DHL Supply Chain
Flow Room FLM
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Flow Room First Line Manager
Contract Type: Permanent (Full-Time)
Shift patterns: Any 5 from 7 (Primarily Monday- Friday) 6am-2pm / 2pm-10pm Rotation
Location: Manton Wood, Worksop
If you enjoy being at the centre of a fast-paced operation, combining people leadership, problem-solving and technology, this could be a great next step! As a Flow Room First Line Manager at Manton Wood 1, you'll lead the team responsible for keeping work flowing efficiently across our operation, using systems including SAP, WMS and WCS to balance priorities, spot potential issues and maintain service for our customer.
It's a hands-on leadership role where no two days are the same. You'll work closely with operational team, using data and your knowledge of the operation to make decisions, minimise downtime and continually improve how we work.
What You'll Do
- Leading and developing Flow Room colleagues, setting clear priorities and supporting performance across the shift.
- Monitoring warehouse systems to identify bottlenecks, alarms or service risks and taking action to keep the operation moving.
- Managing wave allocation and workload priorities to support service and productivity.
- Working with operational teams to resolve issues, minimise downtime and support planned maintenance.
- Using performance data to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and improve the way we operate.
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This Role Would Suit People Who
- Have experience within warehouse or supply chain operations, with automated warehouse experience particularly beneficial.
- Experience of SAP is essential
- Are confident leading, developing and motivating colleagues to deliver great performance.
- Enjoy problem-solving and can make confident, informed decisions in a fast-moving environment.
- Have strong communication skills and can build positive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
Why Join Us?
- Join our generous pension scheme and benefit from an 8% employer contribution, alongside a 4% employee contribution
- Free confidential 24/7 GP consultations
- Hundreds of retail and lifestyle discounts
- Affordable loans, savings schemes and free mortgage advice
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Please be aware that interviews are provisionally scheduled to take place during the week commencing 5th October 2026. Applications received after this date may not be considered but will be added to our talent pool for future opportunities, subject to your consent. Please also be aware that we review applications continuously and where we have a large number of applications the application period may close ahead of the provisional interview date. To ensure your application is considered we recommend submitting it as early as possible.
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