Warehouse Operative
Cancer Research UK, Warrington
Warehouse Operative
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Cancer Research UK, Warrington
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 day ago, 11 Oct | Get your application in today.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: fd8da44193f34fccb62ab12d86ebb6c3
Full Job Description
- Assisting in maintaining stock levels for supply and informing the regional Distribution Centre (RDC) Supervisor of stock availability.
- Preparing customer orders for dispatch (this includes lifting and moving stock of different weights and sizes where appropriate).
- Picking, packing, and sorting sold items with the dispatch department.
- Meeting daily dispatch targets.
- Dealing with the stock deliveries into the RDC and dispatching stock to our retail drivers or 3rd parties.
- Maintaining safe and effective standards of storage and stock movement in the processing area while ensuring health and safety policies are adhered to.
- Minimising stock loss through accurate selection of fashion and textile stock for the appropriate shop where we will maximise the value of the item and monitor waste items.
- Monitoring levels of equipment and consumables for the warehouse process (e.g. boxes, hangers, labels, bag drop bags etc) and informing the RDC Supervisor to arrange replenishment.
- Using brand awareness to understand and ensure the correct stock categories, proposition, and sales value are delivered.
Warehousing, logistics, or retail stock processing background within fast-paced environments. - Ability to work accurately under pressure ensuring to meet targets and standards.
- Excellent eye for detail with a proven ability to work effectively under pressure whilst maintaining high standards.
- Ability to build collaborative and effective relationships with internal teams.
- Proven ability to work on own initiative and assess priorities.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work well as part of a team.
- Flexible and willing to perform other tasks outside of your role to support the team when required. Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do. Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism Human : Act to have a positive impact on people Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.
We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we're looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you. As part of Cancer Research UK's Retail & Ecommerce Growth Strategy, we are proud to have four distribution hubs and online marketplaces across the UK. Our aim is to reach an income of £96 million over the 10 years, directly contributing £53 million to Cancer Research UK's life-saving research. As our trading operations expand, so does our marketplace and eCommerce presence. Sustainable and preloved fashion is on the rise, with the online resale market due to be worth $36bn by 2024 and bigger than fast fashion by 2029, at $64bn. Therefore, this is a key area for us and a real opportunity to bring in more money towards our mission. We're looking for a proactive Warehouse Assistant to support our drivers and c.80 Cancer Research UK shops and superstores. You will support by sorting and ticketing end-of-line and donated textile and fashion stock before dispatching them to our stores while ensuring to maximise their income value towards our life-saving mission. Our Team process 600 units (c. 110 bags of donated stock) per week. Furthermore, you will collaborate with the team working together to support all aspects of our mission, ensuring all stock processing and fulfilment is delivered effectively and efficiently as scheduled. This is an opportunity to work in your local area for one of the UK's most trusted brands as part of a collaborative team while handling a variety of pre-loved and both low and high-value fashion and textile items. We can offer you a purpose-driven role with 25 days of annual holiday + public holidays, paid sick leave, and career progression opportunities across the whole organisation.