Depot General Manager

Dx Freight; Plympton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Rates of Pay

Company Funded Health Cash Plan

Holidays: 25 days increasing with long

Service recognition and pension

Job summary

Dx Freight is recruiting a Depot General Manager to lead the service centre operations in Plymouth, ensuring delivery of budgeted service, cost, and quality targets. You will oversee all staff, subcontractors, and owner drivers, and drive the change process for full operational integration.

The role emphasizes strong leadership, budget management, and a commitment to DX Delivered Exactly promise, with opportunities for development within a dynamic logistics environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in logistics or distribution.
• Line management experience in production/logistics environment.
• Ability to manage budgets and customer/supplier relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the service centre operation for the DX products to meet budgeted and targeted service, cost and quality performance.
• Manage premises, equipment and consumables for cost-effective, high-quality delivery.
• Drive change to deliver an integrated service centre operation aligned with DX plans and projects.

Job description

Depot General Manager

Date: 2026-09-21T04:42:54

Location: Plymouth, Devon, GB, PL1 1

Application Deadline: 2026-10-21T03:47:02.343

Job Description

An exciting new Depot General Manager opportunity at DX!

All about you

You will be friendly, hard-working and love the buzz of getting things done. We love team players and here at DX we are committed to providing our people the technical and personal skills to progress their careers.

About us

We are a leading independent parcel, mail and logistics services company operating throughout the UK and Ireland delivering the important things in life. DX Freight provides next-day or scheduled delivery services for parcels and freight, as well as comprehensive logistics solutions, including warehouse management and the operation of customer-liveried vehicles. Our brand is what we do every day and our values set the tone for how we want our colleagues to go about their business of delivering the Delivered Exactly promise.

What will it feel like to be part of our team?

At DX, we know our people are our foundation of success. We'll give you all the responsibility you need to develop yourself as an adaptable leader; with plenty of challenges to keep your career growing. If you want to develop your career, DX will provide the training and the opportunities! In addition, you will work with passionate and supportive people who are focused on meeting the DX Delivered Exactly promise.

Role summary

Reporting to the Regional Director, this role is to lead and manage all aspects of the service centre operation for the DX products ensuring achievement of budgeted and/or targeted service, cost, and quality performance, and supporting budgeted revenue achievement. They are responsible and accountable for the effective management of all employed colleagues, third-party subcontractors, and owner drivers. Manage the premises, equipment, and consumables, ensuring the most cost-effective and high-quality performance is delivered. The role is to drive and lead the change process to deliver a fully integrated service centre operation in line with DX plans and projects.

Key responsibilities

• Line management experience in production/logistics/mail/parcels services environment to at least the same level of responsibility.
• Experience of managing budgets, revenue, and profit/loss.
• Ability and track record to seek improvements without prompting.
• Ability to identify problems and design deployable solutions.
• Proven record of successful customer interface and supplier management.
• Ability to manage commercial relationships with customers and suppliers through the maintenance of service/product processes to deliver excellent customer service; promoting organic growth and reducing customer attrition.

Essential criteria for this role

• Previous experience in the logistics or distribution industry.

Additional information on this role

If you have previous experience of managing teams in fast-paced distribution environments and have the ambition to develop your leadership skills, then we would love to hear from you.

Benefits

• Competitive Rates of Pay
• Company Funded Health Cash Plan
• Holidays: 25 days increasing with length of service + bank holidays
• Long Service Recognition scheme
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity
• Enhanced Company Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Cover
• Employee Assistance programme including 24/7 Virtual GP
• DX Discounts Portal
• Excellent opportunities for career progression and more!!

We look forward to hearing from you!