Distribution Centre Manager

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

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Distribution Centre Manager to oversee operations, ensuring safety and performance excellence. This role involves managing teams, implementing improvements, and driving cultural change towards operational efficiency. Ideal for seasoned professionals with strong management and project skills in logistics or supply chain.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the overall management, performance, and safety of the depot.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and process optimizations.
• Ensure on-time and in-full delivery targets are exceeded.

Skills

Operational excellence

Lean methodologies

Project management

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Management

Leadership

Budgeting

Financial management

Cost control

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

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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, meeting KPIs, and maintaining compliance with company policies and regulations. You will drive continuous improvement initiatives and process optimizations 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 team of 39,000 are the guardians of a truly 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 losses while ensuring Safety, Service, Cost, and Environmental standards.
• Implement cultural change to enhance safety and operational improvements at all levels.
• Ensure on-time and in-full delivery targets are exceeded.
• Lead initiatives to improve employee engagement across the site.
• Manage the site P&L and budget, fully mitigating risks and capitalizing on opportunities.
• Coordinate 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 to motivate and develop diverse teams, with a focus on results and engagement.
• Solid understanding of budgeting, financial management, and cost control.