Job Introduction

Our dedicated warehouse teams are the unsung (and unseen) heroes who work behind the scenes every day handling every product with care as if it was their own.

We are currently recruiting for a Warehouse First Line Manager who will have overall responsibility for everything that happens ‘under the roof’ within our small warehouse in Inverness, ensuring our customers receive the best quality service always. 

Role Responsibility

ArrowXL operate within an ever-evolving, fast moving industry and due to our ambitious growth, there is a constant dynamic for positive change.

Reporting to the Warehouse Manager, you will be responsible for;

• Efficient resource planning ensuring the operation is both effective and compliant.
• Leading your warehouse colleagues to coordinate all aspects of the day to day offload, put away and pick and load processes (which includes responsibility for stock quality and integrity).
• Process stock within the warehouse, working on spreadsheets and updating as necessary
• Stock control and audit
• Control and allocate work within the warehouse
• Resolve concerns that may occur day to day
• Pick customer orders from location
• Load and unload vehicles
• Making prompt decisions which protect customer service and our delivery schedule, as well as remaining commercially focused.
• Leading on-site resources (colleagues and equipment) to ensure we have everything required in the right place at the right time

Sound exciting?

Working hours;

• 45 hours per week, Monday to Friday

The Ideal Candidate

The nature of the role is such that as well as having experience in leading warehouse operations and people management, you must be well organised, have an eye for detail, be able to communicate effectively, as well as the capacity to take a common-sense approach to a situation.

Key skills

• Experience of leading teams within a warehouse
• Knowledge and experience dealing with first line people management issues (absence, performance, and investigations)
• Knowledge of RedPrairie WMS is an advantage
• Good working knowledge on Microsoft Systems as this role uses various Microsoft packages including Outlook, Word and Excel
• Analyse and utilise Management Information to identify areas of improvement and drive change
• Strong people skills – able to influence, coach and develop

Package Description

•      Basic hourly rate of £10.35

In addition to this salary, you’ll receive many excellent additional benefits including:

•      20 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays
•      A fabulous Staff Discount at Very.co.uk
•      An attractive pension plan
•      Opportunities for development and progression
•      Additional benefits with retailers, restaurants and many more!
•      Free on-site parking

About the Company

ArrowXL are the UK’s leading provider of two-person home delivery. We strive to make the world of delivery a better place, by building a business that supports the way we live today. Most of our work is taking responsibility for storing and delivering large, bulky and heavy items – the kind of thing that typically needs two people to handle. Quite often these items need installing so guess what? We do that too!

Our culture thrives on 6 core values that form who we are…

Innovative, Safe, Respectful, Excellent, Responsible and One Team! #weareAXL

ArrowXL