Who we are?
Europa Worldwide Group is an ambitious independent logistics operator with three divisions, Europa Road, Europa Air & Sea, and Europa Warehouse, and has been featured in The Sunday Times Top Track 250 for three years.
The group employs over 1,400 people with 17 sales offices in the UK, and the Republic of Ireland, plus European teams in France Belgium and the Netherlands and internationally in Cape Town Hong Kong, China, India and the UAE.
We are looking for
Three proactive Area Managers to join our growing Warehouse Team in Corby! You will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the warehouse, focusing on financial and administrative management to maximise efficiency and profitability.
What can we offer in return?

• Competitive Salary
• Hours: We have two permanent shift patterns Monday to Friday 2pm to 10pm or 10pm to 6am
• Convenient Onsite Amenities: Free car parking and an onsite canteen for your convenience.
• Generous Time Off: Benefit from 25 days of annual leave.
• Enhanced Family Leave: Benefit from enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay.
• Wellbeing Focus: Access our employee wellbeing programme for your overall health and happiness.
• Referral Rewards: Earn up to £1000 by referring a friend to join our team.
• Work-Life Balance: Thrive in a fantastic working culture that promotes an excellent work-life balance.
• Recognition Programs: Celebrate your contributions with our charity 50-50 and long service awards

What you will be doing:

• Oversee daily warehouse operations, ensuring financial and administrative tasks are efficiently handled to maximise team performance and profitability.
• Analyse labour requirements, assess capacity issues, and escalate concerns in alignment with forecasts to ensure optimal employee levels.
• Regularly update SOP training modules to align with current procedures, manage the change control process, and develop training plans for the team, ensuring proper SOP sign-off.
• Performance Monitor and enhance SLA and KPI performance within the team, ensuring targets are met or exceeded.
• Provide analytical and solutions-focused reporting to management by operating and interrogating Warehouse Management Systems (WMS).
• Maintain and improve inventory accuracy within the department, proactively addressing any issues that arise.
• Conduct regular communication briefings with direct reports to keep them informed of company updates and encourage input for continuous improvement.
• Lead health and safety initiatives, performing regular checks and audits, and managing accident/incident investigations, including root cause analysis.
• Develop and maintain a professional understanding of HMRC regulations relevant to stock held by the contract, ensuring compliance.
• Proactively manage absence, performance, and disciplinary matters, including conducting one to one’s ,probation reviews, and appraisals.
• Foster relationships with internal and external customers to understand their needs and improve service delivery, responding promptly and professionally to queries.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement by identifying and leading initiatives and projects to enhance warehouse operations.

Our Ideal Person:

• Extensive 3PL Warehouse Expertise: Proven success in managing all aspects of warehouse operations, including financials and administration.
• WMS & SOP Proficiency: Skilled in using Warehouse Management Systems and continuously updating Standard Operating Procedures.
• Analytical & Strategic: Strong at assessing labour needs, optimising capacity, and driving performance metrics.
• Leadership & Communication: Excellent at leading teams, conducting briefings, and building strong customer relationships.
• Health & Safety Advocate: Experienced in leading safety initiatives and thorough incident investigations.
• Compliance & Improvement Focused: Knowledgeable in HMRC regulations with a detail-oriented, proactive approach to continuous improvement.

Europa Worldwide Group do not accept agency CV submissions unless specifically requested/ engaged with the role by the Internal Recruitment Team. Please do not submit speculative CV’S to our Recruiters, Employees, Hiring Managers, or any branches/locations directly. Europa will not be responsible for any fees related to CV’s received in this unsolicited manner.
Please note - if you submit your CV, you are giving Europa Worldwide Group Ltd, and its subsidiaries consent to hold your personal data. All applications will be dealt with according to General Data Protection Regulations. Europa Worldwide Group are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:

• Bereavement leave
• Canteen
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift

Experience:

• Managing: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person