Logistics Team Manager

We Buy Vintage  is one of the UK’s largest buyers of jewellery, antiques and collectibles. We run more roadshows than any other UK company - over 250 valuation events every month - bringing trusted experts face-to-face with customers across the country.

We Buy Vintage  is one of the UK’s largest buyers of jewellery, antiques and collectibles. We run more roadshows than any other UK company - over 250 valuation events every month - bringing trusted experts face-to-face with customers across the country. In three years, we’ve grown from a pub-table idea into an eight-figure business, with a headcount thats grown from 30-100 in the last 2 years, we’re on a mission to make We Buy Vintage  a brand everyone recognises.

As our Logistics Team Manager, you will be the hands-on manager for our Leeds warehouse, taking day-to-day charge of the warehouse sorting and auction consignment teams (roughly 15-20 people) You'll split your time between making the warehouse run smoothly by coordinating the flow of stocks in & out, managing the people who make it all happen and rolling your sleeves up to work alongside your team where required.

This is a role for someone who leads from the front by doing: just as comfortable on the warehouse floor solving a problem as they are managing a team

• Team leadership: take day-to-day charge of the warehouse sorting and auction consignment teams, ensuring work is completed accurately, safely and on time.
• Hands-on support: get hands-on with the team - sorting stock, processing consignments and supporting wherever extra help is needed.
• Stock movements: coordinate stock pick-ups and drop-offs with external vendors, working with our team of drivers, roadshows buyers and other We Buy Vintage  locations to keep stock moving efficiently.
• Security: oversee warehouse security, including access control, stock handling procedures and safe storage of high-value items.
• People management: manage, motivate and develop the team, including rotas, performance, one-to-ones and day-to-day people management.
• Stock accuracy: ensure stock is accurately logged, tracked and routed to the correct channels (as our processes outline)
• Health & safety: maintain high standards of health & safety across the warehouse, identifying and addressing risks proactively.
• First point of contact: act as the first point of contact for day-to-day issues on-site, escalating to the Senior Logistics Coordinator where needed.
• Onboarding & training: support the onboarding and training of new team members.
• Continuous improvement: identify opportunities to improve warehouse processes and efficiency, feeding these back to the Senior Logistics Coordinator

You’ll be someone who isn’t afraid to get stuck in - someone who can run a warehouse operation with real ownership while bringing the best out of the team around them.

You’ll be great in this role if you have:

• Experience supervising or managing a team in a warehouse, logistics, retail or operational environment.
• A hands-on, get-stuck-in approach - happy to work alongside your team, not just direct it.
• Strong people management skills, with the ability to motivate, coach and get the best out of a team.
• Good organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities - stock movements, security, people - at once.
• A clear understanding of stock control, security and safe handling procedures.
• Excellent communication skills and the confidence to make decisions under pressure.
• A practical, solutions-focused approach to problem solving.

• Experience in jewellery, antiques, collectibles or resale.
• Experience with auction consignment…