Despatch & Warehouse Team Leader

About the company

The Opportunity Anna Maher Recruitment is working with an established manufacturing business in Sheffield to recruit a Despatch & Warehouse Team Leader to join their team.

Your tasks

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Despatch Team Leader, Warehouse Supervisor or Manufacturing Team Leader to take ownership of day-to-day despatch, warehouse and material control operations within a busy manufacturing environment.

You’ll be responsible for leading a team, managing stock and materials, coordinating suppliers and subcontractors, and ensuring finished products are dispatched efficiently and on time to customers across the UK and internationally.

This is a varied, hands-on supervisory role where organisation, communication and the ability to keep operations running smoothly are essential.

• Lead and coordinate the despatch team, ensuring finished goods are packed and dispatched accurately and on time.
• Manage warehouse stock, material movements and traceability in line with company procedures and ISO requirements.
• Issue materials to production in line with demand and manage excess stock returns.
• Monitor minimum stock levels and source materials as required.
• Coordinate subcontracted operations to meet production schedules and business requirements.
• Manage supplier relationships, purchase orders, order book reviews and supplier forecasts.
• Monitor supplier delivery performance, identify potential risks and implement contingency plans where necessary.
• Liaise with production and other internal departments to ensure customer and operational requirements are met.
• Maintain a safe, clean and organised warehouse environment.
• Monitor key performance indicators and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and processes.
• Support, train and develop team members, ensuring targets, quality standards and health and safety requirements are achieved.

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

• Previous experience in a Team Leader, Line Leader or Supervisory role within despatch, warehouse, goods in, production or manufacturing.
• Good IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Experience using ERP systems.
• Knowledge of stock control, material traceability and manufacturing processes.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• The ability to manage priorities, solve problems and work effectively under pressure.
• Experience managing suppliers, subcontractors or material requirements would be advantageous.
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement, health and safety and quality standards.
• The ability to lead, motivate and support a team effectively.

What we offer

What's on Offer?

• Salary up to £45,000 per annum, depending on experience.
• Full-time, permanent position.
• A varied role within an established manufacturing business.
• The opportunity to take ownership of despatch and warehouse operations and contribute to ongoing improvements.

How to apply

Apply Today If you have experience in warehouse supervision, despatch, goods in or manufacturing team leadership and are looking for your next career move in Sheffield, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply through Anna Maher Recruitment today to find out more about this opportunity.

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Despatch & Warehouse Team Leader *Location: Sheffield Salary:** Up to £45,000 per annum, depending on experience