Distribution Centre Manager

JR United Kingdom; Basildon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in hospitality is seeking a Distribution Centre Manager to oversee operations at their depot in Basildon. Responsibilities include driving continuous improvement initiatives, managing teams, ensuring compliance, and enhancing employee engagement. Ideal candidates will bring experience in operational excellence, project management, and strong leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in logistics, supply chain, or operations.
• Excellent management experience with a focus on results.
• Strong understanding of budgeting and financial management.

Responsibilities

• Manage overall performance and safety of the depot.
• Ensure compliance with KPIs and regulations.
• Lead cultural transformation towards operational excellence.

Skills

Operational excellence

Lean methodologies

Project management

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Budget management

Leadership

Job description

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Location - | St Edmunds DC| Fortress Way |Suffolk Park, Bury St Edmunds | Suffolk |IP32 7FQ |

As a Distribution Centre Manager, you'll be responsible for the overall management, performance, and safety of the depot. This includes overseeing daily operations, managing teams, ensuring customer satisfaction, meeting KPIs, and maintaining compliance with company policies and regulations. You'll drive continuous improvement initiatives and optimize processes to achieve operational excellence.

Join us at Greene King, the country's leading pub company and brewer, where our mission is to pour happiness into lives and become the pride of great British hospitality. With a rich 220-year brewing and pub history, we are proud of our tradition and our dedicated team of 39,000 employees who uphold the British pub experience.

Your role as Distribution Centre Manager involves:

• Leading cultural transformation towards operational excellence using continuous improvement and lean methodologies, focusing on safety, service, cost, and environmental impact.
• Implementing change to foster a safety-first and improvement-oriented distribution culture.
• Ensuring on-time and in-full delivery targets are met.
• Enhancing employee engagement across the site.
• Managing the site P&L and budget, mitigating risks, and capitalizing on opportunities.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure confidence and consistency in service provision.
• Ensuring statutory compliance and governance, including maintaining O licence standards.

What you'll bring:

• Experience in operational excellence and lean methodologies.
• Project management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Management experience within logistics, supply chain, or operations environments.
• Proven leadership ability to motivate and develop a diverse team, with a focus on results and engagement.
• Strong understanding of budgeting, financial management, and cost control.