Job Description:

Head of Technology

WMS Lead – Warehouse Systems & DC Setup

Location: Yorkshire / M62 Corridor (Leeds / Bradford / Manchester)
Salary: £65,000 – £80,000 + Bonus + Benefits
 

Our Client is a £20m, manufacturing business with a clear ambition to grow to £50m+.We are investing heavily in our operations, systems, and people to make that happen. This is a build role. We’re looking for a WMS Lead to design, implement, and optimise our warehouse operation and systems from the ground up  creating a scalable platform for the next phase of growth. This is a high dynamic role that will have a major impact upon the overall business. 

In this role you will take ownership of the Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Distribution Centre (DC) setup, ensuring the physical operations and systems work seamlessly together.

You’ll play a critical role in:

• Improving warehouse efficiency
• Fixing stock accuracy
• Reducing manual processes
• Enabling scalable fulfilment

You’ll work closely with leadership and be hands-on in the warehouse during setup and optimisation.

What You’ll Be Doing

DC Setup & Warehouse Design -  Design warehouse layout (zones, bins, flow). Define picking strategies (batch, wave, zone). Implement barcode scanning and tracking .Optimise goods-in, putaway, replenishment, and dispatch

WMS Ownership & Implementation -  Experience with systems such as SAP, Extended Warehouse Management Oracle WMS , Manhattan WMS

You will:

• Configure warehouse structure (locations, bins, SKUs)
• Set up system rules (putaway, picking logic)
• Support integration with ERP and order channels
• Lead testing (UAT) and go-live

Process Optimisation - Improve picking speed and reduce errors, drive stock accuracy (target 98–99%+), Implement cycle counting and inventory controls, design efficient returns handling processes

Hands-On Leadership - Work directly on the warehouse floor during setup, train teams on new processes and systems, troubleshoot issues post go-live, continuously improve operations

Experience

• 5–10+ years in warehouse / WMS roles
• Proven experience building teams, setting up or redesigning a warehouse or DC
• Experience implementing a WMS (not just using one)
• Background experience in any of the following, ecommerce fulfilment, FMCG, wholesale distribution, apparels and textiles

Mindset

This is a growing business not a corporate environment. We need someone who is:

A builder, not just a manager
Comfortable getting hands-on in the warehouse
Practical and commercially focused
Able to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment

Experienced in scaling operations (ideally £10m–£50m stage businesses

Salary & Benefits

• £65,000 – £80,000 base salary
• Performance bonus  
• Pension
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Real progression opportunity as the business scales

• Be part of a high-growth journey (20m - 50m)
• Own and build a critical function from the ground up
• Work directly with decision-makers
• Make a visible, measurable impact on the business

If you’ve built or transformed a warehouse operation and want to do it again with real ownership please get in touch to discuss. This is a real opportunity to be apart of a business on a high growth journey where you can make a visible and measurable impact on a business.