Team Manager

Company: World of Books
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Location: Coventry
Job Description:

About the Role

We’re looking for a Team Manager to lead one of our warehouse operations teams and help us keep doing what we do — brilliantly.

Responsibilities

  • Leading the day-to-day running of Inbound or Outbound operations — delivering KPIs, maintaining 90%+ OTD, and keeping H&S compliance front and centre
  • Directly managing 6 Team Leaders — coaching, aligning and holding them accountable
  • Planning shift resources and working with our recruitment agencies to maintain the right headcount
  • Partnering with the training team to ensure new starters receive an excellent onboarding experience
  • Investigating people policy and H&S incidents and producing written reports
  • Chairing formal meetings including disciplinary hearings where required
  • Working closely with the People Team on timesheet approvals, absence management and recruitment workflows
  • Championing engagement — listening to your team, resolving queries and supporting site-wide events

Qualifications

  • Minimum 2 years’ leadership experience in a fast-paced warehouse or distribution environment

Required Skills

  • Confident resource planner with experience managing a large, diverse team
  • Track record of delivering against KPIs and operational targets
  • Solid understanding of Health & Safety procedures
  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)

Preferred Skills

  • WMS experience and Lean Six Sigma / IOSH / NEBOSH qualifications are a bonus — not a dealbreaker

Pay range and compensation package

Coventry-based, permanent, with a shift pattern that gives you proper time off.

Equal Opportunity Statement

World of Books is a certified B Corporation. We are committed to building an inclusive team and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

If you’re a warehouse leader who wants to do meaningful work in a business that moves fast and stands for something — we’d love to hear from you. Apply below or reach out directly to find out more.

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Posted: June 4th, 2026