General Manager

Bestway Group; Northampton; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Pension

22 days annual leave

Onsite parking

Job summary

Bestway Group is seeking a General Manager to lead the Distribution Centre in the UK. You will have full P&L and site responsibility, directing warehousing and transport operations, people management, and compliance to drive performance and cost control.

The role requires a hands-on leader who balances strategic oversight with operational excellence, ensuring safety and high service levels in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Senior operational leadership experience in warehousing, wholesale, logistics, or distribution.
• Strong health & safety, transport compliance, and retail/warehouse legislation knowledge.
• Experience managing budgets and operating costs.
• Proven leadership and people management with ability to inspire and hold teams accountable.
• Highly organised with strong planning, prioritisation, and decision‑making.
• Proven track record of delivering customer service and satisfaction.
• Strong verbal, written, and listening communication skills.
• Resilient and adaptable, capable of leading in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and accountability for the Distribution Centre's KPIs.
• Lead warehousing and transport operations for efficiency and service.
• Ensure full compliance with DVSA, health, safety, and regulatory rules.
• Drive continuous improvement across people, processes, systems and costs.
• Own workforce planning, staffing levels and labour budgets.
• Develop and coach a high-performing management team.
• Ensure accurate performance reporting and productivity measurement.
• Oversee stock control and inventory accuracy.
• Maintain high housekeeping, hygiene, and site presentation.
• Represent site at leadership and business levels.

Skills

Senior leadership

Budget management

People management

Strategic planning

Regulatory compliance

Warehouse/logistics

Safety knowledge

Job description

General Manager

About the role

As General Manager, you will be accountable for the overall leadership, performance, and strategic direction of ourDistribution Centre. This is a senior leadership position with full responsibility for warehousing and transport operations, people management, compliance, financial control, and continuous improvement.

Reporting into senior leadership, you will have full P&L and site responsibility, ensuring that operational performance, service delivery, and cost control are consistently achieved while developing high-performing teams and a strong safety‑first culture.

This role requires a hands‑on leader who can balance strategic oversight with operational excellence, driving performance while maintaining compliance with all regulatory and company standards.

About Bestway

Bestway Group is a diversified multinational family owned business with annualised turnover in excess of £4.5 billion. Starting off as a chain of retail convenience stores, the Group has grown to become a diversified multinational business with interests across the wholesale, pharmacy, real estate, cement and banking sectors. The Group is also the largest overseas investor in Pakistan.

Owned by the Pervez, Choudrey and Sheikh families, Bestway Group was founded in 1976 by Sir Anwar Pervez OBE H Pk, who remains Chairman. Serving over 12 million customers and employing over 28,000 individuals, the Group supports and serves communities through its operations across the UK, Pakistan and the Middle East

Responsibilities:

• Provide overall leadership and accountability for the Distribution Centre, ensuring delivery against all operational, financial, and service KPIs
• Lead warehousing and transport operations to ensure efficiency, productivity, and customer service excellence
• Maintain full compliance with DVSA, health & safety, and regulatory requirements
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across people, process, systems, and cost control
• Own workforce planning, staffing levels, and labour budgets, ensuring cost efficiency without Compromising service
• Develop, coach, and lead a high-performing management team and operational workforce
• Ensure accurate performance reporting, shift management, and productivity measurement
• Oversee stock control, investigations, and inventory accuracy
• Ensure full compliance with WMS procedures and operating standards
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping, hygiene, and site presentation
• Act as the senior point of contact for the site, representing operations at a leadership and business level

The Ideal Candidate:

• Proven experience in a senior operational leadership role within warehousing, wholesale, logistics, or distribution
• Strong understanding of health & safety, transport compliance, and retail/warehouse legislation
• Excellent commercial awareness with experience managing budgets and operational costs
• Strong leadership and people management capability, with the ability to inspire, influence, and hold teams accountable
• Highly organised, with exceptional planning, prioritisation, and decision‑making skills
• Demonstrable experience of delivering high levels of customer service and customer satisfaction
• Confident communicator with strong verbal, written, and listening skills
• Resilient, adaptable, and comfortable leading in a fast‑paced, operational environment

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Pension
• 22 days annual leave
• Onsite parking

Bestway Group is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome people of different nationalities, backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We want strong, and diverse teams built from talented individuals with different backgrounds identities and experiences.