Become a key part of our exciting new stock PILOT – Donated Stock Hub Assistant Manager
Location: Rugby, Swift Valley Industrial Park
35 Hours | Fixed Term|Monday – Friday
Salary: £27,509.61 (£28,492.10 FTE)
Are you ready to take a key role in delivering a bold, new concept with one of the UK's leading charities?
Barnardo's is launching an innovative Donated Stock Hub in Rugby – and we are looking for a dynamic Donated Stock Hub Assistant Manager to collaborate with the Manager to make it happen. If you are an initiative-taking, organised leader who thrives in fast-paced, environments who wants their work to make a real difference, this could be the perfect role for you. An exciting opportunity to shape a new concept from the ground up, at Barnardo's our purpose is clear - Changing Childhoods and Changing Lives, so that children, young people, and families are safe, happy, healthy, and hopeful.
What is the role?
The Donated Stock Hub Assistant Manager role will be the key to supporting the building, developing, and delivering an innovative approach to stock by supporting the Hub Manager in managing flow of stock both into and from Hub, leading a small team, and ensuring nominated stores receive the right level of stock support, to enable them to generate additional income whilst maximising the value of every donation received, providing essential funding for the charity.
What you will be doing:
1. Supervising the team in daily operations of the stock hub including health and safety & compliance.
2. Lead, coach, and motivate a diverse team of staff and volunteers.
3. Monitoring stock intake, quality control and stock distribution to nominated stores.
4. Support the manager in building innovative solutions to maintain pace and efficiency.
5. Build strong links with stakeholders to understand stock requirements across nominated stores.
6. Use systems to measure and manage KPI's, analyse data and build a clear understanding of impact of the Hub on improving Income generation.
7. Champion Barnardo's values & inspire others to do the same.
What we are looking for:
8. Previous retail, warehouse, team leader/ supervision experience.
9. Effective leadership and organisational skills.
10. A passion for sustainability and in particular pre-loved fashion.
11. Ability to achieve KPIs within an organisation.
12. A commitment to equality, inclusion, and the mission of Barnardo's
13. Good IT skills and confidence using stock control systems.
14. An initiative-taking, direct approach & passion for coaching, developing, supporting and teamwork.
15. Motivated to deliver success.
What we offer:
16. Working hours are Monday-Friday
17. A supportive, inclusive work culture with purpose at its core
18. Competitive salary and access to Barnardo's employee benefits
19. Development and training opportunities
20. The chance to make a real impact in the lives of children and young people.
Generous holiday entitlement and pension scheme
Ready to lead the change? Apply now and be part of something meaningful. Barnardo's – Changing Childhoods Changing Lives.
At Barnardo's, we are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Interview Dates: To be confirmed
Closing Date for Applications: 17.09.25
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
Benefits
21. Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
22. 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service
23. The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
24. A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
25. Service related sick pay from day 1
26. Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
27. Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
28. Cycle2work scheme
29. Interest free season ticket loans
30. Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
31. Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
32. Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
33. Access to Barnardo's Corporate University
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