Operational Lead
Job in
Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17, England, UK
Listed on 2026-07-19
Listing for:
Rhenus Logistics
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-19
Job specializations:
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Warehouse
Warehouse Manager, Distribution/ General Warehouse, Occupational Health & Safety
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Your Benefits
- Continuous Training Sharpen your skills and advance your expertise with our professional development programs.
- Great Team It’s truly the people that make the difference — and with us you’ll join the best team around.
- Flat Hierarchies Get straight through to the decision-makers with our streamlined organizational structure.
- Room for Innovation Turn your ideas into action in an environment that champions creativity and empowers you to lead change.
- Events From team outings to holiday parties and networking events, we build strong connections by spending quality time together.
- Quick Decision Processes Make things happen faster with streamlined processes that promote efficiency and effectiveness.
Maternity cover until September 2027
Working Hours are Monday to Friday, 06:00 - 14:00 or 14:00 - 22:00
Key Responsibilities- Allocate labour and resources to meet daily outbound/inbound workloads.
- Manage workflow across picking, packing, replenishment, loading, and goods-in activities.
- Ensure on-time dispatch and adherence to customer KPIs (OTIF).
- Lead, coach, and motivate warehouse colleagues to deliver high performance.
- Conduct daily briefings and ensure effective communication across shifts.
- Manage absence, timekeeping, performance, and conduct.
- Support recruitment and onboarding of new team members.
- Ensure adherence to Health & Safety, site rules, and safe systems of work.
- Promote a strong safety culture, leading by example and ensuring PPE compliance.
- Conduct incident investigations, near miss reporting, and corrective actions.
- Ensure WMS accuracy and rigor in scanning and stock movement processes.
- Support cycle counts, inventory investigations, and stock integrity improvements.
- Resolve discrepancies and elevate issues where required.
- Identify and implement improvement opportunities (Lean / waste reduction).
- Ensure adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Support the rollout of new processes, systems, or customer implementations.
- Drive productivity, cost efficiency, and quality improvement
- Productivity (units per hour / cost per unit)
- Accuracy (pick accuracy, stock accuracy)
- Service performance (OTIF / DIFOT)
- Engagement and H&S performance (near misses reported, absence levels)
- Previous supervisory experience within a warehouse or logistics environment preferred.
- Strong leadership and people management skills.
- Ability to train, coach, and develop warehouse employees effectively.
- Good understanding of internet order fulfilment processes and related operational challenges.
- Basic operational knowledge of DTS, Goods In,
- Team management
- Picking, and Packing processes.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and target-driven environment.
- Good organisational and communication skills.
- Ability to prioritise workload and manage multiple tasks effectively.
- Good attention to detail and operational accuracy.
- Knowledge of warehouse systems and Microsoft Office preferred.
- Flexible and proactive approach to operational support and
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