Distribution Admin
Function: Distribution
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: Mon-Fri, 8am – 4pm (Flexibility around business needs)
Location: Paddock Wood
At Warburtons, we pride ourselves on delivering quality products and exceptional service to our customers. We’re looking for a Distribution Administrator to join our team and provide vital administrative support to ensure our distribution operations run smoothly and efficiently.
Essential Ingredients
- Provide accurate and timely administrative support for all distribution activities and processes.
- Organise and coordinate training and development activities for the distribution team.
- Maintain accurate employee records in SAP and paper-based systems to meet statutory and company requirements.
- Prepare and input weekly sales forecasts and manage 48- and 24-hour order adjustments to maximise order fulfilment and minimise stock issues.
- Support compliance with tachograph regulations and company procedures, including downloads, analysis, and corrective actions.
- Ensure delivery and uplift paperwork is returned correctly to the bakery.
- Assist line managers with disciplinary, grievance, and attendance matters, including accurate record keeping and minute taking.
- Promote health and safety standards across the site, ensuring compliance with legislation and company policies.
- Develop close working relationships with members of HR and Customer services team.
- De-briefing drivers during a busy two-hour window when 30–40 drivers return, ensuring each is properly debriefed.
The Recipe
We’re looking for someone with previous experience in administration, strong IT skills including Microsoft Office and SAP, and excellent communication, planning, and organisational abilities. You’ll need the confidence to analyse, solve problems, and make effective decisions, with knowledge of Warburtons’ processes being desirable and working towards CIPD membership an advantage. In return, we offer a supportive team environment within the UK’s number one bakery brand, opportunities for training and development, and the chance to make a real impact in a fast-paced distribution setting.
Extra Dough
At last and by no means least you will want to know what your breads worth.
- A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
- Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave
- Award winning pension scheme with company contributions of 7%
- Life assurance
- Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
- Continued investment in your personal development
- Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
- Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service
We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.
