Warehouse Manager Accessories and Seasonal Items - Galway City

Warehouse Manager Galway

Accessories , seasonal items and overflow storage from East of Ireland Warehouse

Reports to Senior Warehouse manager (who manages all 4 warehouses in the Galway area)

• Warehouse manager for accessories , seasonal items and overflow storage from East of Ireland Warehouse
• Oversee all core warehouse functions including goods-in, put-away, replenishment, picking, order assembly, consolidation, packing, and dispatch.
• Plan and manage workload to meet daily schedules,
• Ensure accurate, timely booking of inbound loads from suppliers and international shipments.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping, racking safety, and equipment condition.
• Any other duties may be reasonably requested by Management.

People Management

• Lead and develop a team of warehouse operatives, forklift drivers, goods-in staff, and supervisors.
• Manage labour planning, time & attendance.
• Provide coaching, performance reviews, and ongoing training
• Foster a culture of safety, teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Health & Safety

• Ensure full compliance with safety policies and national legislation.
• Oversee safe operation of all materials handling equipment (MHE).
• Conduct regular safety walks, risk assessments, toolbox talks, and incident investigations.
• Conduct regular housekeeping & compliance audits.
• Collaborate with Health & Safety team to ensure best practice is maintained.
• Maintain strict adherence to manual handling procedures.

Stock Management

• Maintain high stock accuracy through cycle counting, location audits, and proactive discrepancy investigation.
• Support annual and periodic stocktakes across the Warehouses.

Service & Delivery Performance

• Coordinate closely with Transport (internal fleet and external carriers) to guarantee efficient routing, loading accuracy, and issue resolution.
• Rapidly resolve order fulfilment or picking issues raised by stores, sales teams, or customer service teams.

Systems & Process Improvement

• Ensure effective use of ERP/WMS systems to drive accuracy and productivity.
• Support systems development, process standardisation, and best-practice implementation across our warehouses.
• Develop and maintain KPIs, dashboards, and daily/weekly reporting (e.g., pick accuracy, productivity, goods-in processing times).
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities to reduce cost and increase throughput and service levels.

Skills & Experience Required

Essential

• Proven experience managing a warehouse, ideally within a multi- branch retail environment.
• Strong leadership capability with experience managing diverse warehouse teams.
• Strong H&S awareness and practical knowledge of warehouse compliance obligations.
• Good working knowledge of WMS/ERP systems and Microsoft Excel.

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• Our Generous staff discounts
• Our pension scheme
• Our Bonus Scheme
• Our Educational Support Scheme
• Our Discounted corporate rate health care
• Our free Employee Assistance Programme
• Our wellbeing initiatives like our Bike to work scheme
• Career Development Opportunities
• Continuous professional development with dedicated training resources
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