Depot Manager — Own P&L, Drive Sales & Lead Your Team

Howdens Joinery; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Car or car allowance

Management training and development

Pension up to 12% company contribution

Up to 32 days annual leave including B

Generous staff discount on Howdens

Buy-as-you-earn share scheme

40 hour working week

No evenings, Sundays or Bank Holidays

Virtual GP access and wellbeing

Strong team culture

Job summary

Howdens Joinery is seeking a Depot Manager in the United Kingdom. You will own depot performance, lead a hands-on team, and drive sales and profitability while maintaining excellent customer service.

The role offers strong incentives, development opportunities, and a collaborative culture with a clear ownership mindset. You will manage day-to-day depot operations, build local trade relationships and lead the team to achieve targets, supported by training and a supportive regional structure.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.
• Strong coaching and development capabilities for a frontline team.
• Proven ability to drive sales and manage KPIs and budgets.
• Comfortable identifying opportunities to grow sales and build relationships.
• Confident managing people, performance and outcomes.
• Hands-on leader with a proactive, can-do mindset.
• Excellent communication with a customer-first approach.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of depot performance, including profit and loss.
• Drive sales growth and margin through local trade relationships.
• Recruit, lead, develop and motivate your team.
• Promote and ensure effective account management.
• Set clear expectations and hold the team to targets.
• Ensure high standards of customer service and depot operations.

Skills

Management experience

Customer-focused leadership

Sales targets

KPI focus

People development

Commercial awareness

Relationship building

Proactive problem solving

Communication skills

Ambition and resilience

Job description

Howdens Joinery is seeking a Depot Manager in the United Kingdom. You will own depot performance, lead a hands-on team, and drive sales and profitability while maintaining excellent customer service.

The role offers strong incentives, development opportunities, and a collaborative culture with a clear ownership mindset. You will manage day-to-day depot operations, build local trade relationships and lead the team to achieve targets, supported by training and a supportive regional structure.