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JD.com

E-commerce, logistics, and technology platform

Night Shift Outbound Supervisor

Warehouse & FulfillmentPosted on Nov 10
Full-timeMilton Keynes, UKNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Previous experience supervising an Outbound, Dispatch, Fulfilment, or Pick-and-Pack operation.
  • Experience in a manual/person-to-goods warehouse, ideally handling medium-size items.
  • Strong experience managing warehouse employees, including workforce allocation, attendance, and performance.
  • Experience working to multiple daily order or dispatch cut-off times in a high-volume environment.
  • Good understanding of warehouse management systems, handheld scanning systems, and warehouse operational processes.
  • Able to make timely decisions and maintain control in a fast-paced operational environment.
  • Able to work 23:00–07:00, including weekends and peak periods where required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and oversee the night-shift Outbound operation, including integrated picking and packing, sorting, staging, loading, and dispatch readiness.
  • Plan workload and allocate labour according to volume, backlog, staffing levels, and multiple daily cut-off times.
  • Maintain visibility of each active dispatch wave and prioritise work to protect the most urgent customer and carrier deadlines.
  • Monitor productivity, order completion, backlog, quality, and dispatch performance; adjust resource allocation and operational priorities where required.
  • Manage outbound exceptions, including short picks, missing or damaged stock, mis-sorts, incorrect orders, packing errors, label issues, system issues, and late-dispatch risks.
  • Work closely with Inbound, Inventory, and Transport teams to resolve stock and operational issues affecting order fulfilment.
  • Manage employees effectively, including attendance, lateness, task allocation, productivity, performance, coaching, and conduct concerns.
  • Ensure all employees follow standard operating procedures and maintain required Health & Safety, security, quality, and housekeeping standards.
  • Support critical outstanding Inbound work, such as replenishment or putaway, and Inventory work, such as urgent stock checks or discrepancy investigations, where these affect Outbound delivery.
  • Complete clear handovers covering backlog, cut-off risks, staffing issues, exceptions, and priorities for the following shift.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience of an integrated pick-and-pack operation.
  • E-commerce or retail fulfilment experience, particularly high-volume business-to-consumer operations.
  • Experience managing peak volumes, promotions, and changing operational priorities.
  • Experience supporting Inbound and Inventory activities alongside primary Outbound ownership.
  • Material handling equipment licences, including Reach Truck, Counterbalance, or very narrow aisle (VNA), would be advantageous.
  • Chinese-English bilingual capability would be an advantage, but is not essential.

About the Company

JD.com

E-commerce, logistics, and technology platform

JD.com is a large Chinese e-commerce company that sells products directly to consumers and hosts a marketplace where third-party sellers list items. The company relies on its own extensive logistics network to store, pick, pack, and ship orders quickly, offering options such as same-day and next-day delivery. Its platform combines an online store, a marketplace, and technology-enabled services to support its retail and logistics operations. Unlike many competitors, JD.com owns much of its logistics infrastructure and emphasizes supply chain technology to control quality, speed, and efficiency across its products and services, including electronics, healthcare, and property development ventures. The goal is to be a leading, integrated e-commerce and technology platform in China, continually expanding its logistics capabilities, technology solutions, and services for both consumers and third-party sellers.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Haidian, China
Founded
1998

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