Warehouse Manager - Rail Industry

Job title: Warehouse Manager - Rail Industry

Reference: SF3960

Grade: Q4

Salary: Circa £60,000 per annum depending on skills, knowledge and experience plus Excellent Benefits Package

Location: Cockfosters and Northfields Depot

Contract details: Permanent

Contract Type: London Underground

Final date to receive applications: Friday 31st July 2026 at 23:59

Are you an experienced Warehouse Manager looking to play a key role within the rail sector? We are seeking a motivated leader to oversee our warehouse and stores operation, ensuring the timely and efficient management of materials that support vital rail infrastructure and engineering projects.

Managing a team of 2 Supervisors and 8 Operatives, you will be responsible for driving performance, improving operational efficiency and fostering a strong safety‑first culture. Using Lean principles and continuous improvement techniques, you will ensure the warehouse delivers outstanding service levels while meeting business requirements for quality, cost and delivery.

• Ensure all relevant Health and Safety requirements are adhered to, including all environmental issues & waste disposal to support zero LTI's and zero EIRF
• Maximise availability of material whilst minimising stock levels and maintaining high levels of accuracy
• Prioritise the reduction of nil stocks in demand and production stopped awaiting material
• Plan and implement improvements to Warehouse to support Materials Management target achievement
• Reduce waste involved in ‘picking’ times by optimising local procedures and stores layout
• Lead development of, and train staff in, critical activity plans for daily/weekly key activities
• Develop, implement and maintain accurate Warehouse document control to satisfy audit criteria
• Support initiatives to improve performance of internal suppliers in all aspects of the business
• Embrace new technology to further improve stock control
• Manage repairable material to ensure float is visible & traceable throughout the supply chain
• Manage the input & output of the forecast to ensure the AMP is achieved & to drive discrepancies back to the planning teams for resolution
• Lead, manage and develop the stores staff

Skills

• Ability to evaluate and assess information and to identify trends, producing high quality and readable reports (Desirable)
• Organisational, people, and risk management skills (Essential)
• Strong teamwork and facilitation skills – to develop productive relationships (Essential)
• Ability to formulate and articulate clear visions for the planning and delivery of initiatives and programmes (Desirable)
• Being flexible & supportive within a functional organisation (Desirable)
• Good record keeping and application of audit trail knowledge (Desirable)

Knowledge

• Extensive knowledge of Warehouse management, warehouse processes and storage media relevant to railway operations and their maintenance. This includes knowledge of good practice in other transport administrations (Essential)
• Knowledge of the effective use of commonly available office applications (Desirable)
• Lean process improvement methodology to ensure maximum productivity is achieved (Desirable)
• Knowledge of Loler regulations experience in identifying risks, allocating risk scores and mitigations for risk assessments (Essential)
• Knowledge of railway engineering principles, practice and standards (Essential)
• Experience in quantitative data analysis to identify trends in material usage (Desirable)

Experience

• Experienced in Warehouse management and the development of these management arrangements, including standards for Warehouse management required for railway services (Essential)
• Experience of materials/asset management systems such as SAP, skilled in the use of other standard software packages including Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Access/Visio and relevant industry software (Essential)
• Well developed communication and partnership building experience, and proven track record in achieving required outcomes in hostile and conflicting situations with tact, diplomacy and sensitivity (Essential)
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving experience (Desirable)
• Experience and…