Warehouse Manager
Location: Nottingham (Fairham Business Park)
Package: Basic salary £40,000 (dependent on experience), plus bonus and flexible benefits package including up to 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays and additional annual leave purchasing scheme)
Hours: 45 per week (Monday-Friday)
Sector: Packaging Distribution


Protecting what matters, together
We`re dedicated to protecting what matters most - our people, our customers, our communities, and the environment. At Macfarlane Packaging, our commitment to customer satisfaction, sustainability and continual improvement creates a highly collaborative, supportive, and friendly workplace where you can unpack a career that grows.

With history stretching back over 75 years, we offer stability whilst always striving for continual growth. Our fast-paced, results-driven approach will challenge and often stretch you, but it will also give you opportunities for personal and professional development. Every colleague has the chance to directly influence our success, leading to real job satisfaction and achievement, at all stages of your career.

We provide competitive pay and personalised incentives, alongside adaptable benefits to make your rewards package go further. And additionally, the way we work prioritises work-life balance and flexibility, empowering our colleagues to manage what is most important to them. Our business values commitment, diligence, teamwork, adaptability, and a thirst for learning... so if this sounds like you, come and join us to help drive change that enables businesses to plan for a better future.

The Warehouse Manager role
As our Warehouse Manager, you will directly manage all warehouse operations at the local Regional Distribution Centre, leading the team to ensure efficient stock handling, timely receipt, enabling prompt delivery to our customers. Ensuring high customer service standards are maintained, meeting and exceeding their expectations and in turn, helping to contribute towards regional sales and profit targets being achieved whilst optimising logistics processes and driving operational efficiency. Your remit will encompass staff management, operational planning, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement initiatives. Fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration, a key role is played in achieving organisational goals and delivering value to customers and stakeholders, supporting sustainable growth in line with our company objectives.

Warehouse Manager Key Responsibilities * Lead and supervise a diverse team including Supervisors and Warehouse Operatives
* Set clear targets and conduct regular performance assessments to ensure team effectiveness.
* Provide ongoing training and coaching opportunities to enhance team performance and individual growth.
* Contribute to developing and implementing the Central Logistics strategy aligned with organisational goals.
* Collaborate with stakeholders to identify opportunities for process improvement and cost optimisation.
* Oversee all logistics operations including material receipt, storage, and dispatch.
* Ensure efficient scheduling of deliveries, aiming for a 24/48-hour service.
* Monitor operational costs and help to deliver against any cost-saving initiatives.
* Optimise resource utilisation to enhance efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
* Assist the Operations Manager in implementing the Performance Improvement process.
* Ensure resources are available for stock counts to maintain inventory accuracy.
* Collaborate with Sales to meet or exceed customer delivery expectations.
* Foster positive relationships with stakeholders to enh