Distribution Centre Manager

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

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Distribution Centre Manager, where you'll be responsible for depot management, ensuring safety and performance while driving a culture of improvement. The role demands strong leadership in logistics and solid budget management, making significant impacts in service delivery. Be part of a historic company dedicated to excellence in British hospitality.

Qualifications

• Experience in logistics, supply chain, or operations.
• Strong management experience with team motivation focus.
• Solid understanding of budgeting and financial management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations and manage teams for depot performance.
• Ensure compliance with policies and drive continuous improvement.
• Manage site P&L and collaborate with stakeholders.

Skills

Operational excellence

Lean methodologies

Project management

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

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Distribution Centre Manager, Southampton

Location: Southampton, United Kingdom

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Other

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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, achieving 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 history rooted in 220 years of brewing and pub tradition, our team of 39,000 are the guardians of a distinctly British pub experience.

Your role as Distribution Centre Manager:

• Lead cultural transformation towards operational excellence using continuous improvement and lean methodologies, focusing on safety, service, cost, and environmental impact.
• Implement changes to foster a safety-first and improvement-driven distribution culture.
• Ensure on-time and in-full delivery targets are exceeded.
• Enhance 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 in logistics, supply chain, or operations.
• Proven leadership in managing, motivating, and developing diverse teams with a results and engagement focus.
• Solid understanding of budgeting, financial management, and cost control.