Warehouse Manager

Operational Leadership

• Lead end-to-end delivery of the client's integrated materials management service.
• Oversee all warehouse functions including receipt, inspection, storage, preservation, pick/pack/dispatch, documentation and returns.
• Ensure operational readiness for TARs, including offshore deployment of personnel.
• Maintain strong daily interfaces with OMCs, PMCs, engineering, wells, subsea, expediting and inventory teams.
• Drive accuracy, traceability and system compliance (SAP, Fiori, Mobility).
Safety & Compliance
• Act as senior site safety lead, championing ASCO and client HSSEQ standards.
• Ensure full compliance with UK H&S legislation, safe systems of work, IATA/IMDG/COSHH and quality/preservation requirements.
• Lead investigations, verifications and safety engagement activities.
People Leadership
• Lead and develop a large, multiskilled workforce, ensuring high performance and strong service delivery.
• Manage competence, training, succession planning and multiskilling programmes.
• Foster a positive, inclusive and professional working culture.
Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) Oversight
• Govern vendor held materials across 30+ supplier locations.
• Ensure robust stock integrity, preservation, shelf-life management, audit readiness and reporting.
Facilities & Site Management
• Oversee full site operations, including maintenance, lifting equipment, vehicles, utilities, security and building compliance.
• Ensure equipment and plant meet operational availability standards.
Client Engagement
• Act as the client's senior warehouse focal point within the Managed Service.
• Build trusted relationships across Supply Chain, Operations, TAR, Engineering, Wells and PSCM teams.
• Host high-profile site visits and provide proactive communication on performance and risks.
Continuous Improvement & Innovation
• Lead Lean and CI initiatives, driving standardisation, efficiency and digital enhancement.
• Support WMS improvements, workflow automation and real-time performance reporting.
• Maintain strong KPI governance and data quality standards.
Audit & Performance Reporting
• Ensure full audit readiness across warehouse and VMI operations.
• Lead participation in client and ASCO audits, ISO reviews and compliance checks.
• Deliver transparent HSSEQ, stock accuracy and operational reporting.
  
  Full UK driving licence
• IOSH Managing Safely
• Extensive senior experience in warehousing, logistics or materials management in high-consequence environments
• Proven leadership of large teams and complex operations
• Strong knowledge of inventory management, safety standards and compliance
• Proficiency with SAP and digital warehouse systems
• Analytical, detail-oriented, and committed to service excellence
• Strong communication, organisation and problem-solving skills
Desirable Qualifications
• Degree level education
• Recognised qualification in Improvement processes and management
• Degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering or related field
• Recognised qualification in Improvement processes and management such as Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt
• Project management certification (APM, PMI)
• Experience in integrated managed services or multi-site operations
  
  ASCO is seeking an experienced Warehouse Manager to lead our client's flagship 125,000 sq ft warehouse operation, along with more than 100,000 sq ft of Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) across 30+ supplier sites.
The Warehouse Manager leads a globally recognised, award-winning operation that the client considers its best-in-class warehousing service worldwide. The position oversees integrated warehouse operations, quality management, preservation, TAR support (including offshore deployment), VMI management, freight and customs, returns, multiskilling, and daily collaboration with expediting, OMCs, PMCs, MRP, subsea and wells teams. This highly visible role is central to the client's Managed Service model, ensuring exemplary operational, safety, and service standards that reinforce ASCO's reputation.

As you would expect from a highly progressive company, an attractive remuneration package is available to the successful applicant. When applying, your CV should include your current/most recent employment, which clearly demonstrates examples of the skills and behaviours required for the above role., No Are you a former employee or contractor of ASCO or any of our Group Companies?
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• e.g. pension 5%, car allowance, bonus etc. Annual leave entitlement
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• Salary expectations for this role (in UK £)
• What evidence can you provide to confirm your eligibility to work in the UK?
• A passport showing the holder, or a person named in the passport as the child of the holder, is a British citizen or a citizen of the UK and Colonies having the right of abode in the UK A birth (short or long) or adoption certificate issued in the UK, Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or Ireland, together with an official document giving the person's permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer A share code to demonstrate digital immigration status under the EU Settlement Scheme A current Biometric Immigration Document (Biometric Residence Permit) issued by the Home Office to the holder indicating that the person named is allowed to stay indefinitely in the UK, or has no time limit on their stay in the UK A current passport endorsed to show that the holder is exempt from immigration control, is allowed to stay indefinitely in the UK, has the right of abode in the UK, or has no time limit on their stay in the UK A current Immigration Status Document issued by the Home Office to the holder with an endorsement indicating that the named person is allowed to stay indefinitely in the UK or has no time limit on their stay in the UK, together with an official document giving the person's permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer A certificate of registration or naturalisation as a British citizen, together with an official document giving the person's permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer A current passport endorsed to show that the holder is allowed to stay in the UK and is currently allowed to do the type of work in question A current Biometric Immigration Document (Biometric Residence Permit) issued by the Home Office to the holder which indicates that the named person can currently stay in the UK and is allowed to do the work in question A current Immigration Status Document containing a photograph issued by the Home Office to the holder with a valid endorsement indicating that the named person may stay in the UK, and is allowed to do the type of work in question, together with an official document giving the person's permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer An Application Registration Card issued by the Home Office stating that the holder is permitted to take the employment in question None of the above If none, please provide details