Job Description
Based at our Warrington Regional Service Centre.
40.25 hours per week
Shift pattern:
Week 1:
Wednesday - Saturday, 20:00-08:00
Week 2:
Thursday - Saturday, 20:00-08:00
From £17.64 per hour
Plus applicable shift premiums and bonus
Permanent, full time opportunity
Working in a fast paced, ever changing Distribution Warehouse, our Team Managers are vital to ensuring that our millions of happy customers receive their orders correctly and on time.
Taking full responsibility for the effective management of our people, you will motivate and develop your team to achieve challenging efficiency targets. Our Team Managers lead by example, encouraging a strong team orientated work ethic whilst promoting a fun, fair and rewarding work environment.
About the role:
You will be required to;
* Direct line manage a team of up to 30 warehouse operatives
* Work within a team of 100+ Team Managers in a large distribution operation processing up to 600,000 units per day via a 24/7 intake/pick/pack/despatch process
* Work within daily tight deadlines to ensure Next Online UK and International customers receive their orders by the service promise with minimum failures
* Control deployment of resource throughout the day including between department, floors and areas
* Review your team's KPI performance weekly covering absence, productivity performance, down time and errors.
* Support and nurture new starters and those that require additional support, having full autonomy to manage more challenging performance capabilities up to and including dismissals and grievances
Are you:
* Resilient and work best under pressure?
* A motivational leader, experienced in coaching and developing a team?
* Great at multi-tasking effectively and thrive on challenges?
* A natural problem solver and organiser, able to make sure your team is meeting their performance requirements?
* Flexible with a 'can do' approach and able to adapt to a changing environment?
* A strong communicator, capable of building strong relationships across the business?
* A natural person confident at holding more difficult conversations?
Essential skills required:
* Experience of managing people within a similar warehouse role
* Computer literate in packages, particularly G-Suite
In return we will offer you:
* An opportunity to work with the leading technologies within Warehousing & Logistics
* Continuous training through our internal development programmes
* A competitive salary along with company bonus scheme and contributory pension
* Access to our Sharesave scheme
* Uniform clothing allowance of £450 per season alongside company issued uniform
* Free Parking
* Subsidised canteen
* 25% discount on Next Merchandise
* Up to 70% discount at our staff shops
About Us
You know Next, but did you know we're a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We're the UK's 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we're the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it's now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world So we've gone global
About The Team
* Sharesave scheme
* 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
* Generous bonus scheme for many roles
* Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
* Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
* Free on-site parking
* 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
* Hot deals and exclusive offers from over 3,500 retailers through our online benefits platform
* Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
* Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
* Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.
We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on and leave a voicemail.