Warehouse Section Leader

As the Warehouse Manager's eyes and ears, you'll oversee our teams of Selectors to make sure we meet our ambitious targets.

In this busy, varied role you'll tackle plenty of challenges. This includes authorising the order in which deliveries are picked, and controlling stock rotation. We're investing in brilliant new distribution centres and first-class equipment. So you'll have everything you need to keep things moving efficiently. We do things our own way at Aldi. But whatever we're doing, we must be getting it right. With a wave of impressive sales figures behind us, we're opening new stores at lightning speed. And without the great teams at our warehouses, there'd be no products in those stores.

Please note, the salary displayed is based on a 45 hours per week contract. Aldi are able to also offer 40 hour contracts and in these instances, the salary offered would be pro-rated.

**Benefits**
- Paid breaks
- Annual holiday entitlement
- Long service awards
- Workplace pension contribution
- Sabbatical policy
- Parental leave pay
- Employee assistance programme
- Bike to work scheme
- Discounted health benefits
- Financial wellbeing: Affordable loans, debt consolidation, savings and health checks
- An extensive range of discounts and savings.

Reporting to the Warehouse Operations Manager this role will be responsible for managing efficient product flow through an automated distribution centre ensuring all warehouse processes are completed successfully. A Warehouse Section Leader’s role is about maximising efficiency, optimising productivity and engaging a highly performing team. You’ll manage a team of Deputies, Selectors and Logistics Assistants. Under your guidance, the team will be focused and ready to tackle every challenge.

**Location: Prior to the opening of Bardon, the role will be based within National Supply Chain at Atherstone National Head Office**

**Key Responsibilities**
- Managing day to day running of the team, including carrying out regular team meetings and 1:1 with all team members.
- Actively contribute to the process of continuous improvement, regarding self, team and systems, including mentoring and skills development.
- Liaising with transport teams and using the SAP TM to ensure deliveries are departing on time.
- Responsible for warehouse operations.
- Allocate team resources, provide delivery timelines and manage priorities for their team.
- Awareness of the automation functions within the Distribution Centre.
- Maintain a detailed understanding of the functionality and operation of equipment.
- Participate in/initiate discussion on improvements and recommendations with cross functional teams.
- Allocate team resources, provide delivery timelines and manage priorities.
- Monitoring the quality of work produced by the team.
- Attend regular planning meetings with relevant teams.
- Ensure that development standards, policies and procedures are adhered to.
- Authorises the order sequence for deliveries to be picked considering the requirements of the delivery schedule.
- Responsible for fulfilment of orders.
- Accountable for pick accuracy.
- Analysing optimal resource requirement and effectively manage resources.
- Key Deliverables
- Allocating team resources, providing delivery timelines and managing priorities.
- Ensuring all operational expectations and daily ordering fulfillment are met.
- KPI’s are monitored and achieved.
- Authorising the working hours, holidays, time off and breaks as well as overtime (if required for all employees in area of responsibility.)
- Personal Attributes
- Excellent problem solving and leadership qualities.
- Adaptability to work in a fast-paced environment and be adaptable to change.
- Planning and organisational skills.
- Automation experience within a similar role
- Experience with Manhattan Warehouse Management System is beneficial.

**Skills & Qualifications**:
**Essential**:

- GCSEs/A-Levels or Equivalent
- Automated warehouse/similar role
- Experience in Logistics / Supply Chain Management
- Organised
- Team Management
- Problem solving
- Computer literate
- Confident communicator
- Detail focused
- Excellent time management
- Material handling experience

**Desirable**:

- Experience within a WMS/WCS environment
- Experience using Manhattan WMS
- Technical expertise to manage quality and accuracy of data
- Experience operating warehouse management and warehouse control systems
- Infrastructure Solutions Design
- Knowledge of Supply Chain systems (TMS/WMS/Portals/WCS/Oracle etc)
- Computer literate including strong Office skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams and Outlook
- Aldi is an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and are dedicated to promoting a culture of inclusion, providing an environment in which collaboration, respect and fairness are essential. We value diversity and are dedicated to treating all of our colleagues and prospective colleagues fairly and wi