Depot Manager

Cotswold Company; Lichfield; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cotswold Company is seeking a Depot Manager to run our Midlands home delivery operation, leading drivers, warehouse staff and shift supervisors. You will ensure safe, compliant operations, manage costs and drive consistent, high-quality deliveries that reflect our premium furniture brand.

With proven depot management experience and a CPC, you’ll plan routes, monitor KPIs and coach a team focused on service excellence. A strong IT capability and meticulous attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven transport or depot management experience with applicable CPC.
• A full, clean UK driving licence held at least 12 months.
• Strong organisation, attention to detail and confident IT skills.
• Natural leader who coaches and develops the team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day depot operations including drivers, warehouse operatives and shift supervisors.
• Report to Transport Manager; ensure depot safety and compliance; monitor costs.
• Plan routes, review KPIs and optimise delivery performance.
• Hands-on duties on the depot floor: loading vehicles and running morning debriefs.
• Lead, motivate and develop the depot team to deliver high-quality service.

Skills

Depot management

Transport Manager CPC

UK driving licence

People leadership

IT skills

Tools

IT systems

Job description

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

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Home Delivery Depot Manager — Midlands

Every piece we make is built to last fifteen years. But a beautiful sideboard only becomes something special the moment it\'s carried through a customer\'s front door and set down exactly where they pictured it. That doorstep moment is what our home delivery team protects — and it\'s what you\'d lead.

We\'re looking for a Depot Manager to run our Midlands home delivery operation: the drivers, the warehouse team, the daily rhythm of goods in and goods out, and the standards that mean every delivery lands as well as the furniture deserves.

What the role looks like

You'll own the day-to-day running of the depot — leading the drivers, warehouse operatives and shift supervisors, and building a team that takes real pride in getting it right. It\'s a hands-on role: some days you\'ll be planning routes and reviewing KPIs, others you\'ll be on the floor loading vehicles and running the morning debrief. You'll report to our Transport Manager, keep the depot safe and compliant, watch the costs, and step in to support our other depots when they need it.

In short, you\'ll keep the operation moving — and keep the people in it motivated, developed and proud of the service they deliver.

What you\'ll bring

• Proven transport or depot management experience, with a Transport Manager CPC
• A full, clean UK driving licence (held at least 12 months)
• Strong organisation, sharp attention to detail, and confident IT skills
• A natural way with people — you lead by example, coach generously, and lift the team around you

It\'s a bonus, not a must, if you\'ve worked in furniture or home delivery before, or hold counterbalance, reach, or HGV Class 1 or 2 licences (with up-to-date CPC).

Why The Cotswold Company

We\'re a premium British furniture and homeware brand, and a certified B Corp — which means we hold ourselves to a higher standard on how we treat our people, our customers and the planet. We\'re growing, and the home delivery operation is growing with us. You\'d join a business that genuinely cares how the work gets done, not just that it does.

Our four values run through everything here: we Lead with Care, Inspire Possibility, Focus on Impact, and Endure with Purpose. If that\'s how you like to work, you\'ll feel at home.

Interested?

We\'d love to hear from you.