Warehouse Process & Compliance Manager

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Warehouse Process & Compliance Manager</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Location: Basingstoke / Closest Home Office + Additional Site Travel across Midlands & Southern UK</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Salary: Up to £65,000 + £5,500 Car Allowance + Private Medical</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Job Type: Full-time, Permanent</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Working Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Working Pattern: Hybrid – 1–2 days per week at your closest home office, with regular travel to operational sites across primarily the Midlands and Southern UK.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">About The Role</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">We are recruiting for an experienced Warehouse Process & Compliance Manager to join a large-scale, multi-site logistics operation in a newly created position.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">This is a key role within the Solutions & Optimisation function, responsible for driving warehouse process standardisation, operational compliance and continuous improvement across a national network.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">The successful candidate will take ownership of developing a consistent approach to warehouse operations, including the creation and implementation of standard operating procedures, compliance frameworks and continuous improvement initiatives.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Reporting to the Head of Warehouse Design & Compliance, you will work closely with operational teams and senior stakeholders across the network to identify opportunities for improvement, challenge existing ways of working and implement practical, scalable solutions.</p>

<h5 class="fw-bold text-success mt-4 mb-3">Key Responsibilities</h5>

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<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Develop, implement and maintain warehouse Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) across the network.</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Own the SOP governance process, including version control, approvals, audits and document lifecycle management.</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Develop and implement centralised SOP and training record systems.</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Manage and continuously improve the Integrated Management System (IMS) in line with relevant standards and business</span></li>

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<h5 class="fw-bold text-success mt-4 mb-3">requirements.</h5>

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<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Develop processes and standards around MHE telematics across warehouse operations.</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Plan and support internal and external audits relating to SOPs, MHE and IMS.</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Lead continuous improvement workshops and root cause analysis with operational teams.</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Conduct time and motion studies to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, productivity and ways of working.</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Work with operational teams to implement standardised processes and ensure improvements are effectively embedded.</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Support wider warehouse design, optimisation and continuous improvement projects as required.</span></li>

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<p class="text-muted mb-3">You'll need to be comfortable challenging existing processes and ways of working, while being able to translate improvement opportunities into practical, measurable and sustainable operational solutions.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Salary & Benefits</p>

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<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Up to £65,000 salary</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Circa £5,500 car allowance</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Annual bonus of approximately 10–15%, linked to company performance and personal objectives</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Hybrid working</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Monday-Friday | 37.5hrs per week | 9am-5pm</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Private medical</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>20% M&S discount</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>25 days holiday + Bank Holidays, increasing with service</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Healthcare cash plan</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Company pension</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Life assurance</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Employee perks and discount platform</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Tailored induction and ongoing training</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Cycle to Work scheme</span></li>

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<p class="text-muted mb-3">The Opportunity</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Warehouse Process Manager, Operational Excellence Manager, Continuous Improvement Manager or Business Process Excellence professional looking to take ownership of process standardisation and operational improvement across a significant logistics network.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Rather than being focused on a single site, this role offers genuine scope to influence processes across multiple operations, working with operational teams and senior stakeholders to establish consistent standards and drive measurable improvements.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">If you have a strong background in warehouse processes, SOP development, compliance, Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen, workflow mapping and continuous improvement, we'd be keen to hear from you.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">TO NOTE: Should you not hear back within 14 days of your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful. Due to high applicant volume for these positions, only the most relevant candidates will be contacted.</p>

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