Warehouse manager : Employers and vacancy sources

Opportunities exist with a wide range of employers throughout the country, including:

• major retail and wholesale companies;
• manufacturing firms;
• warehousing and distribution firms;
• haulage contractors;
• freight forwarders;
• academic institutions;
• central and local government departments;
• the health service;
• the armed forces.

Increasingly, a number of companies across all these sectors, including the NHS, contract out their logistics activities to firms of specialist logistics service providers (LSPs) to manage all or part of their supply chain. These companies provide storage premises, materials, handling equipment and vehicles.

There are also some opportunities for freelance consultancy work. Most consultancy practices are small firms, employing fewer than 50 people. Consultancy offers the opportunity to work with many different organisations, and at various levels, depending on the nature of the project. A typical project could be the design of a distribution centre. Consultants may also specialise in supply-chain modelling, warehouse automation and transport and distribution planning.

Sources of vacancies

• Warehouse & Logistics News
• Supply Chain Recruit
• Supply Chain Jobs
• MVP Search and Selection
• The BJD Group
• Careers in Logistics
• Food Manufacturing Jobs
• Careers service vacancy lists.
• Local, national and trade press.

Recruitment agencies sometimes handle vacancies and vary as to whether they demand experience.

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