OKSANA SIDA
Derby,Derbyshire
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven professional with a strong foundation in warehouse management systems and strategic planning. Demonstrates exceptional skills in effective communication, team leadership, and process optimisation, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Adept at resource optimisation and critical-thinking, fostering an environment of self-motivation and emotional intelligence. Committed to leveraging persuasive communication to drive organisational success while pursuing opportunities for continuous improvement.
Driven professional with keen understanding of warehouse operations and leadership dynamics, possessing strong organisational and communication skills. Experienced in team coordination and inventory management, ensuring smooth workflow and timely task completion. Ready to make significant impact in role.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Warehouse Team Manager
The Very Group
2021.08 - 2026.05
- Operations Management: Prepare daily workloads and strategically allocate tasks to staff to ensure smooth shift transitions and optimized resource output.
- Performance & Compliance: Conduct performance reviews, operational investigations, and disciplinary procedures in line with corporate policy.
- Team Leadership: Motivate, train, and develop a diverse team to consistently achieve and exceed high production targets and operational KPIs.
- Core Outbound Operations: Maintained primary operational ownership over the despatch and outbound areas, ensuring fluid vehicle departures and strict adherence to shipping schedules.
- Inbound Development Rotation: Broadened leadership capabilities by managing the inbound logistics team for several months over the peak trading period, overseeing freight intake and dock operations.
- Cross-Functional Communication: Communicate effectively with other operational departments to ensure smooth workflows and resolve logistical bottlenecks.
- Colleague Engagement: Led site-wide engagement initiatives for three consecutive years, successfully organizing a competitive football tournament for two years and introducing health-focused gym activities in the third year to boost morale.
- Project Delivery: Led special operational initiatives, including submitting a successful budget plan of £40k–£45k for improvements, and directed the implementation of a new combined picking and packing process that delivered a full return on investment (ROI) within 14 months.
Warehouse Step up Team Manager
The Very Group
2020.08 - 2021.07
- Floor Control: Managed large-scale picking and packing floors, directly monitoring station volumes and identifying technical or workflow faults.
- KPI Optimization: Audited hourly performance metrics, proactively pushing staff to meet productivity standards and reporting progress to the Shift Manager.
- Inventory Control: Monitored aged orders and stock pots daily to prevent processing delays and maintain inventory integrity.
- Project Support: Assisted with the disposal stock project, helped establish standard operating procedures (SOPs) for new processes, and supported the Returns department start-up.
Warehouse operative/Superuser
The Very Group
2019.10 - 2020.08
- Leadership Support: Supported Shift Team Managers by gathering hourly floor KPIs, reporting technical issues to the Flow Room, and training struggling colleagues on packing compliance.
- System Deployment & Testing: Assisted developers and engineers during a new site startup to identify, log, and resolve system bugs and technical issues.
- Operational Testing: Played a key role in operational readiness by preparing for and executing Technical Operation Centre (TOC) tests and system stress tests.
Warehouse operative
Next PLC
2019.02 - 2019.10
- Execution: Executed high-volume picking, packing, and returns processing accurately under tight daily deadlines.
Stock control Administrator
Xpo Logistics
2015.05 - 2017.06
- Responsible for maintaining the supply and demand of inventory and ensuring that there are adequate stocks available using W.M.S (Red prairie/Matflo DA)
- Updating warehouse stock systems, ensuring a high degree of accuracy
- The use of W.M.S to produce accurate information and reports to MI (analysts)
- Liaising with the customer to conduct and report on stock investigation requests
- Conduct daily picking exceptions reporting the findings and updating the system accordingly
- Report, monitor and bring to a satisfactory conclusion all hold stock and quarantined stock
- Conduct, record and report In-house stock checks
- Liaising with internal & external customers, in a professional and courteous manner
- Asos contract
- Company Overview: Asos contract
Inbound Administrator
Xpo Logistics
2015.03 - 2015.05
- Inbound administrative duties using common tools such as Microsoft office & W.M.S Matflo DA/Red Prairie
- Systemic receipt of vehicles to Warehouse
- Receive PO's accurately and promptly
- Ensuring vehicles have been allocated to the bay
- Correct confirmation of goods to system
- Management of inbound schedule
- Run and produce reports and KPI's
- Asos contract
- Company Overview: Asos contract
Despatch Administrator/Prob Res
Xpo Logistics
2013.05 - 2015.03
- Use of various computer systems including Red Prairie, Matflo.
- Reporting directly to DSM/Senior Operations, the use of W.M.S to produce accurate information and reports to MI (analysts), communicating directly with the client and providing information when required, (Hours Tracker)
- Reporting of on shift headcounts providing performance (UPH) to Senior Operations.
Distribution Centre Operative
Xpo Logistics
2011.06 - 2013.01
- Duties include picking packing / returns inbound and despatch loading
- Actively participated in the major operational transition and physical relocation of the ASOS contract to a brand-new warehouse facility.
- Company Overview: Asos contract
Education
Bachelor's certificate - Economy and Enterprise, Accounting and Auditing
Ukrainian Uman National University of Gardening
Specialist - Economy and Enterprise, Accounting and Auditing
Ukrainian Uman National University of Gardening
Skills
- Flexible working
- Effective communication
- Warehouse Management Systems
- Self-motivation
- Persuasive communication
- Health and Safety regulations
- Process optimisation
- Resource optimisation
- Critical-thinking
- Emotional intelligence
- Team Leadership
- Strategic planning
Affiliations
- Fitness & Wellbeing: Dedicated to regular gym training, focusing on physical fitness and health
Certification
Warehouse safety and training specialist. Completed a Racking Safety Awareness Seminar for the Internal Inspection of Adjustable Pallet Racking .
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Warehouse Team Manager
The Very Group
2021.08 - 2026.05
Warehouse Step up Team Manager
The Very Group
2020.08 - 2021.07
Warehouse operative/Superuser
The Very Group
2019.10 - 2020.08
Warehouse operative
Next PLC
2019.02 - 2019.10
Stock control Administrator
Xpo Logistics
2015.05 - 2017.06
Inbound Administrator
Xpo Logistics
2015.03 - 2015.05
Despatch Administrator/Prob Res
Xpo Logistics
2013.05 - 2015.03
Distribution Centre Operative
Xpo Logistics
2011.06 - 2013.01
Bachelor's certificate - Economy and Enterprise, Accounting and Auditing
Ukrainian Uman National University of Gardening
Specialist - Economy and Enterprise, Accounting and Auditing
Ukrainian Uman National University of Gardening