Overview

Position Title: Team Manager

Company: Next

Location: Manchester, UK

Job Description

Running a team of around 25 Warehouse Operatives, it’s your job to make sure that every item is perfectly selected, packed, distributed and has the devoted care and attention that our customers have come to expect from our brand over the years.

You will be used to working with different characters and understand what motivates individuals to be the best that they can be. You will drive your team to perform to the highest standards monitoring absence, productivity performance and errors. You will also be identifying ways to keep them on track and focused to achieve their bonus.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide clear and concise written and verbal communication internally and externally, ensuring that the correct documentation is used
  • Awareness of current sales information, including best sellers
  • Support, develop and review the seasonal ranges, always looking out for market opportunities and new trends
  • Provide technical support to the Product Team and promote close working relationships
  • Report exceptions to launch to the Product Team and line manager, with solutions to problems are met
  • To evaluate new products to ensure they are legal and safe and meet Next performance and legal requirements

Requirements:

  • Ability to convey technical information clearly and accurately
  • Knowledge and understanding of furniture technology, construction, testing and manufacturing methods
  • Confident and clear communication skills; both verbal and written to work productively alongside product teams and external suppliers
  • Exceptional eye for technical detail
  • Product manufacturing experience is an advantage
  • Flexible approach to be able to adjust to the constantly changing needs of the business
  • Highly organised with good prioritisation skills

About Next

You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 43,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 540 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!