Assistant Depot Manager

Howdens; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Howdens as an Assistant Depot Manager to facilitate daily depot operations and explore opportunities for sales growth. This role combines leadership and operational support in a competitive yet rewarding environment, offering comprehensive training and development for aspiring Depot Managers. Enjoy additional benefits such as bonuses, a pension scheme, and generous holiday entitlements.

Benefits

Monthly depot bonus OTE

Team incentives and outings

Matched contribution pension scheme

24 days holiday, rising to 26 days after 5 years

Staff discount on Howdens products

Buy as you earn share scheme

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and motivational skills.
• Ability to solve problems and meet targets.
• Ambition to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the Depot Manager in daily operations.
• Identify and suggest opportunities to grow sales.
• Achieve and exceed sales targets through leadership.

Skills

Inspirational leader

Problem-solving skills

Target-driven

Ambition and drive

Thrive in fast-paced environments

Job description

As an Assistant Depot Manager, you will support your Depot Manager with the day-to-day running of the depot, and you will always identify and suggest new opportunities to grow sales. The support you offer your Depot Manager can range from reviewing the P&L to recruiting, leading by example, and motivating the team in order to achieve and exceed sales targets by building strong working relationships with the local trade.

The pace is fast, and the environment is competitive and demanding but also incredibly rewarding financially and in our strong sense of team spirit that makes us different from the rest.

This is a fantastic environment for you to soak up everything there is to know about becoming a Depot Manager in the future, and if you pair that with our extensive online and face-to-face training that we offer, you will have the skills and knowledge needed to be a successful Asisstant Depot Manager and one day manage your own depot.

Skills and attributes you need to be a successful Assistant Depot Manager:

• Inspirational leader
• Problem-solving skills
• Target-driven
• Ambition and drive
• Thrive in fast-paced environments

What you get from us as an Assistant Depot Manager:

• Monthly depot bonusOTE
• Team incentives and outings
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with Howdens contributing a minimum of 8% and up to 12% if you pay more
• 24 days holiday, rising to 26 days after 5 years
• Staff discount on Howdens products
• Buy as you earn share scheme

About Howdens:

Howdens Joinery is the UK’s number one trade kitchen supplier providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware. We have over 900 depots throughout the UK and Europe – making us the first choice for more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals. Last year our sales reached circa 2.3bn, and we have an ambitious growth agenda.

There is a strong entrepreneurial ethos and the opportunity to develop within a fast-paced and commercial environment. That, along with a competitive salary, development opportunities, and exciting rewards, are among the reasons why our people enjoy working for Howdens – and why we have been named one of the 10 Best Big Companies to Work For .

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Created on 22/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom