Warehouse Supervisor

Job description
Job Overview

As a Warehouse Supervisor in LKQ Digraph, your role is crucial to the success of the branch operation. Leading a team of General Assistants, you will drive exceptional performance and exceptional standards. Through your role, you will work to ensure that the branch achieves high performance and operational standards which will ultimately ensure that we deliver our Customer Promise.

Why work for LKQ

We are a people first organisation for our colleagues, the customer is at the heart of everything we do, and in turn we put our colleagues at the forefront of our business. As with many of our roles, we are happy to talk about flexible working options, we are committed to supporting a healthy worklife balance. We’re looking for people who love what they do, are passionate about delivering only the very best and make it their business to excel, whatever their role. We strive to support all our employees through their individual career paths and thrive within our business.

Key Responsibilities
• Warehouse operations, resource and customer service within the branch, including line management responsibility for the General Assistant team
• Ensuring all areas of the warehouse always conform to Health and Safety legislation
• Working to deliver a balanced performance across key business metrics and KPI measures in line with business goals and objectives
• Ensuring the branch is fully compliant in line with the branch standards to maintain a balanced performance.
• Leading, coaching and developing teams to create the skills and capabilities needed both now and, in the future.
• Holding regular colleague reviews to strengthen colleague engagement and support development.
• Working with the Operations Manager to create a robust succession plan throughout the branch
• Ensuring branch recruitment is right the first time, attracting future talent to the organisation
• Delivering a structured daily briefing to ensure all colleagues understand key objectives and measures

Skills and Experience
• Great communication skills demonstrate the ability to develop customer and colleague relationships.
• Leading a warehouse operations team with a customer first attitude.
• Knowledge of Recruitment processes.
• Knowledge and understanding of P L’s, and the booking of in and out stock.
• Strong ability to highlight and resolve Health and Safety concerns.
• Ability to review, challenge and develop colleagues in order to achieve their best and help them develop.

What we offer
• Pension
• 22 days annual leave
• Hapi benefits retail discount
• Staff discount
• Genuine career progression
• Access to a 24 hour Employee Assistance Programme, offering financial and wellbeing support

As part of LKQ Corporation, the world's largest auto parts provider, LKQ Digraph is the driving force keeping vehicles moving in the UK and Ireland. We employ colleagues in logistics and supply chain, to indoor or field based sales, or finance and legal, to marketing, communications and HR - the world really is your oyster when you work for LKQ Digraph.