremely proactive in learning all relevant systems and using this knowledge to achieve a smoothly run and efficient logistics operation. You will be experienced in planning, directing, and controlling all aspects of a busy warehouse, including receiving goods, quality control, put-away, picking, fulfilment dispatch, stock control, and delivery of a wide variety of products and supplies to all our stores. With a growing website, you will also be responsible for ensuring our ecommerce orders are picked and dispatched in line with delivery SLAs.

More about the role …

OB’s Warehouse Manager will:

• Manage the warehouse across a 6 & 7 day week and multiple shift patterns

• Review, redesign and develop warehouse and logistics procedures.

• Evaluate space allocation and implement any recommended changes to improve efficiency and ensure future capacity requirements are met.

• Plan and organise the site’s resource based on forecasted orders, implement rotas and work planners to support the resource plan.

• Maintain excellent stock accuracy – plan and manage rolling stock checks to ensure entire warehouse is checked every 3 months.

• Implement performance management KPIs to measure and monitor individual department’s performance and productivity.

• Submit and manage an annual budget for warehouse and logistics departments.

• Adapting processes and resources to support business changes.

• Lead and manage the team, instilling Oliver Bonas’ culture and ensuring your team are valued, well trained and supported at work.

• Provide constant feedback for team members, holding regular 1:1 meetings, monthly team meetings, conducting appraisals and managing any performance issues.

• Attending monthly company meetings and presenting departmental stats and reports

• Ensuring complete compliance with regulatory and Health & Safety requirements.

• Overseeing the planned maintenance of company vehicles, machinery and equipment.

Bonas Benefits:

• Generous employee discount up to 50% off all OB products

• Free access to our 24 hour employee assistance programme with Care First – offering financial, emotional and vocational support

• Flexible holiday – 33 days (including bank holidays) – increasing to 35 days with length of service

• Annual discretionary profit related bonus scheme

• Free membership for our Westfield Health Cash Plan or Private Medical

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave

• Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity Voice network and EDI team

• Mental Health First Aider support

• Education and support through 360L eLearning platform

What we look for:

• Previous experience in managing the operational logistics of an e-commerce or retail fulfilment business.

• Extensive knowledge of previous warehouse and logistics management systems and understanding the impact they have on driving an efficient business unit.

• Knowledge of statutory requirements with regard to health and safety.

• Experience building strong relationships with carriers, suppliers, and internal customers.

• Open communication style, with a proven ability to influence, persuade, and negotiate at all levels, internally and externally, through written and verbal communication.

• Commercial awareness

• Results driven.

• Flexibility and adaptability

• Numerical and analytical skills

• Problem-solving skills and an ability to work on a strategic level.

• Possess a proactive approach to your work, striving to make improvements to improve productivity.

• Computer literate with intermediate or advanced Microsoft skills and experience using stock management systems for routine reporting and troubleshooting.

• Self-motivated with a positive \”can do\” attitude.

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