Rapid Personnel are working with a storage, fulfilment and distribution company based in Basingstoke, recruiting for a Warehouse Team Leader to join their team.

REQUIREMENTS

• Proven experience in similar role.
• The ability to bring your team along on a journey of change.
• Strong leadership and ability to work autonomously.
• Strong knowledge of inventory management and production environment .
• Excellent organisational and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage and motivate a diverse team.
• Proficient in using warehouse management systems and related technology.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Must have previous FLT experience.

• Complete their own picking and packing tasks when necessary and are the first point of call for employee queries and issue resolution.
• Review, prioritise, and release orders and schedule the various ancillary activities taking into account availability of resource and attainment of service levels.
• Communicate with the Client Services team daily to agree lead times and address any issues to help solve any problems with shipments.
• They undertake the end-to-end process of stock takes (i.e. organising labour, counts, data consolidation, investigations and presenting conclusions).
• Action ad-hoc requests, such as quality checks.
• Fully investigate any stock losses, damages or concerns and provide a report on findings to line manager. They escalate more complicated issues to the Warehouse Manager as necessary.
• In the event of picking and packing errors, the Supervisor completes a full investigation and reports back to their line manager.
• When required, the Supervisor deputises for the Production Manager and completes additional responsibilities such as locking/unlocking the premises.
• Providing a leadership support function to teams and motivate staff to achieve production goals.
• Provide training and coaching of staff when needed.
• Ensure all health and safety measures are adhered to by all team members.
• Maintain high levels of professionalism in all communications with colleagues, clients and site visitors.
• Be responsible for resolving problems, identify area of improvements and recommend action when required.
• Ensure high standards of housekeeping in the warehouse to ensure tidiness, safety and productivity.
• Keeping stock safely stored in accessible locations.
• Communicate all updates and progress to line manager to facilitate collaboration and effective planning.
• Conduct any other duties as required to ensure the smooth running of the warehouse operation.