Endless pre-loved items. A new distribution centre. One clear purpose.  

Warehouse Assistant (Fashion & Textiles)

£11.44 per hour (£22,308 per annum) + benefits

Reports to: Warehouse Assistant Manager

Directorate: Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week (weekend flexibility may be required)

Location: On-site at Quantum Business Park, Fleet GU52 8EA United Kingdom (we operate on shift patterns with a rotational rota across both weekdays and weekends)

Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship. 

Closing date: 25 November 2024 23:55

This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. If you require more time to apply as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact [email protected] as soon as possible.

Recruitment process: One competency-based interview  

Interview date: From the week commencing 2 Decemeber 2024

How do I apply? We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won’t be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly, and objectively.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we’re looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you.

As part of Cancer Research UK’s Retail & Ecommerce Growth Strategy, we opened our first Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) in 2023, and are proud to have recently opened a second, based in Fleet (Surrey) which is even bigger at 23,000 sq foot.

We’re looking for a proactive Warehouse Assistant with good brand awareness and interest in fashion/textiles to join our new team of 12. You will support c.100 shops and superstores by sorting and ticketing end-of-line and donated textile and fashion stock before dispatching them to our stores while ensuring to maximise their income value towards our life-saving mission. Furthermore, you will collaborate with the team working together to support our shops and stores, drivers, and onsite E-commerce Marketplace team ensuring all stock processing and fulfilment is delivered effectively and efficiently as scheduled.

This is an opportunity to work in your local area for one of the UK’s most trusted brands as part of a collaborative team while handling a variety of pre-loved and both low and high-value fashion and textile items. We can offer you a purpose-driven role with 25 days of annual holiday + public holidays, paid sick leave, and career progression opportunities across the whole organisation.

What will I be doing?

• Manually sorting, categorising, ticketing, and processing donated and End-of-Line fashion and textile stock to meet our shops’ ongoing requirements.

  • This will require strong brand awareness to appropriately process and price both low and high-value items to generate the best possible income towards Cancer Research UK’s mission.

• Assisting in maintaining stock levels for supply and informing the regional Distribution Centre (RDC) Supervisor of stock availability.

• Preparing customer orders for dispatch (this includes lifting and moving stock of different weights and sizes where appropriate).

• Picking, packing, and sorting sold items with the dispatch department.

• Meeting daily dispatch targets.

• Dealing with the stock deliveries into the RDC and dispatching stock to our retail drivers or 3rd parties.

• Maintaining safe and effective standards of storage and stock movement in the processing area while ensuring health and safety policies are adhered to.

• Minimising stock loss through accurate selection of fashion and textile stock for the appropriate shop where we will maximise the value of the item and monitor waste items.

• Monitoring levels of equipment and consumables for the warehouse process (e.g. boxes, hangers, labels, bag drop bags etc) and informing the RDC Supervisor to arrange replenishment.

• Using brand awareness to understand and ensure the correct stock categories, propositions, and sales value are delivered.

What are you looking for?

• Warehousing, logistics, or retail stock processing background within fast-paced environments.

• A good brand awareness with an interest in fashion and/ or textiles (you do not need work experience in this space).

• Ability to work accurately under pressure ensuring to meet targets and standards.

• Ability to build collaborative and effective relationships with internal teams.

• Proven ability to work on own initiative and assess priorities.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to work well as part of a team.

• Flexible and willing to perform other tasks outside of your role to support the team when required.

Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.

Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination  

Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism   

Human: Act to have a positive impact on people  

Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively

We’re looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.

If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we’d still love to hear from you.

What will I gain?

We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.

You can explore our benefits by visiting our careers web page.

Additional information

Internally this role is known as a Regional Distribution Centre Assistant, here is a full job description.

For more information on this career opportunity please visit our website or contact us at [email protected].  

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Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented.

We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen. Please contact [email protected] or 020 3469 8400 as soon as possible. 

Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.