This job expired on 20th January 2025
Goods In Warehouse Supervisor/Team Lead
Location of Role: Carnbane, Newry
Role Purpose: Responsible for leading the Goods In Team and supporting the Warehouse Operation to ensure that goods in standards, booking requirements and expectations are met
Accountable to: Inventory Section Lead
Accountable for: Goods In operations
Key Relationships: Department Managers, Trading and Sales Team, HR, H&S, Customer Service, External clients and customers and 3PL partners.
Our Vision – to be a successful business, growing our presence across the island of Ireland as a wholesaler and retail partner of choice.
Our Mission – we go above and beyond to support those who trust in us to keep their business thriving. We serve our customers better than anyone else due to our flexible way of working. Our customer focused approach allows us to react quickly, communicate effectively and deliver our products reliably, time after time.
About the role
• Lead the goods inwards team to ensure efficiency and consistency in methods and standards
• Ensure paperwork is completed correctly and discrepancies are clearly marked.
• Communicate with internal teams across the business to ensure a steady flow on the loading bays.
• Ensure yard and GI area is kept to a high standard.
• Pallet management in yard, arranging pallet returns and corresponding with 3pl providers.
• Drive a H&S culture and ensure your team is operating within SOP’s, hauler, yard traffic and pedestrian control.
• Set and communicate your team’s objectives during daily performance briefings, highlighting areas of focus.
• Manage booking schedule with 3Pl deliveries, along with inbound volume capacity
• Hourly pallet turnaround goods inbound, pallet accuracies, discrepancy management and comms to trading and suppliers.
• Working with peers to achieve put away efficiency and put-away capacity.
• Bay management to limit yard and floor traffic congestion in key areas.
• Cost effective resource management.
• Determine forecasts, headcount planning.
• Implementing and monitoring warehouse safety programs across the GI area and yard.
• Setting clear expectations, stretching departmental, team and individual targets. Hold people accountable for targets, actions, and results.
• Leading and motivate others. Have a strong, visible, and active leadership presence, to achieve and excel in target delivery and performance.
• Driving a strong H&S culture and behavioural mindset. Ensure all operations are run according to best practice in Health & Safety, and as per company policies and procedures and legislation.
• Identifying team talent, developing team members, and driving exceptional people performance.
• Absence, disciplinary, capability and grievance management.
• Identifying and involving team members in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Developing solutions to deliver premium and cost-effective service.
• Demonstrable passion and commitment to delivering outstanding service to customers and colleagues.
• Support the recruitment, selection and evaluation processes of your teams.
What you will need
Required criteria
- • Grade C in GCSE Maths & English or equivalent.
- • Experience of leading, motivating and developing management and functional teams.
- • Operational, Transport, Warehousing and Commercial. experience, within a fast-moving environment.
- • Understanding of booking systems and WMS.
- • Proven ability to develop and empower Team members to deliver results.
- • Experience of and a proven track record of staff management, appraisal & development of team.
- • A strong motivator with excellent communication skills.
- • Willingness to undertake staff training and development as required
- Able to operate outside core hours when required and travel to other sites on occasions.
Desired criteria
- Qualification in Supervisory Management
- A-level Qualifications or equivalent .
- Counter balance Forklift licence
- HACCP/TACCP
- BRC experience
- Experience of employee relations such as training and development.
- Experience using Index WMS
- Working knowledge of IT warehouse Management system
Professional skills you’ll need for this job opportunity
Emotional Intelligence
Communication
Building Teams
Communication
Planning and Organising
S&W Wholesale
Based conveniently in Newry, S&W has a unique access point to key markets in NI and ROI. Their history dates back to 1916 with Newry Cash & Carry, before merging with J&E Whitten in 2000 to become Savage and Whitten (S&W) as they are known today. Today, S&W is a top 100 NI business and one of the largest independent wholesalers on the island of Ireland, servicing over 2,000 customers. The growth of their business is down to the ability to service both independent and symbol retailers, as well as the growth of the symbol brands it owns and operates.
Going above and beyond for customers is the key factor in what has made S&W successful and a key part of how the business plans to offer 'A Whole Lot More' going forward as it introduces a new look and feel for the business. Summing up the refreshed brand direction.
Our benefits
Everyone at S&W is encouraged to bring their best selves to work, and given the resources and opportunity to realise their own personal success. We offer our employees #awholelotmoresupport, to ensure you develop and grow with us.
Health insurance
Vacation, Paid time off
Performance bonuses
Retirement plan and/or pension
Office perks
Employee development programs
Employee discounts
Gym membership or wellness programs
Casual dress
Free parking
Competitive salary
Life insurance
Employee Assistance Scheme
Perks Card
Shopping Cashback
Work With Charities
Hybrid Working
Annual performance review
Progression opportunities
Access to Health & Wellbeing app
Long service awards
Staff celebration events
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