Depot Operations Leader

PPG; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

PPG Newcastle is seeking a Depot Manager to oversee daily operations at the Newcastle depot, ensuring targets are met and staff are managed effectively. You will drive safe operations, maintain inventory controls and deliver outstanding service to national and local accounts.

In this role you will lead teams, implement KPI-driven improvements, manage fleet and route planning, and ensure compliance with Health & Safety regulations while upholding PPG’s standards across processes and customer

Qualifications

• Operational experience – ideally 5 years or equivalent in paint/non-paint to Bodyshop End users / distributors.
• Sales or customer management experience
• Understanding of coatings business is preferable
• People management qualification / previous experience
• Stock processes / Inventory management
• Strong leadership skills
• Financial, Operational & EHS compliant
• Computer literate
• Warehousing (picking / packing)
• Planning / transport experience including route planning.
• EHS & Sustainability
• Valid clean driving licence

Responsibilities

• Build effective teams
• Communicates clear goals and roles to team members.
• Ensures team has the right mix of skills and leverages the strengths of individual members.
• Rewards team efforts and accomplishments.
• Effective and proactive inventory management including slow and obsolete products.
• Competent with HR processes and people management including recruitment of new employment.
• Responsible for ensuring as a minimum requirement that all service level agreements for national & major local accounts must be always met.
• Ensures KPI’s are set for all team members, monitors performance and puts corrective plans in place to address underperformance.
• Responsible for ensuring company vehicles are maintained, safe, fully compliant to UK road laws and secure.
• Monitor and act on driver behaviour using in vehicle telematics.

Skills

Operations management

People management

Inventory management

Leadership

Planning & transport

EHS compliance

Driving licence

Computer literacy

Sales / customer management

Coatings industry knowledge

Job description

PPG Newcastle is seeking a Depot Manager to oversee daily operations at the Newcastle depot, ensuring targets are met and staff are managed effectively. You will drive safe operations, maintain inventory controls and deliver outstanding service to national and local accounts.

In this role you will lead teams, implement KPI-driven improvements, manage fleet and route planning, and ensure compliance with Health & Safety regulations while upholding PPG’s standards across processes and customer