Warehouse Supervisor - Temp-Perm in Essex, Purfleet

Are you an experienced warehouse leader who thrives in a fast-paced logistics environment? At DSV, every role plays a vital part in keeping supply chains moving. As Warehouse Manager, you will lead a busy cross-dock warehouse operation handling both domestic and international freight, ensuring freight moves safely, efficiently, and on time. This is an opportunity to take ownership of a critical operation, lead high-performing teams, and make a direct impact on customer service, operational excellence, and business performance.

Responsibilities include:

• Overall performance, safety, compliance, and efficiency of the warehouse operation.
• Leading warehouse operations across day, evening, and night shift activities.
• Ensuring freight is received, sorted, scanned, cross-docked, and dispatched accurately and on time.
• Managing warehouse flow to maximise productivity and minimise operational delays.
• Planning labour and resources in line with daily operational volumes.
• Driving performance against key operational and service KPIs.
• Leading, coaching, and developing a team of Warehouse Supervisors.
• Managing employee performance, attendance, development, and engagement.
• Working closely with Transport, Planning, Customer Service, Compliance, HR, and other key stakeholders.
• Managing labour utilisation, overtime, agency spend, and operational costs.

Requirements:

• Strong operational leadership experience together with a passion for developing people and improving performance.
• Proven experience managing a busy warehouse, freight, logistics, pallet network, or cross-dock operation.
• Excellent planning, organisation, and problem-solving abilities.
• A good understanding of warehouse productivity and operational performance measures.
• Good IT skills, including Warehouse Management Systems and Microsoft Office applications.
• International freight experience.
• CPC or other logistics-related qualification.

What can we offer you? Competitive Salary Package and an opportunity to be a part of and grow within a driven and successful company, with a team of 160,000, operating in over 90 countries. In addition, we can offer access to a selection of employee benefits, such as:

• Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement from your start, which increases with length of service.
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme for Ultra-Low Emissions Cars.
• Salary Sacrifice Cycle Scheme.
• WeCare App, for support with physical and mental wellbeing, including access to GPs for you and your dependents.
• LifeWorks app for access to cashback and discounts on high street and online brands.
• Life Insurance which includes access to expert probate support.

If you're ready to lead a high-performing warehouse operation and help shape the future of logistics, we'd love to hear from you. Please be aware that all successful candidates will undergo necessary right-to-work checks and certain sites require 5-years' worth of referencing and criminal record checks.