Warehouse Manager

About This Role

This Warehouse Manager role leads the end-to-end warehouse operation at the Hellaby site, ensuring materials, packaging, and finished products are available when and where needed, and in the right condition. The position focuses on creating a safe, efficient, and high-performing operation that supports both site and customer requirements, combining operational leadership with strategic thinking to improve processes and enhance service levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead the warehouse operation, ensuring the safe, efficient, and effective receipt, storage, movement, and despatch of materials and finished goods while maintaining high service standards
• Drive operational performance by managing warehouse capacity, stock accuracy, product traceability, and inventory control, ensuring materials are available to support production and customer orders are fulfilled accurately and on time
• Lead and develop the warehouse team, coaching and setting clear expectations, and creating a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement
• Improve processes and performance using operational data and KPIs to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce waste, resolve root causes, and enhance overall warehouse performance
• Champion safety, quality, and compliance by providing visible leadership on Health & Safety and Food Safety, maintaining audit readiness, and ensuring compliance with company, customer, and legal requirements

Requirements

• Warehouse leadership experience managing warehouse, logistics, or operational teams within food manufacturing, FMCG, or a similarly fast-paced environment
• Strong people management capability with a track record of leading, coaching, and developing teams while successfully managing performance, capability, and colleague engagement
• Warehouse and operational expertise with a strong understanding of warehouse operations, inventory management, and distribution processes, and the ability to identify and implement improvements
• Health & Safety knowledge and experience managing warehouse safety standards, MHE operations, and compliance within a manufacturing or logistics environment
• Strong analytical and organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, interpret performance data, solve problems, and make informed decisions in a fast-moving environment
• Effective communication skills and confidence building relationships with colleagues at all levels and external partners, creating clarity, accountability, and alignment across the operation

Benefits

• Annual salary review
• Annual bonus opportunity (target 5%)
• KP Pension Plan with up to 7% matched contributions
• 25 days holiday, with the option to buy up to five additional days, plus additional holiday after five years’ service