Distribution Centre Manager

JR United Kingdom; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pub company in the UK is seeking a Distribution Centre Manager to oversee depot operations in High Wycombe. You will lead teams, enhance customer satisfaction, and ensure compliance with industry standards while driving improvements in operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing logistics or supply chain operations.
• Leadership skills to motivate diverse teams.
• Strong understanding of budgeting and cost control.

Responsibilities

• Manage the overall operations and performance of the depot.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives for operational excellence.
• Ensure compliance with safety, company policies, and KPIs.

Skills

Operational excellence

Lean methodologies

Project management

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Financial management

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High Wycombe, United Kingdom

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Yes

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

Job Description:

On Site (5 days a week)

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 will 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, our 39,000-strong team continues to uphold the British pub experience.

Your role as Distribution Centre Manager:

• Responsible for adopting a cultural transformation towards operational excellence using continuous improvement/lean methodologies, focusing on eliminating waste while ensuring safety, service, cost efficiency, and environmental standards.
• Implement change to foster a safety-first and improvement-focused distribution culture at all levels.
• Ensure targets for on-time and in-full deliveries are exceeded.
• Lead initiatives to improve employee engagement across the site.
• Manage the site P&L and budget, mitigating risks and capitalizing on opportunities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to maintain confidence in service delivery.
• Ensure statutory compliance and governance, including adherence to O licence requirements.

What you'll bring:

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