Job description
Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 60,000 colleagues and over 3,400 stores across several retail fascias in over 30 markets around the world.
JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019 and continues to grow in the UK and internationally.
We want to be the leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. To be a part of this successful company and help us to achieve this you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people-led, innovative and customer-focused organisation which provides operational excellence whilst identifying new areas of growth as part of our day to day objectives.
Role Overview:
We are recruiting for warehouse operative roles to join our stock control team in the JD Sports warehouse Derby. JD Sports is one of the UK's largest fashion and sportswear retailers. The Company specializes in the sale of sports fashion and outdoor footwear and apparel, combining big global brands.
You will be required to undertake aspects of Stock Control duties across the Distribution Centre from receiving and processing stock as part of the Inbound function to despatching and loading the stock Outbound. Ensuring an effective, speedy and accurate delivery of the warehouse operation in accordance with the company requirements.
Role of Warehouse Operative (Stock Control):
- Sorting stock
- Counting stock
- Packing both small and large orders
- Orders picking
- Labelling orders
- Working quickly and accurately
- Manually lifting products
- Listening to and following instructions
- General warehouse duties
- Any other duties required by the Operational Management Team
As a warehouse operative you will need to have:
- A basic level of English
- Ability to count manually
- Reliable and flexible to the needs of the business
- Working well as a team
- Quality checking skills
- Keen eye for detail
- Ability and willingness to perform manual work
- Full training will be provided
We know our employees work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits:
- Free parking
- Incremental Holiday Allowance
- Staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation
- Pension Scheme
- Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.
Due to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all. If you don't hear back within two weeks of you applying, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion
Applications that meet the skills criteria will be contacted for a 1st stage meeting with the talent team. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview with the hiring manager.
Thank you again for your time.