Warehouse Manager at Johnson Controls in Great Yarmouth-Norfolk-United Kingdom
- Company: Johnson Controls
- Location: Great Yarmouth-Norfolk-United Kingdom
- Posted: Sep 24, 2026
- Type: Full-time
- Experience: 7+ years
- Visa sponsorship available
Overview
As a Warehouse Manager, you will lead the day-to-day operations of the warehouse, ensuring the efficient, safe, and accurate movement of materials across the site. You will be responsible for inventory control, goods receipt and dispatch activities, warehouse compliance, and team leadership. Working…
Job description
- As a Warehouse Manager, you will lead the day-to-day operations of the warehouse, ensuring the efficient, safe, and accurate movement of materials across the site. You will be responsible for inventory control, goods receipt and dispatch activities, warehouse compliance, and team leadership. Working closely with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Material Planning, and other key stakeholders, you will drive operational excellence, maintain stock accuracy, and support continuous improvement initiatives to ensure uninterrupted production and customer satisfaction. This is an office-based role within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate all warehouse operations, including receiving, storage, stock control, and dispatch activities.
- Manage and develop warehouse team members, providing coaching, guidance, and performance support.
- Ensure inventory accuracy through effective stock management, cycle counting, and reconciliation processes.
- Maintain accurate warehouse records and ensure all documentation is completed in line with company procedures.
- Monitor stock levels and collaborate with Material Coordinators and Supply Chain teams to support production requirements.
- Drive compliance with health, safety, quality, and environmental standards.
- Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies, process issues, and operational challenges.
- Implement and support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance warehouse efficiency, productivity, and accuracy.
- Produce warehouse performance reports and analyse key operational metrics.
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external providers to ensure the timely movement of materials.
- Maintain a clean, organised, and safe warehouse environment at all times.
- Support wider operational and business objectives through effective warehouse management practices.
Requirements
- Required
- University degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience, OR
- Two-year degree with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, OR
- Equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Proven experience managing warehouse operations within a manufacturing, production, or industrial environment.
- Strong leadership and people management skills.
- Excellent organisational, planning, and problem-solving abilities.
- High level of attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
- Knowledge of inventory control processes and warehouse best practices.
- Experience using ERP, WMS, or other inventory management systems.
- Previous experience within a fast-paced manufacturing or production environment.
- Understanding of Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies.
- Forklift certification or experience managing MHE operations.
- Knowledge of health and safety regulations related to warehouse operations.
Skills
Required
- Leadership
- People management
- Organisational skills
- Planning
- Problem-solving
- Attention to detail
- Communication
- Stakeholder management
- Microsoft Office applications
- ERP systems
- WMS
- Inventory management systems
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Pension
- Life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee referral scheme
- Employee discounts
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Discounts on Johnson Controls products
- Training and career development opportunities
- Supportive, collaborative and safety-driven culture
About Johnson Controls
Johnson Controls: Enhancing the Intelligence of Buildings Your buildings have a purpose. They are places for people to live or work. Facilities for learning or healing. Venues for entertainment and shopping. Sites for the specialized storage of tangible goods or mission-critical data. Your buildings have a huge variety of functions; they are central to your mission. This is where Johnson Controls comes in, helping drive the outcomes that matter most. Through a full range of systems and digital solutions, we make your buildings smarter. A smarter building is safer, more comfortable, more efficient, and, ultimately, more sustainable. Most important, smarter buildings let you focus more intensely on your unique mission. Better for your people. Better for your bottom line. Better for the planet. At Johnson Controls, we’ve been making buildings smarter since 1885, and our capabilities, depth of innovation experience, and global reach have been growing ever since. Today, we offer the world’s largest portfolio of building products, technologies, software, and services; we put that portfolio to work to transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play.