36 Hour Week
Who are we?
Henderson Group are proud to be Northern Ireland’s leading foodservice provider. Our group encompasses Henderson Wholesale, Henderson Retail, Henderson Foodservice and Henderson Group Property. We employ over 5,500 staff and have been placed 3rd in Ulster Business Top 100 Companies 2025.
Henderson Wholesale is a leading Wholesaler in Northern Ireland and supplies goods to over 450 stores across various brands such as SPAR, EUROSPAR and VIVO. We source from local farmers, growers and producers and are proud to contribute to our local economy and environment. We achieved Gold accreditation against the Investors in People standard framework in 2024 in recognition of people management excellence and our commitment to investment in people.
The successful candidate will form part of the System Administration team within Henderson Wholesale, supporting our operation and contributing to the wider warehouse function where required. The team are responsible for maintaining the Warehouse Management System (Manhattan), controlling stock and providing a comprehensive service across both Fresh and Ambient operations. This includes supporting the inbound and outbound teams within HWL, including Dispatch, Warehouse, Transport, Customer Service Desk and Trading teams. From time to time, flexibility will be required to provide cover and support business needs.
As a System Administrator, you will move beyond transactional processing and play a key role in maintaining and optimising the Warehouse Management System that underpins our warehouse operation. You will take ownership of system accuracy, data integrity and stock control across both inbound and outbound functions. You will regularly analyse daily and weekly reports such as Code Date, Held Location, Held Product and Product Purge reports to ensure the information held within the system is accurate and reflective of live operations. You will update and monitor key KPIs, supporting performance visibility across the department.
A significant part of the role involves investigating and resolving operational queries. This may include reviewing shorted products, analysing RF exceptions, checking product dimensions and inventory discrepancies, and responding to Customer Service, Trading, Buying and Finance queries. You will also troubleshoot system or equipment issues impacting warehouse operatives, acting as a key link between operational teams and system functionality.
You will play an active role in decision making within the warehouse environment. This includes prioritising RF activity, adjusting stock and product locations to optimise let-downs, reviewing promotional volumes and assigning new product locations based on operational need. You will also manage elements of system configuration such as user set-up, replenishment controls and location structures, ensuring the system continues to support an efficient and compliant operation.
Overall, this role requires someone who enjoys working with detail and data but is equally comfortable communicating across teams, influencing improvements and helping to keep the wider warehouse operation running smoothly. It would particularly suit someone who can adapt quickly, work across multiple areas and provide dependable support where business priorities require it.
Joining us as System Administrator, the minimum criteria you’ll need is:
The attributes you’ll need include:
Desirable criteria includes:
Are we right for you?
As part of this role, it will be important that you feel aligned with the values that we live and work by.
Ambition – We always strive to be better. We seek new challenges and look for ways to do things better.
Customer First – We provide exceptional service. We put customers at the heart of everything and support our communities.
Teamwork – We succeed together. We help colleagues to succeed, and we share our knowledge and skills.
Integrity – We are fair, honest and ethical. We treat everyone with dignity and respect. We are inclusive and champion diversity.
The impact you can make with Henderson Group goes far beyond your day to day. You will be part of a business supporting defibrillator installations and school sports days. In the last year Henderson group staff and retail stores raised over £1 million for charity partners.
This is a permanent role, working 36 hours per week. Days of work are as follows:
A degree of flexibility will be required in this role, including the ability to support both Fresh and Ambient operations as business needs require. This may also involve providing cover across a variety of shift patterns, including evenings and nights, as well as offering support across different roles within the wider team.
This role presents an exciting opportunity for someone looking to broaden their knowledge, build cross-functional experience and develop their career within logistics.
Completed applications must be submitted online by midnight on Monday 14th September 2026.
Henderson Group are proud to be Northern Ireland’s leading foodservice provider. Our group encompasses Henderson Wholesale, Henderson Retail, Henderson Foodservice and Henderson Group Property. We employ over 5,000 staff and have been placed 4th in Ulster Business Top 100 Companies 2023. Our group have been recognised for excellence through many prestigious awards in recent years. Recently, we were announced as ‘Food Distribution Company of the Year 2023’ at the Export and Freight Transport Awards and were delighted to receive the “Workforce Developer Award” by both the Regional and National Chambers of Commerce in 2023.
We're an Investors in People accredited, family-owned group, and our culture is lived out through our four core values- Ambition, Customer First, Teamwork and Integrity.
We are ambitious in our plans to grow our business, with sustainability and community focus at the heart of what we do. As part of our “Tomorrow Matters Strategy,” which sets out our objectives under the areas of “People, “Place” & “Planet,” we have installed 276 defibrillators across NI, which have saved 20 lives so far.
