Depot Shift Manager: Logistics & Operations Leader

DPD UK; Bicester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health kiosks

Free onsite parking

Eye tests

Discounted shopping

Milestone days off

Onsite parking

Job summary

DPD UK is seeking an experienced Shift Manager at our Bicester Depot to strengthen the depot operations management team. You will plan staffing for drivers, warehouse operatives, and back office functions, ensuring resources align with seasonal peaks and holiday periods.

You will collaborate with Franchise, People and Talent, Recruitment, Neuven and Regional Management to maintain service levels. The role requires strong planning, stakeholder engagement, and KPI-driven performance.

Qualifications

• Ability to engage and build effective relationships with stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills across levels.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Effective problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to influence and negotiate.
• High resilience and self-motivation.
• Able to work on your own initiative.
• Good computer literacy with data analysis ability.

Responsibilities

• Ensure depot targets for ODF (Franchisees) are achieved and that the mix of single route drivers and multi route drivers is kept to target.
• Ensure DR drivers are kept at a target of 1.5 DR's per route.
• Ensure that both the agency warehouse operative percentage vs employed warehouse operative resource is kept to target.
• Ensure that employed drivers including 7.5 Tonne resource is kept to target.
• Ensure that back office resources are kept to target.
• Ensure that holiday planning and peak resource plans are completed, communicated effectively and implemented.
• Ensure that all relevant documentation and systems are completed accurately and in line with company and/or legislative requirements
• Working to set Key Performance Indicators including Resource, Productivity, Transport and Health and Safety.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Planning

Problem solving

Negotiation

Resilience

Initiative

Data analysis

Job description

DPD UK is seeking an experienced Shift Manager at our Bicester Depot to strengthen the depot operations management team. You will plan staffing for drivers, warehouse operatives, and back office functions, ensuring resources align with seasonal peaks and holiday periods.

You will collaborate with Franchise, People and Talent, Recruitment, Neuven and Regional Management to maintain service levels. The role requires strong planning, stakeholder engagement, and KPI-driven performance.