Distribution Centre Manager

JR United Kingdom; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK seeks a Distribution Centre Manager responsible for overseeing depot performance and management. This role involves ensuring operational excellence, compliance with regulations, and enhancing employee engagement to meet delivery targets.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage site P&L and budget.

Skills

Operational excellence

Project management

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Management in logistics

Leadership skills

Budgeting skills

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04.06.2025

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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, monitoring 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 take pride in our heritage and our team of 39,000 staff who uphold the British pub experience.

Your role as Distribution Centre Manager:

• Lead cultural transformation towards operational excellence using continuous improvement/lean methodologies, focusing on eliminating waste while ensuring safety, service, cost efficiency, and environmental responsibility.
• Implement changes to foster a safety-first and improvement-oriented distribution culture at all levels.
• Ensure targets for on-time and in-full deliveries are consistently met.
• Enhance employee engagement across the site operation.
• Manage the site P&L and budget, mitigating risks and capitalizing on opportunities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to maintain confidence and service quality.
• Ensure statutory compliance and governance, including adherence to O-licence regulations.

What you'll bring:

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