Warehouse Manager

Job Title:Warehouse Manager
Reports to: Operations Manager
Depot: Northampton
Main Duties
Be responsible for managing the day to day running of the warehouse, ensuring that all delivery requirements for the depot are successfully met. The supervisor is required to monitor the quality, quantity, cost and efficiency of the movement and storage of goods, whilst being responsible for the line management of all the staff within the warehouse. Reporting into the Operations Manager
Key Skills

• Ensuring that the warehouse as a whole runs as efficiently and effectively as possible.
• Enforcing health & Safety policies and procedures
• Promoting staff development and training
• Responsibility for Goods in Process and accuracy
• To analyse data to monitor performance and plan improvements.
• Maintaining the condition of the warehouse and arranging necessary repairs.
• Ensuring that products are dealt with efficiently in the warehouse and are successfully get delivered to customers.
• To control and implement a date checking system and out of date stock controls.
• To ensure that the Warehouse and it’s housekeeping are maintained to a high standard.
• To ensure that stock is stored within health and safety guidelines.
• To ensure that the Warehouse Bin/Bay locations are kept up to date.
• To ensure all processes are followed and adhered to with regards to loading/unloading, including checking of all loads, shrink wrapping and load security.
• Ensuring adequate staff levels to cover for absences and peaks in workload.
• Delegating work to staff and managing their workload and output.
• Effectively cover the role of Warehouse & Distribution Manager in their absence.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Use of Microsoft Excel for spreadsheets and records.
• Good team work skills.
• Good management & communication skills.
• Good product knowledge and warehousing policies and procedures.
• Full use of ‘Trinity’ system and Cyber Query software, WMS experience would be advantageous

LWC Drinks Ltd provides licensed establishments with all their bar and sundry supplies. However we are more than just a distributor, becoming the fastest growing privately owned drinks company in Britain, placing 24th in the Sunday Times PWC Profit Track 100. Our aim is to provide the best customer service in the industry, employing over 1,300 people, at 16 depots across the UK, with a Support Centre and Hub Distribution Centre based in Manchester.