We are hiring: Warehouse Manager

Our dream is that every child in the capital has the essential things they need to thrive, and that everyone can play a part in achieving that goal.

Do you want to make a positive impact to our operations though refining our warehouse processes and enable us to support families across London more efficiently?  Would you enjoy working in the fast-paced environment of a small, ambitious organisation?  Are you passionate about tackling child poverty and motivated by Little Village’s values of Love, Solidarity, Thriving and Sustainability?

At the heart of Little Village is the regifting of pre-loved baby equipment, clothes and toys onto other families.  We’re looking to recruit for a Warehouse Manager to support and manage the team and the operation of our warehouse processing and quality checking up to 6 tonnes of incoming second-hand donations each week. They will help us to improve and refine warehouse processes and systems.

The  Warehouse Manager will be responsible for the efficient management and control of the warehouse operation. They will support the operational function of Little Village ensuring we have effective stock control with the right levels and right type of stock to meet the needs of families we support across the network, and that legislative requirements are met. They will also work with the Hub Managers to ensure the hubs receive a streamlined service of support with stock and will take a strategic role in helping us to refine warehouse processes and systems to ensure efficiency and a positive experience for visitors and volunteers.

We think that this job requires 35 hours per week, but we’re open to discussions about flexibility. The role is working from our warehouse in Wandsworth, but you will be expected to visit our sites and work with the teams across London on a regular basis. The salary is £38,000 (FTE) and the successful applicant will require a DBS check.

We are working towards a goal where our team fully reflects that diversity and difference in lived experiences and strongly encourage applications from under-represented groups including: people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, people with lived experience of poverty either personally or through family, experience of the care system, non-graduates and first-in-family graduates. As part of our commitment to fairer recruitment, all applications will be assessed without names and any protected characteristics.

The deadline is 8^th January 2023 at 9am and all the information on the role can be found here: Warehouse Manager Dec 24 and you can apply here.