Warehouse Team Leader
Job Description
Job title: Warehouse Team Leader
Company: Avery Dennison
Job description: Company DescriptionAvery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company that provides a wide range of branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. Our products and solutions include labeling and functional materials, radio frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and a variety of products and solutions that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving an array of industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2023 were $8.4 billion. Learn more at .Job DescriptionThis position is based within the main European Distribution Centre, shipping products to customers across Europe, Middle East and Africa.YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:
- Manage day to day operations within the warehouse function
- Manage the warehouse team by ongoing coaching and appraisal
- Direct workloads across the team to ensure all work is prioritised and completed in a timely manner
- Supervising picking, packing and preparing goods for dispatch (UK & Export)
- Supervising the preparation of necessary dispatch paperwork (UK & Export)
- Understanding of Import and Export procedures to ensure correct paperwork is supplied with goods
- Working with transport companies to ensure a smooth goods in and out processes
- Working with Oracle order management system to release stock and generate necessary paperwork
- Responsible for Inventory/stock control
- Liaison with Customer Service and Sales teams to respond to queries and keep teams informed of progress
- Customisation of shipments according to customer specific requirements, including the construction of custom-made retail packs
- Drive continuous improvement in supply chain processes that influence flexibility, reliability to the customers including new supply chain module
- Drive and monitor Health & Safety process and policies throughout the warehouse environment
- Drive 5S and good housekeeping within the warehouse function
Qualifications
- Relevant warehousing experience of leading a team
- Current forklift truck licence preferred
- Computer Literate – must be confident using computer applications, however training will be given on in-house systems
- Team player – must enjoy working in a team environment, with the ability to liaise with other members of the team to get a task done
- Flexible – able to adapt to a constantly changing environment and willing to take on additional or alternative tasks as required
- Initiative – can identify where improvements could be made, able to implement improved working practices
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Experience of import and export shipping would be preferred
Additional InformationWhat we can offer you
- Benefits including pension scheme, private medical cover, EAP and life assurance
Avery Dennison : Who we are! – Our StoryEach of us, Every day! . One Team!We understand diversity and equal opportunities as enrichment for our future-oriented work at Avery Dennison. With us, teams are balanced and diverse. Because each of us is unique, and we appreciate bringing together different personalities and talents.Avery Dennison is an equal opportunity employer. You are interested in knowing more about our Diversity & Inclusion approach? Please go toAt Avery Dennison we do what we love, and we love what we do – Just click here, and get us to know even better: Life @ Avery Dennison ( )Please let us know if we can support you with reasonable accommodations throughout the application process by contacting our Talent Acquisition team via jobs@eu.averydennison.com
Expected salary:
Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
