Warehouse Deputy Review

My role is Inventory Control and Supervisor. I help monitor all stock within the business as well as being a supervisor for 5 team members. I am also responsible for training a new member of staff. I am also responsible for the entire returns process for damaged special returns and monitoring claims from stores ensuring they are following the correct procedure.

I am learning new management skills and financial monitoring skills. I have also improved my confident communication skills, dealing with visitors to the office, handling business changes and staff monitoring/training skills. I am also learning how to track stock that stores have claimed for via store inventories and stock monitoring as well as how to investigate the claims in further detail.

I feel the content is good and am really happy with my assessor as she is very helpful however am occasionally finding faults with the systems. My assessor is good at explaining the requirements and answering any queries. I look forward to progressing further into the course especially into the project management aspect as I am looking forward to learn more about my project whilst being able to identify my strengths

I do feel that what I have experienced so far has has some organisational/structural issues such as workbook content not matching the presentation in our masterclass. I have also found that when working through GLP learning hub that the content hasn't followed the instructions and almost as if some information is missing. My forskills programme has had a glitch where my profile and what my assessor can see show 2 different people but only 1 of me shows up on the system. My assessor is dealing with this any trying to rectify.

My direct manager is being very supportive, offering help, assistance and guidance. He is also allowing me to take more responsibility in the office which will help me with meeting targets/units on my course as well as teaching more management skills. I do feel that the company is very supportive of my doing the course and is keen to see me complete it successfully.

My trainer is very helpful and is continually remind me that she is always available to help. I explained how my role was due to change and she has offered to help guide me with anything I am unsure of and even feel free to contact here even once the course is completed.

I feel it is helping me identify things I wasn't aware of before to help tune my skills. I am currently beginning to train a new colleague in the office and it has given me the tools to identify the learners approach so I can tailor the training to how they would best learn as well as increasing my confidence in myself as I can see I am handling things correctly.

We do have fundraising events for our partnership with teenage cancer trust, colleagues also arrange their own activities. It is a very inclusive company and I feel that the social support you get is the best I have had/seen/heard of in any previous role. The fundraising events are especially good as they raise money for charity, enable different staff from various departments to interact whether you are a selector in the chill or a logistics director.

Yes

I would recommend Aldi to a friend as I feel they are a fantastic employer and appreciate hard work and effort. They reward you for hard work and are keen for you to succeed or progress through the company. The pay is excellent and they are always asking how they can improve and offer various reward schemes and wellbeing workshops to make sure their employees are happy, healthy and looked after.

Work hard, be enthusiastic about your company and work and be clear that you have ambition. Hard work and ambition is well received in Aldi and they are keen to have passionate people working for them. If you can get the work right you will go far, there will be so many opportunities to progress, you will not find a more accommodating and supportive company to work for and Aldi really will look after you.