Warehouse worker CV example (2026)

Writing the CV for the warehouse worker role

Start your CV with your type of work: order picking, goods receipt, packing or stock management. Then put the systems you used, such as a warehouse management system. After that come your jobs, with the quantities included.

A warehouse demands quick and accurate work, including in busy periods. Scanner experience, a safety certificate and availability for early or late shifts are points you can name in your CV. Put them at the front, so they are visible at once.

What you do in this role

The work consists of receiving and checking goods, picking orders, packing and labelling, and keeping stock up to date. During stocktaking a warehouse worker counts the stock per location. Safety is part of the job all day: keeping walkways clear, lifting properly and reporting hazards.

Keep the CV to one or two pages.

How your CV matches the advert

Read the advert and note the systems, shifts and certificates the employer names. Those details belong in your CV if you have them, not if you only know of a course you never really took. Set them against your work experience, and you will see at once which requirements you can already back up.

Warehouse work consists of short, repeated actions under time pressure. Show in your CV how you kept the pace, for example with a fixed method for picking or by spotting errors early. Describe what you did to maintain quality, in one or two sentences per job.

Finally, check the names of your previous employers, the systems and the certificates. Cut every bullet that is only general, such as “hard worker”. A short list of concrete tasks and systems is stronger than a list of qualities.

Working safely with a pallet truck or forklift is part of warehouse work. State in your CV which equipment you operated and whether you had instruction or a course for it. Also name which safety rules you checked before a shift, such as keeping the walkway clear and placing pallets in the right spot.

Stocktaking is accurate work in which a deviation quickly shows. Describe in your CV how you counted and recorded deviations, for example with a second counter or a check against the stock list. That keeps the CV focused on method, not just result, and makes it easier to discuss in an interview.

A warehouse works with fixed processes, such as receiving goods, storing them in a location and dispatching orders. Describe in your CV one of those processes that you knew well, and what you improved or adjusted in it. The reader then sees that you look beyond the task of the day and think about how the work runs.

Which layout suits the warehouse worker CV

Choose one column, clear headings and a standard font. Tables and text boxes can cause errors when software reads a CV.

A warehouse CV works best in a single column with short lines. Put certificates and systems in a separate block. Per job, a bullet list of three to five lines fits.

The example on this page uses a more eye-catching layout. Applying through an applicant tracking system? Then choose a template with one column and the ATS label.

Save your CV as a PDF with a recognisable file name, such as firstname-surname-cv.pdf.

What to put on the warehouse worker CV

Every CV contains at least your contact details, your work experience with dates, your education and certificates, and your skills and languages.

Name your experience with order picking, goods receipt, stocktaking and stock management, with the type of goods and the number of order lines. List the systems you worked with, such as a scanner app. Add your safety certificate, such as VCA basic safety, and your language level if the advert asks for it. Also name which shifts you can work.

Put your name at the top, with your town, email address and phone number. Your citizen service number (BSN), date of birth or marital status do not need to be on your CV.

Profile text: example (good and weak)

Below are two profile texts for the warehouse worker, both written for a fictional person. You can copy the structure.

Accurate warehouse worker with five years of experience in order picking and packing for e-commerce. I work quickly and without errors, even in peak periods such as the holiday season. I know the safety rules on the shop floor and handle stock with care. I enjoy working in a team that hits its targets together.

Order picker with five years of experience in e-commerce, from goods receipt to packing. I work quickly and accurately, including in the peak periods around the holidays, and I know the safety rules on the shop floor. I am experienced with scanners and a warehouse management system, and I help think through the layout of the picking locations. I like to be deployed in a team that achieves its goals together.

The first example names the sector and the work. The second adds the systems and the layout of the locations. The weak version uses words without evidence. Words you can explain in a conversation about your work are stronger.

Weak version: “I am an accurate warehouse worker who works quickly, is a team player and is always ready for the company.”

A profile text is short: four or five sentences. Write in the first person and say what you do, what you are good at and what you are looking for.

Making your work experience stand out

The example bullet points below belong to a fictional example CV. The figures are illustrative: use only your own figures, and only if they are accurate.

Start each bullet with an action word and state the result, not only the task.

• Order picking of web shop orders for fifty customers, averaging 180 order lines per hour with an error rate below 0.2 per cent.
• Packing and labelling of parcels, including checking the address labels before dispatch.
• Peak periods around Black Friday and the holidays supported with extra evening shifts.
• Receipt and checking of incoming pallets; discrepancies on the consignment note reported in the warehouse management system.
• Stocktaking supervised quarterly, with a count per location and the differences processed.
• Jointly responsible for the safe storage of products and for keeping walkways clear.

For each job, give the job title, employer, place and period, and put your current job at the top.

No work experience?

Have little warehouse experience? A part-time job at a supermarket, in a distribution centre or at a web shop counts. Name the tasks you did, such as restocking shelves, preparing parcels or checking stock. A course in safe working with a pallet truck, or a VCA course, shows that you take safety seriously.

Action words for your CV

Action words make your work concrete. A few that work well on a CV:

• Organised
• Supervised
• Improved
• Monitored
• Planned
• Recorded
• Consulted
• Delivered
• Coordinated
• Ensured

Use each word only once per job, and only if it matches your work.

Education on your CV

Put your education at the top, even if it is not directly about logistics. A mbo (senior secondary vocational education) course in logistics operations, level 2 or 3, shows that you know the work. Give the period and the level. A short course in stock management or scanner use goes in too, with the year.

List older education more briefly, so that recent work gets more space.

Skills on the warehouse worker CV

Hard skills

• Order picking
• Warehouse management system
• Stock control
• Packing and labelling

Soft skills

• Accurate work under time pressure
• Working together in a shift during peak periods
• Working safely and reporting hazards
• Working independently with an order list or scanner
• Flexible across early and late shifts

Show these qualities with a situation: a stock discrepancy you reported, or a peak day when you helped your shift. A concrete example shows that you work independently and reliably, without needing those words.

Choose five to eight hard skills that you currently use.

Give an example from your work for Order picking, Warehouse management system, Stock control and Packing and labelling.

Certificates, languages and hobbies

The VCA certificate (VCA basic safety, the Dutch workplace safety standard) shows that you know the safety rules. Name the issuer, the year and whether the certificate is still active. A course for the forklift or pallet truck goes in this section, as does training in a warehouse management system. Add a language level if the advert asks for English.

Put a certificate on your CV if it fits the role.

• VCA basic safety (Veiligheidsinstituut, 2020)

Languages in this example: Dutch (moedertaal), English (basis).

Example warehouse worker CV

This is how the example looks in a real template. It is a starting point: take over the structure, not the text.

The fictional candidate is called Sander Visser and lives in Almere. The example carries the headline: Warehouse worker · order picking.

Common mistakes on the warehouse worker CV

• Not giving quantities. “Order picking” without a number does not show how much you processed.
• Not mentioning the safety certificate, although it is an important part of warehouse work.
• A long list of tasks without systems. Name the scanner, the warehouse management system or the stock system.
• Not saying which shifts you can work. Without that information it stays unclear whether you can do early and late shifts.
• A two-page CV for a role in which one page is enough.

Check the names of your previous employers and the certificates. A misspelt course name makes your CV less trustworthy.

Key points

• Give per role the number of order lines per hour, the number of pallets or the number of customers, if you can calculate it.
• Put your VCA certificate with the year at the top, or directly under your name.
• Show that you can handle peak periods, for example with extra shifts over the holidays or a launch week.
• State your availability for shift work and weekends.

Read your CV aloud before you send it.