Why join us?
Our warehouse teams play a crucial role in ensuring our stores are well stocked and our customers have access to the products they need. From our award-winning Stores Service Centre in Nottingham, to our state-of-the-art operation in Burton-on-Trent and our unique Dispensing Support Pharmacy in Preston, there are lots of opportunities to join our team and grow with us. If you’re considering long-term warehouse careers, Boots offers a supportive environment where you can develop and progress in a role that truly makes a difference.
We all are working as a team – our people are the heart of what we do. From a Warehouse Operative job to Pharmacy Dispensing Support, there are a range of roles to make a difference to our customers and patients.
We recruit new Warehouse colleagues for both our Beeton and Burton-on-Trent operations through our agency partners, if you would like to apply please visit the Pertemps and AM to PM websites. We sometimes advertise warehouse careers on our careers site too so take a look at our latest jobs below.
01. DPS Department Manager
Permanent – Core Shift – 8 AM to 4 PM
Nottingham
What you’ll be doing
In a retail world that’s evolving faster than ever, automation isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a game-changer. As our DPS (Dynamic Picking System Departmental Manager, you’ll be at the forefront of leading a large team day to day, ensure that customer service is at the forefront of mind at all times whilst delivery consistent levels of operational efficiency and performance across all your areas of remit.
This role is all about driving smarter, more efficient ways of working through automation, reducing waste activity and developing broad teams and creating and maintaining a “can do” culture in our organization.
Managing both Boots and agency colleague performance, absence and accuracy
You will also be required to own and lead multiple projects as part of your role with a constant mindset on continuous improvement.
Key responsibilities
To lead a team who are focused on maximising shelf availability & delivering the highest service level possible to stores and accurate receiving, picking & despatching of stock
• Manage performance of staff and achieve the throughputs in their functional area
• To control & manage budgets
• To ensure team members receive performance reviews
• To make short-term tactical decisions in the operation to overcome anything that may affect on service to stores or availability of products
• To link up with other Department Managers during the working day to ensure effective management of the warehouse
To maintain a handover from the off going shift, the preparation and delivery of pre-shift briefings & the co-ordination of activity and maintenance of a positive working relationship with the wider management team
• To implement short and medium operational plans within the warehouse
• To lead the Health & Safety and Shrink agenda with own team & operating area
• To ensure that a positive culture is created through effective communication, recognition and support also responsible for ensuring that the partnership process is supported & visible to the team
What you’ll need to have (our must-haves)
• Resilient, Confident and determined ,Analytical
• Inspirational, adaptable and open to change
• Willing to embrace the ambiguity of a continually changing environment
• Strong people leader with high standards
• Experience managing and motivating a large operational team including planning & organising, exposure to controlling costs and managing a budget.
• Experience working & knowledge of Supply Chain, warehouse processes and flows.
• Effective cross functional working & strong communication skills that are effective at all levels.
Support Team Leaders in developing themselves & their teams & managing performance issues that are fundamental to a successful operation.
• The ability to interpret high level data, forward thinking, drive & motivate teams to achieve results & help to create a culture that they are proud to work in.
It would be great if you also have
Good level of automation experience would be ideal
Proficient in MS office applications / Power BI etc
Ability to create high performing teams and succession for the future.
Where your brilliance can take you
You will have the ability to understand the wider supply chain and your role in it, We actively encourage career progression within this function and the wider business
Rewards designed for you
- Boots Retirement Savings Plan
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Generous employee discounts
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
- Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
- Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
02.Team Leader – Repack
Team Leader – Repack
Contract: Permanent- Full time
Shift pattern: Rotating 6am-2pm/2pm-10pm – 37.5 hours – Full Time
Nottingham
What you’ll be doing
No two days are ever the same as an Inbound Team Leader. Reporting to the Department Manager you’ll manage the daily running of your inbound department. This will include leading and developing a team of colleagues.
Key responsibilities
• Customer focus that makes sure that we deliver the right products to the right place at the right time, achieved through accurate receiving, packing and despatching of stock at pace.
Create a positive ‘can do’ culture.
• Pre-empt any problems and take the appropriate action to deal with them.
• Lead and motivate a team of team members.
• Maximise individuals’ performance through coaching.
• Ensure that team members meet performance standards for quality, productivity, performance and attendance.
• Deliver budgeted productivity rates and indirect hours.
• Ensure the team are kept engaged and the delivery of team briefings.
Collate data for your team on agreed KPIs.
• Ensure operational compliance with all regulatory requirements, e.g. Health & Safety, security, product safety, maintenance, cleaning.
• Ensure that workflow is consistent during break times.
• Maintain an effective handover from the off-going shift and the preparation and delivery of pre-shift briefings
What you’ll need to have (our must-haves)
Experience leading and motivating an operational team.
• You can demonstrate that you have developed yourself as well as other team members.
• You have managed performance and achieved fantastic results.
• You can lead and motivate a team.
• You can look and think ahead and solve problems.
• You own issues and don’t leave them for others to resolve, working well with a team of leaders.
• You are results and service driven.
• You are an ambassador for the warehouse
It would be great if you also have
-2 years operational Warehouse leadership experience.
· Read data, act on the findings and apply any insights to future decision-making.
Rewards designed for you
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Generous employee discounts
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
- Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
- Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.