The managers and supervisors who keep London distribution sites safe, accurate and on time.
The best warehouse managers are usually busy running a site. We find them there, not on job boards.
London and the South East are the UK's largest consumer market — and its most pressured logistics labour market, where last-mile, airfreight and grocery fulfilment compete hard for the same people. Across London & the South East, warehouse leaders are in demand at sites such as London Gateway and the Thames Gateway, Park Royal, Enfield and the Heathrow airfreight belt.
Night shifts, weekend cover and continental patterns suit different people. The shift pattern is one of the first things we ask about.
Across London & the South East, warehouse leaders are hired by e-commerce and grocery fulfilment operations, parcel and last-mile carriers, airfreight forwarders and retail distribution centres.
Permanent warehouse and distribution roles, from the first shift supervisor to the general manager.
Volumes, headcount, systems and stock profile: we match leaders to sites like yours, not just to a job title.
We check that the shift and the journey to your site in London work for the candidate before they reach your shortlist.
We keep in touch through notice periods and the first months in the job, while a new manager settles in.
Indicative permanent salaries in London run from around £28k for shift supervisors up to £55k+ for site and operations managers.
Candidates weigh the whole package: salary, bonus, holiday, the shift and the culture of the site. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
We map the sites within a realistic commute and the people running them.
A short list with notes on each candidate's scale, systems and results.
We help agree salary, shift allowance and start date so the offer is accepted first time.
A leader who knows the site's history makes better decisions about people, layout and process.
Team leaders are often promoted from the floor. We recruit for both routes into management.
A strong warehouse brief covers:
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Yes. We recruit permanent warehouse managers, shift managers and team leaders for sites across London & the South East, placed directly onto your payroll.
We check the sites they have run, the volumes and systems they managed, their safety approach and right to work, then talk to each candidate about your operation.
It depends on seniority, shift pattern and how competitive the local market is. You get a realistic timeline in the first conversation.
Yes. Tell us the shift pattern and the headcount on nights so we approach managers who want that work.
Yes. We compare salary, bonus and shift allowance with current offers for similar sites across the region.
Permanent warehouse recruitment elsewhere in London & the South East:
Other specialisms in London:
See our national Warehouse Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in London.
Send the vacancy and we will flag anything in the salary, shift or advert likely to slow the search.