Warehouse Department Manager Lates
| Posting date: | 30 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 May 2026 |
| Location: | Didcot, Oxfordshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Asda |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | R-090837 |
Summary
As our Warehouse Department Manager, you’ll take ownership of your department’s day-to-day operations—delivering the plan, achieving key results, and ensuring every process meets our safety and compliance standards.
Reporting to the Shift Manager, you’ll lead and support your team to prioritise tasks effectively and deliver high standards of safety, quality, and productivity.
What makes a great Warehouse Department Manager
Lead with confidence: Support colleagues, remove barriers, and create a culture of accountability.
Drive improvement: Assess processes and recommend changes to boost efficiency and workflow.
Stay organised: Plan, schedule, and prioritise work to keep operations running smoothly.
Champion safety: Apply safe systems of work and manage risk at all times.
Think analytically: Carry out inventory checks, analyse data, and produce clear reports.
Collaborate: Build alignment across teams and share insight to create effective plans.
What you’ll bring
Experience following structured operational procedures and systems.
Experience supervising or supporting colleagues.
Ability to plan, organise, and oversee activities to meet business goals.
Confidence working with data, reports, and inventory checks.
Understanding of safe systems of work and risk management.
Strong communication skills and ability to support HR processes.
Flexibility to work a range of shifts, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends.
Everything you'll love
Alongside a competitive salary, you'll get lots of other great benefits too, including:
Colleague discount: 15% off your shopping at Asda from day 1 for you and a nominated user
Discretionary company bonus scheme
Access to an enhanced electric car scheme
Free eye test for you and your nominated user
Discounted rates and special offers on Asda services such as Mobile, Pharmacy, Opticians, Personal Loan, Pet Insurance, Travel Insurance, Travel Money, Tyres, Breakdown Cover
Stream: access to flexible pay, income tracker, financial coaching, exclusive savings account and much more
Company pension
Wellbeing: including 24/7 virtual GP, 24/7 EAP service, as well as access to free counselling, legal, mortgage, cancer and bereavement support
Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
Colleague recognition programme
Special offers and discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking to theme parks and cinemas
Reporting to the Shift Manager, you’ll lead and support your team to prioritise tasks effectively and deliver high standards of safety, quality, and productivity.
What makes a great Warehouse Department Manager
Lead with confidence: Support colleagues, remove barriers, and create a culture of accountability.
Drive improvement: Assess processes and recommend changes to boost efficiency and workflow.
Stay organised: Plan, schedule, and prioritise work to keep operations running smoothly.
Champion safety: Apply safe systems of work and manage risk at all times.
Think analytically: Carry out inventory checks, analyse data, and produce clear reports.
Collaborate: Build alignment across teams and share insight to create effective plans.
What you’ll bring
Experience following structured operational procedures and systems.
Experience supervising or supporting colleagues.
Ability to plan, organise, and oversee activities to meet business goals.
Confidence working with data, reports, and inventory checks.
Understanding of safe systems of work and risk management.
Strong communication skills and ability to support HR processes.
Flexibility to work a range of shifts, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends.
Everything you'll love
Alongside a competitive salary, you'll get lots of other great benefits too, including:
Colleague discount: 15% off your shopping at Asda from day 1 for you and a nominated user
Discretionary company bonus scheme
Access to an enhanced electric car scheme
Free eye test for you and your nominated user
Discounted rates and special offers on Asda services such as Mobile, Pharmacy, Opticians, Personal Loan, Pet Insurance, Travel Insurance, Travel Money, Tyres, Breakdown Cover
Stream: access to flexible pay, income tracker, financial coaching, exclusive savings account and much more
Company pension
Wellbeing: including 24/7 virtual GP, 24/7 EAP service, as well as access to free counselling, legal, mortgage, cancer and bereavement support
Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
Colleague recognition programme
Special offers and discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking to theme parks and cinemas
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