GENERAL MANAGER

Romac Logistics; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

Flagship chilled distribution op lead

Pension and holiday allowance

Job summary

Romac Logistics is seeking an experienced General Manager to lead its Chesterfield RDC and oversee national warehousing and transport operations. This senior role demands a strong presence, delivering operational excellence and customer-focused outcomes across the chilled distribution network.

The successful candidate will drive financial performance, governance, and safety, while building high-performing teams and scalable processes across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Extensive senior logistics leadership experience in chilled or temperature-controlled environments.
• Proven ability to deliver operational excellence and fuel business growth.
• Strong financial acumen with P&L management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Chesterfield RDC as flagship site and drive performance.
• Provide visible senior leadership across chilled distribution.
• Ensure safe, compliant warehouse and transport operations.
• Drive standardisation, KPIs and continuous improvement.
• Hold full P&L accountability for warehousing and transport.
• Manage costs, labour, and assets to deliver financial performance.
• Support growth across warehousing and transport operations.
• Maintain strong customer relationships and high service delivery.
• Ensure UK transport, HSE, and food safety compliance.
• Develop high-performing teams across locations.

Skills

Senior logistics leadership

Large-scale warehousing & transport

Operational excellence & growth

P&L management

UK transport legislation & compliance

Team development across locations

Job description

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Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Shift Pattern: To be discussed at interview

Salary: £80,000 per year

Based: Chesterfield based with National remit - Travel required

About Romac Logistics

As part of Romac Logistics' continued growth and investment, we are seeking an experienced General Manager to join the business on a full-time, permanent basis.

This is a senior leadership role with national accountability across chilled warehousing and transport operations, with a particular emphasis on our Chesterfield RDC - Romac Logistics newest and largest strategic investment. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering operational excellence, supporting business growth and ensuring best-in-class service for our customer.

The role requires a strong visible presence at our new Chesterfield RDC, alongside effective leadership and governance across the wider RDC network. The position holds full accountability for operational performance, financial delivery, safety, compliance, and customer outcomes within chilled distribution.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the performance, development and optimisation of the Chesterfield RDC as the flagship site within the network
• Provide visible senior leadership across chilled distribution operations, with a primary focus on the mobilisation and development of our Chesterfield RDC
• Ensure efficient, safe and compliant warehouse and transport operations across all chilled sites
• Drive operational excellence through standardisation, KPI management and continuous improvement initiatives
• Oversee and align performance across all national chilled RDCs
• Hold full P&L accountability for chilled warehousing and transport operations
• Manage operational costs, labour efficiency and asset utilisation to deliver strong financial performance
• Support and drive growth across both warehousing and transport operations, including scaling existing business and implementing additional volume
• Maintain strong customer relationships and ensure consistently high service delivery and communication standards
• Ensure full compliance with all UK transport, HSE and food safety regulations
• Lead safety and compliance initiatives, driving a strong culture of accountability and continuous improvement
• Develop and lead high-performing operational teams across multiple locations

Key Measures Of Success

• Service level performance and customer satisfaction
• Chesterfield RDC performance as a benchmark site
• Growth in warehousing and transport operations
• Chilled distribution P&L performance
• Cost efficiency and productivity improvements
• Legal, safety and compliance performance across all sites
• Audit outcomes and continuous improvement delivery

Skills And Experience

• Proven experience in a senior logistics or distribution leadership role, ideally within chilled or temperature-controlled environments
• Strong track record of managing large-scale warehousing and transport operations
• Demonstrable experience delivering operational excellence and business growth
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing P&L performance
• In-depth knowledge of UK transport legislation, HSE and compliance standards
• Ability to lead, influence and develop high-performing teams across multiple locations

What We Offer

• £80,000 per annum + Company Car
• Opportunity to lead Romac Logistics flagship chilled distribution operation
• Key leadership role within a growing and ambitious logistics business
• Company pension, holiday allowance and additional benefits