Distribution Centre Manager

JR United Kingdom; Leeds; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the distribution sector seeks a Distribution Centre Manager in Leeds. The role focuses on managing the depot's performance and safety, leading cultural transformations towards operational excellence, and ensuring high customer satisfaction. Ideal candidates will have experience in logistics, project management, and a strong understanding of budgeting and financial management.

Qualifications

• Experience in operational excellence and lean methodologies.
• Management experience within logistics, supply chain, or operations.
• Proven leadership in managing and motivating diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing daily operations and managing teams.
• Ensuring customer satisfaction and maintaining compliance.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives for operational excellence.

Skills

Operational excellence

Lean methodologies

Project management

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Budgeting

Financial management

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Distribution Centre Manager, Leeds, West Yorkshire

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Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Other

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

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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, 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 history rooted in brewing and pub culture for over 220 years, our 39,000-strong team is dedicated to upholding this legacy and delivering exceptional pub experiences.

Your role as Distribution Centre Manager involves:

• Leading cultural transformation towards operational excellence using continuous improvement and lean methodologies, focusing on safety and efficiency.
• 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 satisfaction in service delivery.
• Maintaining statutory compliance and governance, including O-licence requirements.

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.
• Proven leadership in managing, motivating, and developing diverse teams with a results and engagement focus.
• Strong understanding of budgeting, financial management, and cost control.