Warehouse Team Leader
Oprema, United Kingdom
Job Description
Salary: 21,000 to 23,000, dependent on experience.
Contract: Full-time permanent, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
Location: Cardiff (remote working is not applicable for this role).
Who we are:
Listing in the UK's Top 100 Best Small Companies to work for 2021, Oprema is the UK’s fastest growing multi-discipline security distributor. We have several times been a Fast Growth 50 company, serving around 1,000 customers annually, and we are the UK’s largest Dahua distributor. Oprema carry over 50 other market leading brands, such as Advanced Electronics, Ajax, Apollo, Hochiki, Honeywell, Milestone, Paxton, Secure Logiq, Texecom and Videx.
Unlike some distributors, we don’t just shift boxes. Our approach is consultative we help our customers through the provision of training, access to our expert technical team and design of bespoke solutions.
Investors in People Accredited and Real Living Wage employers, we value our people and appreciate that our business is nothing without them.
We are looking for a Warehouse Team Leader, to be responsible for our 'goods in' area of the warehouse.
Key responsibilities:
- To supervise and organize the work of the Goods In Team.
- To ensure the Warehouse Team are working safely and in accordance with Health amp; Safety regulations.
- Plan, co-ordinate and monitor receipt and storage of goods.
- Organise, facilitate, and manage perpetual inventory monitoring.
- Monitor and maintain stock accuracy by ensuring the physical stock is in line with the warehouse management systems and ensure all stock movements are recorded to ensure accuracy.
- Monitor and review operational methods to facilitate both qualitative and quantitative improvements.
- Ensure that all relevant procedures and processes are followed and adhered to.
- Upon occasions, you will be required to work unloading goods at our off-site warehouse.
- Any other tasks as commensurate with the post.
- This is not an exhaustive list, and you may be required to carry out additional duties as necessitated by the needs of the business.
Requirements
- Experience of working in a supervisory/leadership role.
- Experience of working in distribution/warehousing.
- Ability to work in a very high-pressure environment - being resilient, assertive, and optimistic.
- High levels of motivation and action oriented.
- High degree of attention required; excellent record keeping skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Collaborative approach to working with others.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to lead and motivate a team of people to succeed by utilising appropriate interpersonal styles including leading by example, setting objectives, and defining responsibilities.
Benefits
- Competitive salary.
- 25 days’ annual leave rising to 27 days upon completion of 3 years’ service.
- Group pension scheme.
- Private healthcare (upon completion of probation period).
- Online discounts portal, offering 100s of retailer discounts.
- Cycle to work scheme plus.
- Monthly ‘Free lunch Fridays’.
- Financial Health Checks in partnership with HSBC.
- Masseuse onsite quarterly.
- Regular team building and/or fundraising events and activities.