Warehouse Team Leader

N Brown Group; Heywood, Shaw; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK digital retail platform is looking for a Team Leader to join their Supply Chain team, based between Heywood and Shaw. This role involves leading, motivating, and training the supply chain staff to ensure operational objectives are met. The Team Leader will manage safety protocols, time, and attendance, require flexibility in shifts, and embody the company's values in creating an inclusive work environment. This role offers comprehensive benefits, including a bonus scheme and support for mental health.

Benefits

24 days holiday (+ 8 bank holidays)

Annual bonus scheme

Enhanced maternity and adoption leave

Company pension with up to 8% contribution

Mental Health support

Financial wellbeing support

Paid volunteer time

Onsite café with discounts

Qualifications

• Proven track record of management within warehousing and distribution.
• Ability to manage time effectively and support business needs.
• Deliver high-quality outcomes with pride.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the Supply Chain Operational colleagues.
• Manage team time and attendance via People Portal.
• Ensure health and safety measures are met.

Skills

Management within warehousing and distribution

Time management

Positive and proactive service

Communication

Confidentiality and data governance (GDPR)

Collaboration

Job description

We’re looking for a Team Leader to join our Supply Chain team to be based between our site in Heywood and at our Distribution Centre in Shaw.

Shifts: This role will be split between the two sites and shifts will be between Monday – Sunday with shifts operating within the hours of 6am – 4:00pm. You’ll need to be flexible with start and finish times and be able to support the business with overtime when required.

Heywood: Link 95 Hareshill Distribution Park,Heywood,Greater Manchester OL10 2RQ

Shaw: Beal lane, Shaw, OL2 8PJ

What will you do as a Team Leader at N Brown?

• You’ll lead, support, motivate, train, develop and performance manage the Supply Chain Operational colleagues in your team to ensure Operational objectives are met through effective management.
• You’ll be responsible for your teams time and attendance making any required adjustments via our People Portal and managing colleagues inline with policies and procedures.
• You’ll provide operational delivery of all Health & Safety measures and housekeeping requirements ensuring a safe and clean environment for all colleagues and visitors across the sites.
• You’ll ensure that all Kit is well maintained reporting any known or observed faults and demonstrate control of MHE management systems. You’ll demonstrate control of the environment and facilities via agility reporting tools.
• You’ll achieve all production SLA’s ensuring the most cost effective use of resource and services. Respond to adjustments in production plans and assign resource accordingly.
• Demonstrate company values building an engaged working environment utilizing union, vibe, online/onsite committee's and global forums. Displaying honesty & integrity giving others feedback on behaviour’s.
• To role model our core behaviours and be an advocate for our culture.
• To be multiskilled to manage several departments outside of your main department, and work across multiple sites. This role will see you rota and work between Heywood and Shaw sites with rotational patterns set and agreed in advance by your reporting lines.
• To identify process improvements and present to the management team and thensupport implementation to ensure the logistics operation is efficient and flexible to meet our customer demands.

What skills and experience will you have?

• You’ll have a proven track record of management within warehousing and distribution
• You’ll be able to manage your time effectively to deliver required tasks and be flexible to support business needs.
• You will take pride in delivering a positive and proactive service to all colleagues, striving for a high quality of outcome.
• You’ll open and honest in your communications with all colleagues.
• You will ask questions without fear to ensure you have a full understanding of the requirements of the task.You’ll role model our core behaviours and be an advocate for our culture.
• You will collaborate fluidly with colleagues at all levels.
• You will maintain confidentiality with all data and adhere to GDPR governance.

What to expect from our interview process?

You’ll hear from one of our Talent Team initially where they’ll talk you through the role and get to know you better.

If you are progressed to the next step then your interview will be on site with one of our operational management team.

What’s in it for you?

• 24 days holiday (+ 8 bank holidays)
• Annual bonus scheme
• Enhanced maternity and adoption leave
• Company pension with up to 8% N Brown contribution
• Mental Health support both internally and externally, including access to our wellbeing champions and counselling services
• A range of financial wellbeing support
• Stream - a financial wellbeing tool that helps you track your pay, access earnings early and manage your money with confidence
• Onsite café with subsidised rates and local restaurant discounts!
• Life Assurance
• Paid volunteer time – all our colleagues can take a full day paid to volunteer for a charity of their choice

N Brown – who we are and why work for us?

N Brown is a leading UK digital retail platform for clothing, footwear, home and technology, headquartered in Manchester and employing over 1,200 people nationwide. Through our strategic retail brands JD Williams, Jacamo and Simply Be and our unique payments offering we exist to champion inclusivity and serve the underserved. Our customers are our passion, and we take great pride in delivering products that ensure they can look and feel amazing, without compromising on choice, value and accessibility.

We’re committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment that values equality for all. Our vision is that by ‘championing inclusion, we’ll become the most loved and trusted fashion retailer’. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging are, therefore, at the heart of our culture.

In May 2024 we were delighted to be named one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. We work hard to create a happy and inclusive culture for everyone and we’re so proud to have made this list - as voted for by our very own colleagues!

Our promise to you:

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Please know your application is being reviewed by a real being, not AI. We value your interest in joining us and appreciate you taking the time to submit your application.

What happens when you apply to a role at N Brown?

As soon as we receive your application, we’ll send you an email to let you know. We always aim to come back to you as soon as possible with an update and we really appreciate you taking the time to apply for a role with us. Good luck!