Distribution Centre Manager

JR United Kingdom; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pub company is seeking a Distribution Centre Manager to oversee depot management, focusing on operational excellence and team performance. The role involves driving continuous improvement, ensuring compliance with regulations, and fostering employee engagement across the site.

Qualifications

• Experience in operational excellence and lean methodologies required.
• Strong management experience in logistics, supply chain, or operations.
• Proven leadership abilities to motivate and develop diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Implement cultural change focusing on safety and operational improvement.
• Manage site P&L and budget while ensuring compliance.

Skills

Operational excellence

Lean methodologies

Communication

Project management

Team leadership

Financial management

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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 pubs for over 220 years, our team of 39,000 are the guardians of what’s wholly British—the 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, and Environmental standards.
• Implement cultural change with a focus on safety and operational improvement at all levels.
• Ensure targets for on-time and in-full deliveries are consistently met.
• Lead efforts to improve employee engagement across the site.
• Manage the site P&L and budget, ensuring risks are mitigated and opportunities seized.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to maintain confidence in service delivery.
• 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 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.