Warehouse Manager

Warehouse Manager

Sunday – Thursday Night (9pm – 6am)

As the Warehouse Manager with full responsibility for the night operation within our Harlow Depot, you’ll be a key member of the site senior management team - leading a large operational team to ensure the warehouse is achieving all key performance indicators through the effective management of your direct reports. You’ll contribute to, plan and execute the day-to-day operational strategy including workforce planning, using forecasting and trend analysis to ensure operational efficiency. And it goes without saying that you will be responsible for ensuring company, operational and legal compliance in critical areas including Health and Safety, HAACP and Food safety.

You’ll be a forward-thinking individual, identifying and implementing opportunities for continuous improvements to ways of working, quality, consistency and effectiveness of process. This is a busy night warehouse operation, with the shift being responsible for achieving high volume outbound orders - picking and preparing for dispatch. As the Manager, you are expected to be on site during critical operational hours, including the early morning handover to the Distribution Manager.

To join us as the Warehouse Manager, you will have previous senior management experience in a fast-paced warehouse operation – ideally within the FMCG sector. A highly effective people manager, you will have proven experience of developing your direct reports and of using a variety of methods and tools to enable this. You’ll be commercially astute; results driven, and detail orientated - using data and management information to support your decision making.

In return we offer a great package including basic salary and car allowance, generous holiday allowance plus the option to purchase more, pension plus huge discounts on award- winning products. In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to further enhance your skills through our Learning & Development programmes. In Brakes you can really be anything you want to be!

People join us for the stability and security. But they stay for our fun and friendly culture that supports everyone to be the best they can be. Join us and discover all sorts of opportunities to develop your career with us, as well as a range of great benefits.

Built on a passion for food and feeding the nation, we are the UK’s largest foodservice supplier. Every day Brakes deliver the highest quality fresh and frozen food and ingredients from our nationwide network of distribution centres to some of the nation’s most famous pubs and restaurants, as well as schools, caterers, care homes and hospitals. Our customers depend on us, and our 6,000-strong workforce is dedicated and proud to be part of this vital provision. And we’re growing!

At Brakes everyone is welcome. We don’t want you to ‘fit our culture’ we want you to help define it and we actively celebrate the unique talents of each and every colleague. We don’t just look at your CV, we’re more focused on who you are and your potential. As part of our values, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone has a voice, is appreciated and has the same opportunities. We work hard to ensure that everyone feels part of our business, as we care for one another and connect the world through food and trusted partnerships. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that everyone belongs and thrives at Brakes and we recognise that Brakes can only thrive when everyone feels they belong. We'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our resourcing team who will be happy to support you.